2018 Women's National Invitation Tournament
Season2017–18
Teams64
Finals siteSimon Skjodt Assembly Hall
Bloomington, Indiana
ChampionsIndiana Hoosiers (1st title)
Runner-upVirginia Tech Hokies (1st title game)
Semifinalists
Winning coachTeri Moren (1st title)
MVPTyra Buss (Indiana)
Attendance13,007 (championship game)
Women's National Invitation Tournaments
«2017 2019»

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]

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 Dakota 65 South Dakota 74
Western Illinois 64 Colorado State 49
Colorado State 67 South Dakota 85*
Cincinnati 75 Michigan State 83
Michigan State 81 Michigan State 68
Wright State 50 Toledo 66
Toledo 64 South Dakota 71
Saint Mary's 80 TCU 79
New Mexico 82 New Mexico 93
Texas State 60 Rice 73
Rice 71 New Mexico 72
Lamar 68 TCU 81
TCU 80 TCU 86
Missouri State 63 Missouri State 51
Louisiana Tech 59
Round 1
March 14–16 		Round 2
March 18 		Round 3
March 22–23 		Quarterfinals
March 25
Purdue 48
IUPUI 46 Purdue 77
Middle Tennessee 60 Ball State 72
Ball State 69 Purdue 51
UT Martin 50 Indiana 73
Indiana 74 Indiana 74
Milwaukee 81 Milwaukee 54
Northern Iowa 67 Indiana 81
New Mexico State 59 UC Davis 66
Wyoming 67 Wyoming 64
Idaho 62 UC Davis 74
UC Davis 82 UC Davis 71
Saint Louis 61 Kansas State 69
Kansas State 75 Kansas State 74
UNLV 68 Utah 57
Utah 78
Round 1
March 14–16 		Round 2
March 17–20 		Round 3
March 22–23 		Quarterfinals
March 25
Bucknell 50
West Virginia 83 West Virginia 79
St. Joseph's 75 St. Joseph's 51
Seton Hall 57 West Virginia 67
Radford 63* James Madison 55
Penn State 62 Radford 35
ETSU 52 James Madison 62
James Madison 60 West Virginia 76
Albany 61 St. John's 62
Penn 76 Penn 48
Marist 47 St. John's 53
St. John's 68 St. John's 65
Duquesne 69 Duquesne 52
Miami (OH) 56 Duquesne 69
Delaware 57 Georgetown 66
Georgetown 67
Round 1
March 14–16 		Round 2
March 18 		Round 3
March 22 		Quarterfinals
March 25
Harvard 47
Fordham 65 Fordham 63
Robert Morris 44 Drexel 60
Drexel 57 Fordham 50
Stephen F. Austin 75 Virginia Tech 81
George Mason 82 George Mason 69
Navy 55 Virginia Tech 78
Virginia Tech 56 Virginia Tech 74
Bethune-Cookman 32 Alabama 67
Georgia Tech 85 Georgia Tech 91
Chattanooga 50 UAB 47
UAB 60 Georgia Tech 59
Jacksonville 60* Alabama 61
UCF 65 UCF 61
Southern 56 Alabama 80
Alabama 69

Semifinals and Championship Game

Semifinals
March 28 		Championship Game
March 31, 3:00 p.m.
CBS Sports Network
      
TCU 58
Indiana 71
Indiana 65
Virginia Tech 57
West Virginia 61
Virginia Tech 64

Semifinals

Wed., March 28
7:00 p.m.
TCU Horned Frogs 58, Indiana Hoosiers 71
Scoring by quarter: 14–13, 14–19, 12–19, 18–20
Wed., March 28
7:00 p.m.
Virginia Tech Hokies 64, 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 Hoosiers 65
Scoring by quarter: 13–17, 14–19, 17–7, 13–22

All-tournament team

  • Tyra Buss (Indiana), MVP[2]
  • Amanda Cahill (Indiana)
  • Taylor Emery (Virginia Tech)
  • Regan Magarity (Virginia Tech)
  • Teana Muldrow (West Virginia)
  • Jordan Moore (TCU)

See also

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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