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2012 Women's National Invitation Tournament

College basketball postseason tournament

College basketball postseason tournament

FieldValue
TypeWNIT
GenderWomen's
Year2012
Teams64
FinalFourArenaGallagher-Iba Arena
FinalFourCityStillwater, Oklahoma
ChampionsOklahoma State
TitleCount1st
RunnerUpJames Madison
GameCount1st
CoachJim Littell
CoachCount1st
MOPToni Young
MOPTeamOklahoma State
Attendance6,157 (championship game)

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. Toni Young of Oklahoma State was named tournament MVP.

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.

Championship Bracket

Source:{{16TeamBracket|seeds=n November 11, 2011 November 13, 2011 November 14, 2011 November 15, 2011 | RD1-team1= Baylor | RD1-score1= 82 | RD1-team2= Howard | RD1-score2= 28 | RD1-team3= Chattanooga | RD1-score3= 65 | RD1-team4= UAB | RD1-score4= 59 | RD1-team5= UCLA | RD1-score5= 67 | RD1-team6= McNeese State | RD1-score6= 59 | RD1-team7= East Tennessee State | RD1-score7= 76 | RD1-team8= Tennessee Tech | RD1-score8= 87 | RD1-team09= Notre Dame | RD1-score09= 81 | RD1-team10= Akron | RD1-score10= 61 | RD1-team11= Indiana State | RD1-score11= 64 | RD1-team12= Detroit | RD1-score12= 62 | RD1-team13= Hartford | RD1-score13= 64 | RD1-team14= Manhattan | RD1-score14= 45 | RD1-team15= Drexel | RD1-score15= 52 | RD1-team16= Long Island | RD1-score16= 60 | RD2-team1= Baylor | RD2-score1= 91 | RD2-team2= Chattanooga | RD2-score2= 31 | RD2-team3= UCLA | RD2-score3= 74 | RD2-team4= Tennessee Tech | RD2-score4= 52 | RD2-team5= Notre Dame | RD2-score5= 99 | RD2-team6= Indiana State | RD2-score6= 34 | RD2-team7= Hartford | RD2-score7= 54 | RD2-team8= Long Island | RD2-score8= 45 | RD3-team1= Baylor | RD3-score1= 83 | RD3-team2= UCLA | RD3-score2= 50 | RD3-team3= Notre Dame | RD3-score3= 98 | RD3-team4= Hartford | RD3-score4= 43 | RD4-team1= Baylor | RD4-score1= 94 | RD4-team2= Notre Dame | RD4-score2= 81

Consolation Brackets

Source:

Consolation Rounds 1 & 2

  • Games Played at Akron November 18, 2011 November 19, 2011 | RD1-team1= Detroit | RD1-score1= 56 | RD1-team2= Drexel | RD1-score2= 61 | RD1-team3= Akron | RD1-score3= 64 | RD1-team4= Howard | RD1-score4= 63 | RD2-team1= Drexel | RD2-score1= 67 | RD2-team2= Akron | RD2-score2= 60 November 19, 2011 | RD1-team1= Detroit | RD1-score1= 58 | RD1-team2= Howard | RD1-score2= 60

Consolation Rounds 1 & 2

  • Games Played at McNeese State November 18, 2011 November 19, 2011 | RD1-team1= UAB | RD1-score1= 59 | RD1-team2= East Tennessee State | RD1-score2= 47 | RD1-team3= McNeese State | RD1-score3= 69 | RD1-team4= Manhattan | RD1-score4= 52 | RD2-team1= UAB | RD2-score1= 56 | RD2-team2= McNeese State | RD2-score2= 61OT November 19, 2011 | RD1-team1= East Tennessee State | RD1-score1= 53 | RD1-team2= Manhattan | RD1-score2= 86

Consolation Round 3

  • Quarterfinal Losers November 18, 2011 | RD1-team1= Tennessee Tech | RD1-score1= 53 | RD1-team2= Long Island | RD1-score2= 62

November 18, 2011 | RD1-team1= Indiana State* | RD1-score1= 54 | RD1-team2= Chattanooga | RD1-score2= 75

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.

Participants

Automatic bids

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In addition to the 31 automatic bids from respective conferences, 33 teams, with a winning record, will receive an at-large bid to the tournament.

