What’s a Pool A bid?
Those are the automatic qualifiers from conferences with seven or more full NCAA members. In 2010, these 36 conferences will receive Pool A bids, which are mostly determined by conference tournaments: Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference American Southwest Conference Capital Athletic Conference Centennial Conference College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin Colonial States Athletic Conference Commonwealth Conference Commonwealth Coast Conference Freedom Conference Great Northeast Athletic Conference Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Landmark Conference Liberty League Little East Conference Massachusetts State College Athletic Conference Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association Midwest Conference Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference New England Small College Athletic Conference New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference New Jersey Athletic Conference North Coast Athletic Conference North Eastern Athletic Confere