2018 Women's National Invitation Tournament

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2018 Women's National Invitation Tournament
Season 2017–18
Teams64
Finals site Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall
Bloomington, Indiana
Champions Indiana Hoosiers (1st title)
Runner-up Virginia Tech Hokies (1st title game)
Semifinalists
Winning coach Teri Moren (1st title)
MVPTyra Buss (Indiana)
Attendance13,007 (championship game)
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The 2018 Women's National Invitation Tournament was an annual single-elimination tournament of 64 NCAA Division I teams that were not selected to participate in the 2018 Women's NCAA tournament. The tournament committee announced the 64-team field on March 12, following the selection of the NCAA Tournament field. The tournament began on March 14 and ended on March 31, with the championship game televised on the CBS Sports Network. [1] In the championship game, Indiana defeated Virginia Tech, 65–57. [2]

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Participants

The 2018 Postseason WNIT field consisted of 32 automatic invitations – one from each conference – and 32 at-large teams. The intention of the WNIT Selection Committee was to select the best available at-large teams in the nation. Teams with the highest finishes in their conferences’ regular-season standings that were not selected for the NCAA Tournament were offered an automatic berth. The remaining berths in the WNIT were filled by the best teams available. Teams considered for an at-large berth had overall records of .500 or better. [3] [4]

Bracket

All times are listed as Eastern Daylight Time (UTC−4)
* – Denotes overtime period

Round 1
March 14–16 		Round 2
March 17–20 		Round 3
March 22 		Quarterfinals
March 25
Houston 58
South Dakota65South Dakota74
Western Illinois 64 Colorado State 49
Colorado State67South Dakota85*
Cincinnati 75 Michigan State 83
Michigan State81Michigan State68
Wright State 50 Toledo 66
Toledo64South Dakota 71
Saint Mary's 80 TCU79
New Mexico82New Mexico93
Texas State 60 Rice 73
Rice71New Mexico 72
Lamar 68 TCU81
TCU80TCU86
Missouri State63Missouri State 51
Louisiana Tech 59
Round 1
March 14–16 		Round 2
March 18 		Round 3
March 22–23 		Quarterfinals
March 25
Purdue48
IUPUI 46 Purdue77
Middle Tennessee 60 Ball State 72
Ball State69Purdue 51
UT Martin 50 Indiana73
Indiana74Indiana74
Milwaukee81Milwaukee 54
Northern Iowa 67 Indiana81
New Mexico State 59 UC Davis 66
Wyoming67Wyoming 64
Idaho 62 UC Davis74
UC Davis82UC Davis71
Saint Louis 61 Kansas State 69
Kansas State75Kansas State74
UNLV 68 Utah 57
Utah78
Round 1
March 14–16 		Round 2
March 17–20 		Round 3
March 22–23 		Quarterfinals
March 25
Bucknell 50
West Virginia83West Virginia79
St. Joseph's75St. Joseph's 51
Seton Hall 57 West Virginia67
Radford63* James Madison 55
Penn State 62 Radford 35
ETSU 52 James Madison62
James Madison60West Virginia76
Albany 61 St. John's 62
Penn76Penn 48
Marist 47 St. John's53
St. John's68St. John's65
Duquesne69Duquesne 52
Miami (OH) 56 Duquesne69
Delaware 57 Georgetown 66
Georgetown67
Round 1
March 14–16 		Round 2
March 18 		Round 3
March 22 		Quarterfinals
March 25
Harvard 47
Fordham65Fordham63
Robert Morris 44 Drexel 60
Drexel57Fordham 50
Stephen F. Austin 75 Virginia Tech81
George Mason82George Mason 69
Navy 55 Virginia Tech78
Virginia Tech56Virginia Tech74
Bethune-Cookman 32 Alabama 67
Georgia Tech85Georgia Tech91
Chattanooga 50 UAB 47
UAB60Georgia Tech 59
Jacksonville 60* Alabama61
UCF65UCF 61
Southern 56 Alabama80
Alabama69

Semifinals and Championship Game

Semifinals
March 28 		Championship Game
March 31, 3:00 p.m.
CBS Sports Network
      
TCU 58
Indiana71
Indiana65
Virginia Tech 57
West Virginia 61
Virginia Tech64

Semifinals

Wed., March 28
7:00 p.m.
TCU Horned Frogs 58, Indiana Hoosiers71
Scoring by quarter: 14–13, 14–19, 12–19, 18–20
Wed., March 28
7:00 p.m.
Virginia Tech Hokies64, West Virginia Mountaineers 61
Scoring by quarter: 19–12, 14–13, 15–20, 16–16

Championship

Sat., March 31
3:00 p.m.
Virginia Tech Hokies 57, Indiana Hoosiers65
Scoring by quarter: 13–17, 14–19, 17–7, 13–22

All-tournament team

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References

  1. ↑ "Dates, details announced for 2018 Postseason WNIT". Women's NIT. Triple Crown Sports. January 24, 2017. Archived from the original on March 6, 2018. Retrieved March 6, 2018.
  2. 1 2 "WNIT championship goes to Hoosiers in front of 13,007". WNIT. March 31, 2018. Archived from the original on April 1, 2018. Retrieved March 31, 2018.
  3. ↑ "Dates, details announced for 2018 Postseason WNIT". womensnit.com. Retrieved April 29, 2021.
  4. ↑ "2018 Postseason Bracket (PDF) - WNIT Pre and Post Tournament" (PDF). womensnit.com. Retrieved April 29, 2021.
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