2010_Women's_National_Invitation_Tournament

2010 Women's National Invitation Tournament

2010 Women's National Invitation Tournament

College basketball postseason tournament

The 2010 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 2010 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.

Quick Facts Season, Teams ...

2010 Preseason WNIT

At the beginning of the season, there is a Preseason WNIT.

Round 1

  • The games for round one were played on November 13.

Bracket 1

  • New Mexico 81, Northern Colorado 59
  • Florida Gulf Coast 66, UTEP 54
  • Georgia Tech 63, Winthrop 30
  • Oklahoma State 67, Arkansas Little-Rock 58

Bracket 2

  • Ohio State 91, Eastern Illinois 68[1]
  • Bowling Green 76, