2008 Women's National Invitation Tournament

The 2008 Women's National Invitation Tournament (WNIT) was a single-elimination tournament of 48 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I teams that did not participate in the 2008 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament. The 40th annual tournament was played from March 19, 2008 to April 5, 2008, 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. Marquette defeated Michigan State 81-66 to win the tournament.

eeding

Teams are not seeded in the WNIT. Rather, teams are placed into one of three tiers. Teams in the upper tier are spread around the bracket as best as possible, although not every upper tier team receives a first round bye. Lower tier and middle tier teams tend to meet in the first round, while upper tier teams will usually play winners of first round games in the second round. The organizers attempt to bracket the first two rounds based on geography. The location of games is determined in part by seed, but also by facility availability and other factors. [ [http://www.womensnit.com/photo.htm Postseason WNIT ] ]

Bracket

ection 1

4RoundBracket-Byesnoseeds
RD1= Round 1 March 19-22
RD2= Round 2 March 22-25
RD3= Round 3 March 26-28
RD4= Quarterfinals March 29-31
group1=
group2=

RD1-seed03=
RD1-team03= Prairie View
RD1-score03= 83
RD1-seed04=
RD1-team04= Texas State*
RD1-score04= 84

RD1-seed07=
RD1-team07= Idaho State
RD1-score07=54
RD1-seed08=
RD1-team08= Boise State*
RD1-score08=77

RD1-seed11=
RD1-team11= UC Davis
RD1-score11= 60
RD1-seed12=
RD1-team12= Gonzaga*
RD1-score12= 81

RD1-seed15=
RD1-team15= American
RD1-score15= 52
RD1-seed16=
RD1-team16= Villanova*
RD1-score16= 53

RD2-seed01=
RD2-team01= Texas Tech*
RD2-score01= 82
RD2-seed02=
RD2-team02= Texas State
RD2-score02= 49

RD2-seed03=
RD2-team03= TCU*
RD2-score03= 85
RD2-seed04=
RD2-team04= Boise State
RD2-score04= 56

RD2-seed05=
RD2-team05= Colorado*
RD2-score05= 82
RD2-seed06=
RD2-team06= Gonzaga
RD2-score06= 68

RD2-seed07=
RD2-team07= Wisconsin*
RD2-score07= 54
RD2-seed08=
RD2-team08= Villanova
RD2-score08= 60

RD3-seed01=
RD3-team01= Texas Tech*
RD3-score01= 74
RD3-seed02=
RD3-team02= TCU
RD3-score02= 81

RD3-seed03=
RD3-team03= Colorado*
RD3-score03= 64
RD3-seed04=
RD3-team04= Villanova
RD3-score04= 58

RD4-seed01=
RD4-team01= TCU
RD4-score01= 90
RD4-seed02=
RD4-team02= Colorado*
RD4-score02= 96†

Note: Asterisk denotes home team. † denotes overtime.

ection 2

4RoundBracket-Byesnoseeds
RD1= Round 1 March 19-22
RD2= Round 2 March 21-25
RD3= Round 3 March 26-28
RD4= Quarterfinals March 29-31
group1=
group2=

RD1-seed03=
RD1-team03= Creighton
RD1-score03= 76
RD1-seed04=
RD1-team04= South Dakota State*
RD1-score04= 69

RD1-seed07=
RD1-team07= Wisconsin-Green Bay
RD1-score07= 56
RD1-seed08=
RD1-team08= Drake*
RD1-score08= 65

RD1-seed11=
RD1-team11= Western Carolina
RD1-score11= 69
RD1-seed12=
RD1-team12= Middle Tennessee*
RD1-score12= 104

RD1-seed15=
RD1-team15= Radford
RD1-score15= 58
RD1-seed16=
RD1-team16= James Madison*
RD1-score16= 80

RD2-seed01=
RD2-team01= Marquette*
RD2-score01= 75†
RD2-seed02=
RD2-team02= Creighton
RD2-score02= 69

RD2-seed03=
RD2-team03= Illinois*
RD2-score03= 48
RD2-seed04=
RD2-team04= Drake
RD2-score04= 44

RD2-seed05=
RD2-team05= Kentucky*
RD2-score05= 68†
RD2-seed06=
RD2-team06= Middle Tennessee
RD2-score06= 66

RD2-seed07=
RD2-team07= Indiana*
RD2-score07= 81
RD2-seed08=
RD2-team08= James Madison
RD2-score08= 86†

RD3-seed01=
RD3-team01= Marquette*
RD3-score01= 72
RD3-seed02=
RD3-team02= Illinois
RD3-score02= 64

RD3-seed03=
RD3-team03= Kentucky*
RD3-score03= 84
RD3-seed04=
RD3-team04= James Madison
RD3-score04= 76

RD4-seed01=
RD4-team01= Marquette
RD4-score01= 69
RD4-seed02=
RD4-team02= Kentucky*
RD4-score02= 64