At-Large bids

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Bracket

Source:

Team listed on top is home team

Region 1

March 14–16 March 17–19 March 21–23 March 24–26

| RD1-team1= Oregon State | RD1-team2= UC Davis | RD1-score1= 66 | RD1-score2= 48 | RD1-team3= Saint Mary's | RD1-team4= UNLV | RD1-score3= 71 | RD1-score4= 63 | RD1-team5= Washington | RD1-team6= Cal Poly | RD1-score5= 90 | RD1-score6= 71 | RD1-team7= Utah | RD1-team8= Utah State | RD1-score7= 69 | RD1-score8= 58 | RD1-team15= Pacific | RD1-team16= Arizona State | RD1-score15= 77 | RD1-score16= 62 | RD1-team13= San Diego | RD1-team14= Cal State Northridge | RD1-score13= 60 | RD1-score14= 58 | RD1-team09= Texas Tech | RD1-team10= Eastern Illinois | RD1-score09= 85 | RD1-score10= 71 | RD1-team11= Tulane | RD1-team12= Mississippi Valley State | RD1-score11= 68 | RD1-score12= 61

| RD2-team1= Oregon State | RD2-team2= Saint Mary's | RD2-score1= 56 | RD2-score2= 41 | RD2-team3= Washington | RD2-team4= Utah | RD2-score3= 52 | RD2-score4= 39 | RD2-team7= San Diego | RD2-team8= Pacific | RD2-score7= 83 | RD2-score8= 75 | RD2-team5= Texas Tech | RD2-team6= Tulane | RD2-score5= 69 | RD2-score6= 55

| RD3-team1= Oregon State | RD3-team2= Washington | RD3-score1= 49 | RD3-score2= 55 | RD3-team3= Texas Tech | RD3-team4= San Diego | RD3-score3= 51 | RD3-score4= 60

| RD4-team1= Washington | RD4-team2= San Diego | RD4-score1= 47 | RD4-score2= 58

Region 2

March 14–16 March 17–19 March 21–23 March 24–26

| RD1-team1= Illinois State | RD1-team2= Central Michigan | RD1-score1= 69 | RD1-score2= 68 | RD1-team3= Villanova | RD1-team4= American | RD1-score3= 58 | RD1-score4= 39 | RD1-team5= South Dakota | RD1-team6= Drake | RD1-score5= 61 | RD1-score6= 53 | RD1-team7= Colorado | RD1-team8= Northern Colorado | RD1-score7= 54 | RD1-score8= 42 | RD1-team09= Wichita State | RD1-team10= Oral Roberts | RD1-score09= 79 | RD1-score10= 57 | RD1-team11= Oklahoma State | RD1-team12= Central Arkansas | RD1-score11= 72 | RD1-score12= 51 | RD1-team13= Missouri State | RD1-team14= UMKC | RD1-score13= 81 | RD1-score14= 79 | RD1-team15= Memphis | RD1-team16= Chattanooga | RD1-score15= 60 | RD1-score16= 59

| RD2-team1= Illinois State | RD2-team2= Villanova | RD2-score1= 55 | RD2-score2= 58 | RD2-team3= South Dakota | RD2-team4= Colorado | RD2-score3= 55 | RD2-score4= 64 | RD2-team5= Wichita State | RD2-team6= Oklahoma State | RD2-score5= 44 | RD2-score6= 63 | RD2-team7= Missouri State | RD2-team8= Memphis | RD2-score7= 82 | RD2-score8= 65

| RD3-team1= Villanova | RD3-team2= Colorado | RD3-score1= 47 | RD3-score2= 48 | RD3-team3= Oklahoma State | RD3-team4= Missouri State | RD3-score3= 70 | RD3-score4= 57

| RD4-team1= Colorado | RD4-team2= Oklahoma State | RD4-score1= 70 | RD4-score2= 78

Region 3

March 14–16 March 17–19 March 21–23 March 24–26

| RD1-team1= Temple | RD1-team2= Quinnipiac | RD1-score1= 75 | RD1-score2= 60 | RD1-team3= Hofstra | RD1-team4= Harvard | RD1-score3= 71 | RD1-score4= 73 | RD1-team5= Hartford | RD1-team6= Syracuse | RD1-score5= 42 | RD1-score6= 59 | RD1-team7= Fairfield | RD1-team8= Drexel | RD1-score7= 41 | RD1-score8= 57 | RD1-team09= Toledo | RD1-team10= Detroit | RD1-score09= 59 | RD1-score10= 49 | RD1-team11= Cincinnati | RD1-team12= Duquesne | RD1-score11=68OT | RD1-score12=63 | RD1-team13= Saint Joseph's | RD1-team14= Boston University | RD1-score13= 67 | RD1-score14= 56 | RD1-team15= Bowling Green | RD1-team16= VCU | RD1-score15= 71 | RD1-score16= 72

