2010 Women's National Invitation Tournament

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2010 Women's National Invitation Tournament
Season 200910
Teams64
Finals site Haas Pavilion
Berkeley, California
Champions California (1st title)
Runner-up Miami (FL) (1st title game)
Winning coach Charmin Smith (1st title)
MVP Alexis Gray-Lawson (California)
Women's National Invitation Tournaments
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The 2010 Women's National Invitation Tournament (WNIT) is a single-elimination tournament of 64 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I teams that did not participate in the 2010 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament. The tournament is played entirely on campus sites. The highest ranked team in each conference that did not receive a bid to the NCAA Tournament received an automatic bid to this tournament. The remaining slots were filled by the WNIT Selection Committee.

Contents

2010 Preseason WNIT

At the beginning of the season, there is a Preseason WNIT.

Round 1

Bracket 1

  • New Mexico 81, Northern Colorado 59
  • Florida Gulf Coast 66, UTEP 54
  • Georgia Tech 63, Winthrop 30
  • Oklahoma State 67, Arkansas Little-Rock 58

Bracket 2

  • Ohio State 91, Eastern Illinois 68 [1]
  • Bowling Green 76, Chicago State 41 [2]
  • Marist 80, North Carolina A&T 64
  • West Virginia 79, Towson 42 [3]

Round 2

Bracket 1

  • New Mexico 80, Florida Gulf Coast 64 [4]
  • Oklahoma State 70, Georgia Tech 64

Bracket 2

  • Ohio State 91, Bowling Green 72
  • West Virginia 55 Marist 50

Semifinals and finals

Semifinals
November 18–19
Finals
November 22
      
Ohio State92
West Virginia 69
Ohio State93 [4]
Oklahoma State 72
Oklahoma State70
New Mexico 56

[5]

Note: Asterisk denotes home team

Consolation rounds

Rounds 1&2

  • Friday, Nov. 20
    • North Carolina A&T 62, Chicago State 57
    • UTEP 84, Eastern Illinois 80
    • Towson 56, Winthrop 46
    • Arkansas-Little Rock 55, Northern Colorado 43
  • Saturday, Nov. 21
    • Chicago State 45, Winthrop 41
    • Eastern Illinois 74, Northern Colorado 70
    • Towson 74, NCA&T 69
    • UALR 64, UTEP 40

Round 3

  • Saturday, November 21
    • Marist 70, Bowling Green 65
    • Georgia Tech 58, Florida Gulf Coast 48

2010 Postseason WNIT

The 2010 Women's National Invitation Tournament (WNIT) was a single-elimination tournament of 64 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I teams that did not participate in the 2010 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament. The 42nd annual tournament was played from March 17, 2010 to April 3, 2010, entirely on campus sites. The highest ranked team in each conference that did not receive a bid to the NCAA Tournament received an automatic bid to this tournament. The remaining slots were filled by the WNIT Selection Committee.

Participants

Automatic bids

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2010 WNIT Automatic Bids
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Boston
America East
2
Charlotte
Atlantic 10
3
Wake Forest
Atlantic Coast
4
Florida Gulf Coast
Atlantic Sun
5
Texas Tech
Big 12
6
Providence
Big East
7
Eastern Washington
Big Sky
8
Gardner-Webb
Big South
9
Purdue
Big Ten
10
UC Davis
Big West
11
Old Dominion
Colonial
12
Houston
Conference USA
13
Butler
Horizon
14
Harvard
Ivy League
15
North Carolina A&T
MEAC
16
Iona
Metro Atlantic
17
Toledo
Mid-American
18
Illinois State
Missouri Valley
19
Brigham Young
Mountain West
20
Robert Morris
Northeast
21
Eastern Illinois
Ohio Valley
22
California
Pac-10
23
American
Patriot
24
Florida
SEC
25
Samford
Southern
26
Stephen F. Austin
Southland
27
Oral Roberts
Summit
28
Western Kentucky
Sun Belt
29
Prairie View A&M
SWAC
30
Nevada
WAC
31
Saint Mary's
West Coast

