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The 2010 Women's Basketball Invitational was the inaugural year of the tournament, involving the participation of 16 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I teams that did not participate in the 2010 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament or 2010 WNIT. WBI guidelines state that the Championship game is hosted by the school with the higher end of the season RPI, and for the first run of this competition, Appalachian State defeated Memphis to emerge as the victor. [1]
The Women's Basketball Invitational (WBI) is a women's college basketball tournament created in 2009 by Sport Tours. The inaugural tournament occurred at the conclusion of the 2009–10 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. Selections for the WBI are announced on Selection Monday. The field for the WBI consists of a 16-team, single elimination divided into two regions with 8 seeded teams in each. Teams are picked based on RPI, record, conference standings, end of year performance, and quality wins and losses.
1st Round March 17,18 | Quarterfinals March 21 | Semi Finals March 25 | ||||||||||||
1 | Memphis | 72 | ||||||||||||
8 | UMKC | 68 | ||||||||||||
1 | Memphis | 74 | ||||||||||||
4 | Wichita State | 58 | ||||||||||||
4 | Wichita State | 67 | ||||||||||||
5 | Akron | 61 | ||||||||||||
1 | Memphis | 80 | ||||||||||||
2 | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | 55 | ||||||||||||
2 | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | 97 | ||||||||||||
7 | Cal State Bakersfield | 89 | ||||||||||||
2 | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | 59 | ||||||||||||
3 | Washington | 58 | ||||||||||||
3 | Washington | 75 | ||||||||||||
6 | Portland | 44 | ||||||||||||
1st Round March 17,18 | Quarterfinals March 21 | Semi Finals March 25 | ||||||||||||
1 | Appalachian State | 62 | ||||||||||||
8 | Charleston Southern | 47 | ||||||||||||
1 | Appalachian State | 59 | ||||||||||||
5 | Fairfield | 36 | ||||||||||||
4 | Towson | 55 | ||||||||||||
5 | Fairfield | 69 | ||||||||||||
1 | Appalachian State | 77 | ||||||||||||
2 | College of Charleston | 58 | ||||||||||||
2 | College of Charleston | 67 | ||||||||||||
7 | Morehead State | 59 | ||||||||||||
2 | College of Charleston | 76 | ||||||||||||
6 | Bradley | 66 | ||||||||||||
3 | Louisville | 59 | ||||||||||||
6 | Bradley | 69 | ||||||||||||
The WBI Championship Game was hosted by Appalachian State.
Championship Game March 27 | ||||
1W | Memphis | 71 | ||
1E | Appalachian State | 79 | ||
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