| 2004 NAIA National Tournament Qualifiers | ||||||
| Final | ||||||
| Automatic Berths | NAIA | Overall | Conf | Rated Opp | ||
| Conference Qualifiers | # | School(s) | Rating | Record | Record | Record |
| American Mideast | 3 | Cedarville University | # 8 | 25 - 8 | 15 - 3 | 4 - 3 |
| Daemen College | # 21 | 22 - 9 | 11 - 3 | 2 - 2 | ||
| Saint Vincent College | - | 24 - 6 | 8 - 6 | 0 - 2 | ||
| Appalachian Athletic | 2 | Bluefield College | - | 21 - 12 | 16 - 6 | 0 - 0 |
| King College | - | 19 - 16 | 15 - 7 | 0 - 0 | ||
| California Pacific | 2 | Dominican University of CA | # 15 | 29 - 6 | 17 - 1 | 0 - 0 |
| Cal State-Hayward | - | 18 - 9 | 14 - 5 | 0 - 3 | ||
| Cascade College | 2 | Albertson College of ID | # 4 | 26 - 6 | 16 - 2 | 4 - 0 |
| Oregon Institute of Tech | # 13 | 25 - 9 | 14 - 4 | 0 - 3 | ||
| Chicagoland Collegiate | 1 | Cardinal Stritch University | # 17 | 29 - 5 | 10 - 2 | 1 - 1 |
| Dakota Athletic | 2 | Jamestown College | # 1 | 29 - 2 | 18 - 0 | 5 - 1 |
| Dickinson State University | # 16 | 24 - 7 | 13 - 5 | 3 - 2 | ||
| Florida Sun Conf | 1 | Flagler College | # 6 | 25 - 5 | 8 - 0 | 0 - 0 |
| Great Plains Athletic | 2 | Northwestern College (IA) | # 12 | 22 - 8 | 14 - 4 | 2 - 0 |
| University of Sioux Falls | - | 23 - 11 | 12 - 6 | 2 - 3 | ||
| Heart of America Athletic | 2 | MidAmerica Nazarene Univ | # 10 | 24 - 10 | 18 - 2 | 1 - 2 |
| William Jewell College | # 5 | 31 - 4 | 18 - 2 | 1 - 3 | ||
| Kansas Collegiate | 2 | Tabor College | - | 16 - 15 | 14 - 4 | 0 - 1 |
| Sterling College | - | 17 - 14 | 13 - 5 | 0 - 1 | ||
| Kentucky Intercollegiate | 1 | Berea College | - | 13 - 15 | 4 - 5 | 0 - 1 |
| Mid-Central College (MCC) | 1 | Taylor University | # 18 | 26 - 7 | 9 - 5 | 6 - 4 |
| Midlands Collegiate | 1 | Bellevue University | # 2 | 29 - 5 | 14 - 0 | 3 - 1 |
| Midwest Classic | 1 | Iowa Wesleyan | # 25 | 22 - 11 | 6 - 3 | 0 - 1 |
| Sunrise Conference | 1 | Univ of ME at Machias | - | 23 - 9 | 7 - 1 | 0 - 0 |
| Upper Midwest Athletic | 1 | College of Saint Scholastica | - | 15 - 13 | 5 - 5 | 0 - 0 |
| Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic | 1 | Cornerstone University | # 19 | 26 - 8 | 7 - 5 | 6 - 2 |
| Special Qualifiers | ||||||
| Independents | 0 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Host School | 1 | College of the Ozarks | - | 16 - 16 | 9 - 5 | 0 - 6 |
| At Large Berths | NAIA | Overall | Conf | Rated Opp | ||
| Top Rating Qualifiers | # | School(s) | Rating | Record | Record | Record |
| At Large Qualifier 1 | > | St. Ambrose University | # 3 | 29 - 5 | 12 - 2 | 1 - 1 |
| At Large Qualifier 2 | > | Marian College | # 7 | 21 - 5 | 11 - 3 | 3 - 4 |
| At Large Qualifier 3 | > | Indiana Institute of Tech | # 8 | 25 - 6 | 10 - 2 | 2 - 5 |
| At Large Qualifier 4 | > | Siena Heights University | # 11 | 28 - 6 | 10 - 2 | 4 - 4 |
| At Large Qualifier 5 | > | Huntington College | # 14 | 24 - 8 | 10 - 4 | 5 - 5 |
| Did Not Qualify | Minot State University | # 20 | 19 - 10 | 13 - 5 | 0 - 4 | |
| Did Not Qualify | Morningside College | # 22 | 18 - 13 | 14 - 5 | 0 - 3 | |
| Did Not Qualify | Univ of Saint Francis (IN) | # 23 | 20 - 15 | 9 - 5 | 5 - 6 | |
| Did Not Qualify | Mount Vernon Nazarene (OH) | # 24 | 21 - 11 | 13 - 5 | 0 - 2 | |