At-Large bids

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Arizona State
Pac-10
2
Creighton
Missouri Valley
3
Delaware
Colonial
4
Drexel
Colonial
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Duquesne
Atlantic 10
6
East Carolina
Conference USA
7
Eastern Michigan
Mid-American
8
Hofstra
Colonial
9
Illinois
Big Ten
10
Kansas
Big 12
11
Kent State
Mid-American
12
Marquette
Big East
13
Maryland
Atlantic Coast
14
Miami
Atlantic Coast
15
Michigan
Big Ten
16
Mississippi
SEC
17
Missouri State
Missouri Valley
18
New Mexico
Mountail West
19
New Mexico State
WAC
20
Northwestern
Big Ten
21
Oregon
Pac-10
22
Penn State
Big Ten
23
Pepperdine
West Coast
24
Pittsburgh
Big East
25
Richmond
Atlantic 10
26
Saint Joseph's
Atlantic 10
27
Southern Methodist
Conference USA
28
South Florida
Big East
29
St. Bonaventure
Atlantic 10
30
Syracuse
Big East
31
Utah
Mountain West
32
Virginia Commonwealth
Colonial
33
Wyoming
Mountain West

Brackets

Results to date (* indicates game went to overtime):

Region 1

First round
March 17–21
Second round
March 21–23
Regional semifinals
March 25
Regional finals
March 27
            
Oregon 95
Eastern Washington 66
Oregon93
New Mexico 67
New Mexico 66
Southern Methodist 51
Oregon 57
California71
California 74*
UC Davis 69
California64
Utah 54
St. Mary's 53
Utah 66
California76
BYU 50
Arizona State 84
New Mexico St. 61
Arizona State 53
BYU61
BYU 62
Pepperdine 58
BYU67
Wyoming 63
Texas Tech 80
Houston 77
Texas Tech 57
Wyoming68*
Wyoming 74
Nevada 53

Region 2

First round
March 17–19
Second round
March 21–22
Regional semifinals
March 25
Regional finals
March 28
            
Illinois State 57
Butler 54
Illinois State59
Purdue 57
Purdue 56
Eastern Michigan 50
Illinois State71
Kansas 51
Kansas 82
Prairie View A&M 70
Kansas71
Creighton 68
Creighton 76
Stephen F. Austin 65
Illinois State53
Illinois 50
Marquette 85
Eastern Illinois 56
Marquette 72
Illinois74*
Western Kentucky 51
Illinois 68
Illinois65
Missouri State 53
Missouri State 75
Oral Roberts 53
Missouri State75
Samford 54
Samford 66
Mississippi 65

Region 3

First round
March 17–19
Second round
March 21–22
Regional semifinals
March 25
Regional finals
March 28
            
Maryland 88
Iona 53
Maryland87
East Carolina 52
Drexel 76
East Carolina 78*
Maryland 64
Providence77
Boston University 58
Providence 64
Providence76
Old Dominion 61
Old Dominion 63
American 55
Providence 65
Miami (FL)73
Charlotte 74
Gardner-Webb 60
Charlotte 70
North Carolina A&T79
Wake Forest 49
North Carolina A&T 73
North Carolina A&T 77
Miami (FL)84
Florida 61
South Florida 54
Florida 64
Miami (FL)77
Miami (FL) 70
Florida Gulf Coast 57

Region 4

First round
March 18–19
Second round
March 21–22
Regional semifinals
March 25–26
Regional finals
March 28
            
St. Bonaventure 76
Robert Morris 50
St. Bonaventure 62
Northwestern66
Northwestern 79
Duquesne 72
Northwestern 44
Michigan65
Michigan 69
Kent State 34
Michigan72
Toledo 57
Toledo 70
Pittsburgh 58
Michigan78
Syracuse 52
Syracuse 87
Harvard 68
Syracuse69
Richmond 55
Delaware 49
Richmond 67
Syracuse74
VCU 59
Saint Joseph's 63
VCU 74
VCU84
Hofstra 65
Penn State 68
Hofstra 76

Semifinals and championship game

Semifinals
March 31-April 1
Championship
April 3
Haas Pavilion,
Berkeley, California
      
California 61
Illinois State 45
California 73
Miami (FL) 61
Miami (FL) 76
Michigan 59

All-tournament team

Source: [6]

See also

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