2012 Women's National Invitation Tournament

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2012 Women's National Invitation Tournament
Teams64
Finals site Gallagher-Iba Arena
Stillwater, Oklahoma
Champions Oklahoma State (1st title)
Runner-up James Madison (1st title game)
Winning coach Jim Littell (1st title)
MVP Toni Young (Oklahoma State)
Attendance6,157 (championship game)
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The 2012 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 2012 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament. The tournament were 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. The Oklahoma State Cowgirls won their first WNIT title, defeating the James Madison Dukes in the championship game, 75–68. [1] Toni Young of Oklahoma State was named tournament MVP.

Contents

Preseason WNIT

The pre-season 2011 is the 18th edition of the Women's National Invitation Tournament (WNIT), an annual event hosted entirely at campus sites. The championship game had the No. 1-ranked Baylor hosting the No. 2-ranked Notre Dame. The WNIT MVP Brittney Griner scored 32 points for Baylor in a win over Notre Dame. [2] [3]

Championship Bracket

Source: [4]

First Round
November 11, 2011 		Quarterfinals
November 13, 2011 		Semifinals
November 14, 2011 		Championship
November 15, 2011
        
Baylor 82
Howard 28
Baylor91
Chattanooga 31
Chattanooga 65
UAB 59
Baylor83
UCLA 50
UCLA 67
McNeese State 59
UCLA74
Tennessee Tech 52
East Tennessee State 76
Tennessee Tech 87
Baylor94
Notre Dame 81
Notre Dame 81
Akron 61
Notre Dame99
Indiana State 34
Indiana State 64
Detroit 62
Notre Dame98
Hartford 43
Hartford 64
Manhattan 45
Hartford54
Long Island 45
Drexel 52
Long Island 60

Consolation Brackets

Source: [5]

Consolation Round 3

  • Quarterfinal Losers
Round 3
November 18, 2011
   
1 Tennessee Tech53
2 Long Island 62
Round 3
November 18, 2011
   
1 Indiana State* 54
2 Chattanooga75

Team listed on top is home team

Post-Season Tournament

The post-season 2012 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 2012 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.

The Oklahoma State Cowgirls won their first WNIT title by the score of 75–68 over the James Madison Dukes. Oklahoma State was coached by Jim Littell, who took over following the death of head coach Kurt Budke in a plane crash on November 17, 2011. [6]

Participants

Bracket

Source: [7]

Team listed on top is home team

Region 1

First round
March 14–16 		Second round
March 17–19 		Third round
March 21–23 		Quarterfinals
March 24–26
        
Oregon State 66
UC Davis 48
Oregon State56
Saint Mary's 41
Saint Mary's 71
UNLV 63
Oregon State 49
Washington55
Washington 90
Cal Poly 71
Washington52
Utah 39
Utah 69
Utah State 58
Washington 47
San Diego58
Texas Tech 85
Eastern Illinois 71
Texas Tech69
Tulane 55
Tulane 68
Mississippi Valley State 61
Texas Tech 51
San Diego60
San Diego 60
Cal State Northridge 58
San Diego83
Pacific 75
Pacific 77
Arizona State 62

Region 2

First round
March 14–16 		Second round
March 17–19 		Third round
March 21–23 		Quarterfinals
March 24–26
        
Illinois State 69
Central Michigan 68
Illinois State 55
Villanova58
Villanova 58
American 39
Villanova 47
Colorado48
South Dakota 61
Drake 53
South Dakota 55
Colorado64
Colorado 54
Northern Colorado 42
Colorado 70
Oklahoma State78
Wichita State 79
Oral Roberts 57
Wichita State 44
Oklahoma State63
Oklahoma State 72
Central Arkansas 51
Oklahoma State70
Missouri State 57
Missouri State 81
UMKC 79
Missouri State82
Memphis 65
Memphis 60
Chattanooga 59

Region 3

First round
March 14–16 		Second round
March 17–19 		Third round
March 21–23 		Quarterfinals
March 24–26
        
Temple 75
Quinnipiac 60
Temple64
Harvard 59
Hofstra 71
Harvard 73
Temple 68
Syracuse82
Hartford 42
Syracuse 59
Syracuse65
Drexel 43
Fairfield 41
Drexel 57
Syracuse74OT
Toledo 73
Toledo 59
Detroit 49
Toledo74
Cincinnati 51
Cincinnati 68OT
Duquesne 63
Toledo81
VCU 64
Saint Joseph's 67
Boston University 56
Saint Joseph's 65
VCU67OT
Bowling Green 71
VCU 72

Region 4

First round
March 14–16 		Second round
March 17–19 		Third round
March 21–23 		Quarterfinals
March 24–26
        
NC State 88
High Point 78
NC State 62
Appalachian State66
UNC Wilmington 73
Appalachian State 79
Appalachian State 58
Virginia74
Virginia 59OT
Howard 56
Virginia68
Richmond 55
Richmond 76
Miami (Ohio) 54
Virginia 59
James Madison68
James Madison 64
Davidson 49
James Madison84OT
Wake Forest 76
Charlotte 61
Wake Forest 72
James Madison72
South Florida 45
South Florida 76
FAU 20
South Florida77
FIU 61
FIU 75
Stetson 47

Semifinals and championship game

Played at host schools

Semifinals
March 28
CBSSN 		Championship Game
March 31
CBSSN
      
San Diego 57
Oklahoma State73
Oklahoma State75
James Madison 68
Syracuse 71
James Madison74

All-tournament team

Source: [8]

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References

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  2. ↑ "Notre Dame vs. Baylor - Game Recap - November 20, 2011 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 25, 2021.
  3. ↑ Cherry, Brice. "Griner lifts Lady Bears past Notre Dame for WNIT title". WacoTrib.com. Retrieved April 25, 2021.
  4. ↑ "2011 Preseason Bracket (PDF) - WNIT Pre and Post Tournament" (PDF). womensnit.com. Retrieved April 25, 2021.
  5. ↑ "2011 Consolation Bracket (PDF) - WNIT Pre and Post Tournament" (PDF). womensnit.com. Retrieved April 25, 2021.
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