2024 Women's National Invitation Tournament
Season | 2023–24 | ||||
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Teams | 48 | ||||
Finals site | Vadalabene Center, Edwardsville, IL | ||||
Champions | Saint Louis (1st title) | ||||
Runner-up | Minnesota (1st title game) | ||||
Semifinalists | |||||
Winning coach | Rebecca Tillett (1st title) | ||||
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The 2024 Women's National Invitation Tournament was a single-elimination tournament of 48 NCAA Division I women's college basketball teams that were not selected for the field of the 2024 Women's NCAA Tournament or the 2024 WBIT. The tournament committee announced the 48-team field on March 17, following the selection of the fields for the NCAA Tournament and WBIT.
Participants
The 2024 field featured 11 automatic qualifiers and 37 teams at-large selections, chosen after consideration of a mix of criteria by WNIT officials. There were 24 teams with 20 or more victories in the bracket.[1]
Automatic qualifiers |
At-large bids
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Bracket
* – Denotes overtime period
(H) - Denotes home team
Teams with a bye are not guaranteed to play at home in the second round
Round 1 March 20–22 | Round 2 March 23–26 | Super 16 March 27–29 | Great 8 April 1 | ||||||||||||||||
(H) | Minnesota | 77 | |||||||||||||||||
(H) | Pacific | 63 | Pacific | 62 | |||||||||||||||
Cal Poly | 43 | (H) | Minnesota | 69 | |||||||||||||||
North Dakota State | 65 | ||||||||||||||||||
(H) | North Dakota State | 72 | |||||||||||||||||
(H) | Montana | 92 | Montana | 63 | |||||||||||||||
Boise State | 66 | Minnesota | 65 | ||||||||||||||||
(H) | Wyoming | 54 | |||||||||||||||||
(H) | Wyoming | 80 | |||||||||||||||||
(H) | UTSA | 80 | UTSA | 64 | |||||||||||||||
Northern Colorado | 62 | (H) | Wyoming | 84 | |||||||||||||||
South Dakota | 52 | ||||||||||||||||||
Northern Arizona | 65 | ||||||||||||||||||
(H) | South Dakota | 72 | (H) | South Dakota | 79 | ||||||||||||||
UC Riverside | 57 |
Round 1 March 20–22 | Round 2 March 23–26 | Super 16 March 27–29 | Great 8 April 1 | ||||||||||||||||
(H) | Troy | 92 | |||||||||||||||||
(H) | FIU | 60 | FIU | 62 | |||||||||||||||
Stetson | 47 | Troy | 89 | ||||||||||||||||
(H) | North Carolina A&T | 75 | |||||||||||||||||
Old Dominion | 45 | ||||||||||||||||||
(H) | North Carolina A&T | 56 | (H) | North Carolina A&T | 48 | ||||||||||||||
UNC Greensboro | 51 | (H) | Troy | 89 | |||||||||||||||
Louisiana–Monroe | 75 | ||||||||||||||||||
Murray State | 67 | ||||||||||||||||||
(H) | Southern Miss | 79 | (H) | Southern Miss | 78* | ||||||||||||||
UAB | 74 | Southern Miss | 71 | ||||||||||||||||
(H) | Louisiana–Monroe | 84 | |||||||||||||||||
(H) | Louisiana–Monroe | 102 | |||||||||||||||||
(H) | Oral Roberts | 91 | Grambling State | 76 | |||||||||||||||
Grambling State | 93 |
Round 1 March 20–22 | Round 2 March 23–26 | Super 16 March 27–29 | Great 8 April 1 | ||||||||||||||||
(H) | Providence | 41 | |||||||||||||||||
(H) | Colgate | 64 | Colgate | 54 | |||||||||||||||
Albany | 50 | Colgate | 55 | ||||||||||||||||
(H) | Vermont | 65 | |||||||||||||||||
(H) | Vermont | 69 | |||||||||||||||||
(H) | Niagara | 91 | Niagara | 63 | |||||||||||||||
Le Moyne | 86 | Vermont | 67 | ||||||||||||||||
(H) | Purdue | 59 | |||||||||||||||||
(H) | Duquesne | 69* | |||||||||||||||||
(H) | Buffalo | 53 | Monmouth | 65 | |||||||||||||||
Monmouth | 68 | Duquesne | 50 | ||||||||||||||||
(H) | Purdue | 71 | |||||||||||||||||
Purdue | 62 | ||||||||||||||||||
(H) | Butler | 75 | (H) | Butler | 51 | ||||||||||||||
Bowling Green | 63 |
Round 1 March 20–22 | Round 2 March 23–26 | Super 16 March 27–29 | Great 8 April 1 | ||||||||||||||||
(H) | Cincinnati | 58 | |||||||||||||||||
(H) | Purdue Fort Wayne | 83 | Purdue Fort Wayne | 85 | |||||||||||||||
Eastern Kentucky | 75 | (H) | Purdue Fort Wayne | 78 | |||||||||||||||
Saint Louis | 82 | ||||||||||||||||||
Northern Iowa | 64 | ||||||||||||||||||
(H) | Central Arkansas | 61 | (H) | Saint Louis | 68 | ||||||||||||||
Saint Louis | 66 | Saint Louis | 65 | ||||||||||||||||
(H) | Wisconsin | 60 | |||||||||||||||||
(H) | Illinois State | 74 | |||||||||||||||||
(H) | USC Upstate | 60 | Charleston | 67 | |||||||||||||||
Charleston | 78 | Illinois State | 61 | ||||||||||||||||
(H) | Wisconsin | 86 | |||||||||||||||||
Wisconsin | 67 | ||||||||||||||||||
(H) | Southern Indiana | 69 | (H) | Southern Indiana | 62 | ||||||||||||||
UIC | 64 |
Semifinals and Championship Game
Semifinals Fab 4 April 3 | Championship April 7 CBSSN | ||||||||
Saint Louis | 57 | ||||||||
(H) | Vermont | 54 | |||||||
Minnesota | 50 | ||||||||
(H) | Saint Louis^ | 69 | |||||||
Minnesota | 74 | ||||||||
(H) | Troy | 69 |
^ Despite Saint Louis being designated as the home team, game played at the Vadalabene Center on the campus of Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIUE) in Edwardsville, Illinois (within the Greater St. Louis area).
See also
- 2024 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament
- 2024 Women's Basketball Invitation Tournament
- 2024 Men's National Invitation Tournament
References
- ^ a b "2024 Postseason WNIT Field". womensnit.com. WNIT. Retrieved March 17, 2024.