Note: Asterisk denotes home team. † denotes overtime.

ection 3

4RoundBracket-Byesnoseeds
RD1= Round 1 March 19-22
RD2= Round 2 March 22-25
RD3= Round 3 March 26-28
RD4= Quarterfinals March 29-31
group1=
group2=

RD1-seed03=
RD1-team03= VCU
RD1-score03= 80
RD1-seed04=
RD1-team04= Charlotte*
RD1-score04= 67

RD1-seed07=
RD1-team07= Arkansas-Little Rock
RD1-score07= 57
RD1-seed08=
RD1-team08= Southern Miss*
RD1-score08= 67

RD1-seed11=
RD1-team11= Southeast Missouri State
RD1-score11= 58
RD1-seed12=
RD1-team12= Evansville*
RD1-score12= 60

RD1-seed15=
RD1-team15= Dayton
RD1-score15= 52
RD1-seed16=
RD1-team16= Bowling Green*
RD1-score16= 64

RD2-seed01=
RD2-team01= Michigan*
RD2-score01= 75
RD2-seed02=
RD2-team02= VCU
RD2-score02= 57

RD2-seed03=
RD2-team03= Mississippi State
RD2-score03= 61
RD2-seed04=
RD2-team04= Southern Miss*
RD2-score04= 62

RD2-seed05=
RD2-team05= Kansas*
RD2-score05= 82
RD2-seed06=
RD2-team06= Evansville
RD2-score06= 60

RD2-seed07=
RD2-team07= Michigan State*
RD2-score07= 74
RD2-seed08=
RD2-team08= Bowling Green
RD2-score08= 66

RD3-seed01=
RD3-team01= Michigan*
RD3-score01= 59
RD3-seed02=
RD3-team02= Southern Miss
RD3-score02= 45

RD3-seed03=
RD3-team03= Kansas
RD3-score03= 54
RD3-seed04=
RD3-team04= Michigan State*
RD3-score04= 58

RD4-seed01=
RD4-team01= Michigan
RD4-score01= 40
RD4-seed02=
RD4-team02= Michigan State*
RD4-score02= 45†

Note: Asterisk denotes home team. † denotes overtime.

ection 4

4RoundBracket-Byesnoseeds
RD1= Round 1 March 19-22
RD2= Round 2 March 22-25
RD3= Round 3 March 26-28
RD4= Quarterfinals March 29-31
group1=
group2=

RD1-seed03=
RD1-team03= Iona
RD1-score03= 71
RD1-seed04=
RD1-team04= Quinnipiac*
RD1-score04= 59

RD1-seed07=
RD1-team07= Dartmouth
RD1-score07= 50
RD1-seed08=
RD1-team08= Vermont*
RD1-score08= 69

RD1-seed11=
RD1-team11= North Carolina A&T
RD1-score11= 74
RD1-seed12=
RD1-team12= South Carolina*
RD1-score12= 102

RD1-seed15=
RD1-team15= South Florida
RD1-score15= 65
RD1-seed16=
RD1-team16= Florida Gulf Coast*
RD1-score16= 67

RD2-seed01=
RD2-team01= St. John's*
RD2-score01= 65
RD2-seed02=
RD2-team02= Iona
RD2-score02= 59

RD2-seed03=
RD2-team03= Boston College*
RD2-score03= 76
RD2-seed04=
RD2-team04= Vermont
RD2-score04= 64

RD2-seed05=
RD2-team05= NC State*
RD2-score05= 72
RD2-seed06=
RD2-team06= South Carolina
RD2-score06= 69

RD2-seed07=
RD2-team07= Florida*
RD2-score07= 60
RD2-seed08=
RD2-team08= Florida Gulf Coast
RD2-score08= 55

RD3-seed01=
RD3-team01= St. John's*
RD3-score01= 65
RD3-seed02=
RD3-team02= Boston College
RD3-score02= 56

RD3-seed03=
RD3-team03= NC State*
RD3-score03= 80
RD3-seed04=
RD3-team04= Florida
RD3-score04= 55

RD4-seed01=
RD4-team01= St. John's
RD4-score01= 61
RD4-seed02=
RD4-team02= NC State*
RD4-score02= 63

Note: Asterisk denotes home team

emifinals and finals

4TeamBracket
RD1=Semifinals April 2
RD2=Finals April 5
RD1-seed1=
RD1-team1= Colorado*
RD1-score1= 72
RD1-seed2=
RD1-team2= Marquette
RD1-score2= 86
RD1-seed3=
RD1-team3= Michigan State*
RD1-score3= 58
RD1-seed4=
RD1-team4= NC State
RD1-score4= 57
RD2-seed1=
RD2-team1= Marquette
RD2-score1= 81
RD2-seed2=
RD2-team2= Michigan State*
RD2-score2= 66

Note: Asterisk denotes home team

References