| RD2-team1= Temple | RD2-team2= Harvard | RD2-score1= 64 | RD2-score2= 59 | RD2-team3= Syracuse | RD2-team4= Drexel | RD2-score3=65 | RD2-score4=43 | RD2-team5= Toledo | RD2-team6= Cincinnati | RD2-score5=74 | RD2-score6=51 | RD2-team7= Saint Joseph's | RD2-team8= VCU | RD2-score7= 65 | RD2-score8= 67OT

| RD3-team1= Temple | RD3-team2= Syracuse | RD3-score1= 68 | RD3-score2= 82 | RD3-team3=Toledo | RD3-team4= VCU | RD3-score3= 81 | RD3-score4= 64

| RD4-team1= Syracuse | RD4-team2= Toledo | RD4-score1= 74OT | RD4-score2= 73

Region 4

March 14–16 March 17–19 March 21–23 March 24–26

| RD1-team1= NC State | RD1-team2= High Point | RD1-score1= 88 | RD1-score2= 78 | RD1-team3= UNC Wilmington | RD1-team4= Appalachian State | RD1-score3= 73 | RD1-score4= 79 | RD1-team5= Virginia | RD1-team6= Howard | RD1-score5= 59 OT | RD1-score6= 56 | RD1-team7= Richmond | RD1-team8= Miami (Ohio) | RD1-score7= 76 | RD1-score8= 54 | RD1-team09= James Madison | RD1-team10= Davidson | RD1-score09= 64 | RD1-score10= 49 | RD1-team11= Charlotte | RD1-team12= Wake Forest | RD1-score11= 61 | RD1-score12= 72 | RD1-team15= FIU | RD1-team16= Stetson | RD1-score15= 75 | RD1-score16= 47 | RD1-team13= South Florida | RD1-team14= FAU | RD1-score13= 76 | RD1-score14= 20

| RD2-team1= NC State | RD2-team2= Appalachian State | RD2-score1= 62 | RD2-score2= 66 | RD2-team3= Virginia | RD2-team4= Richmond | RD2-score3=68 | RD2-score4=55 | RD2-team5= James Madison | RD2-team6= Wake Forest | RD2-score5= 84 OT | RD2-score6= 76 | RD2-team7= South Florida | RD2-team8= FIU | RD2-score7= 77 | RD2-score8= 61

| RD3-team1= Appalachian State | RD3-team2= Virginia | RD3-score1= 58 | RD3-score2= 74 | RD3-team3= James Madison | RD3-team4= South Florida | RD3-score3= 72 | RD3-score4= 45 | RD4-team1= Virginia | RD4-team2= James Madison | RD4-score1= 59 | RD4-score2= 68

Semifinals and championship game

Played at host schools March 28 CBSSN March 31 CBSSN | RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1= San Diego | RD1-score1=57 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2= Oklahoma State | RD1-score2= 73 | RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3= Syracuse | RD1-score3= 71 | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4= James Madison | RD1-score4= 74

| RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1= Oklahoma State | RD2-score1= 75 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2= James Madison | RD2-score2= 68

All-tournament team

  • Toni Young, Oklahoma State (MVP)
  • Liz Donohoe, Oklahoma State
  • Kirby Burkholder, James Madison
  • Tarik Hislop, James Madison
  • Kayla Alexander, Syracuse
  • Dominique Conners, San Diego Source:

References

References

  1. (2012-03-31). "WNIT: OSU women end tragic season with championship".
  2. "Notre Dame vs. Baylor - Game Recap - November 20, 2011 - ESPN".
  3. Cherry, Brice. "Griner lifts Lady Bears past Notre Dame for WNIT title".
  4. "2011 Preseason Bracket (PDF) - WNIT Pre and Post Tournament".
  5. "2011 Consolation Bracket (PDF) - WNIT Pre and Post Tournament".
  6. Griffin, David. "OSU Women's Basketball Coach, Assistant Killed In Plane Crash".
  7. "2012 Postseason Bracket (PDF) - WNIT Pre and Post Tournament".
  8. (March 31, 2012). "Oklahoma State captures WNIT title".
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