1999 Women's National Invitation Tournament

1999 Women's National Invitation Tournament

Teams	32
Finals site	Bud Walton Arena, Fayetteville, AR
Champions	Arkansas (1st title)
Runner-up	Wisconsin (1st title game)
Semifinalists	Drake (4th semifinal) Memphis (2nd semifinal)
Winning coach	Gary Blair (1st title)
MVP	Lonniya Bragg (Arkansas)
Attendance	14,163 (championship)
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The 1999 Women's National Invitation Tournament was a single-elimination tournament of 32 NCAA Division I teams that were not selected to participate in the 1999 Women's NCAA tournament. It was the second edition of the postseason Women's National Invitation Tournament (WNIT). The tournament was expanded from 16 teams in 1998 to 32 teams. ^[1]

The final four of the tournament paired the Wisconsin Badgers against the Memphis Tigers with the Arkansas Razorbacks facing the Drake Bulldogs. Wisconsin beat Memphis 92–73 and Arkansas beat Drake 80–66.

Bracket

Games marked signify overtime. ^[2]

North bracket

	First Round March 11				Second Round March 14				Quarterfinals March 17
	at Wisconsin	80
	Indiana State	43
					at Wisconsin	107
					Siena	85
	Siena	86
	Georgetown	73
									at Wisconsin	70*
									Michigan State	69
	Michigan	73
	at Western Michigan	64
					at Michigan	68
					Michigan State	69
	at Michigan State	78
	Akron	65

Midwest bracket

	First Round March 11				Second Round March 14				Quarterfinals March 17
	at Kansas State	71
	Creighton	60
					Kansas State	70
					at Arkansas State	83
	Arkansas State	78
	New Hampshire	65
									Arkansas State	86
									at Memphis	101
	at Memphis	71
	Middle Tennessee	61
					at Memphis	87
					Tennessee–Martin	73
	Tennessee–Martin	77
	Mississippi	67

West bracket

	First Round March 11 & 12				Second Round March 14				Quarterfinals March 17
	at Drake	70
	Utah	62
					Drake	82
					at Colorado	66
	Colorado	70
	BYU	53
									Drake	73
									at New Mexico	60
	at New Mexico	81
	Papperdine	69
					at New Mexico	81
					Washington	63
	Washington	67
	Portland	63

South bracket

	First Round March 11 & 12				Second Round March 14				Quarterfinals March 17
	at Arkansas	78
	Northwestern State	60
					at Arkansas	97*
					Oklahoma	93
	Oklahoma	75
	Wichita State	67
									at Arkansas	76
									Rice	70
	Baylor	71
	Texas–Arlington	60
					at Baylor	60
					Rice	62
	at Rice	65
	Miami	58

Semifinals and championship game

	Semifinals March 20					Finals March 23
	N	at Wisconsin	92
	MW	Memphis	73
						Wisconsin		64
						at Arkansas		67
	W	Drake	56
	S	at Arkansas	80

All-tournament team

• Sytia Messer, Arkansas
• Lonniya Bragg, Arkansas (MVP)
• LaTonya Sims, Wisconsin ^[3]
• Tamara Moore, Wisconsin ^[4]
• Tammi Blackstone, Drake
• Tamika Whitmore, Memphis

Source: ^[5]

See also

1999 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament

References

1. "Event Info" . Retrieved March 18, 2023.
2. "1999 Postseason Women's National Invitation Tournament" (PDF). Retrieved March 18, 2023.
3. "LaTonya Sims, Celebrating Wisconsin's Black History" . Retrieved March 18, 2023.
4. "Tamara Moore" . Retrieved March 18, 2023.
5. "Arkansas edges Wisconsin 67-64; claims title of 1999 Postseason WNIT" . Retrieved March 18, 2023.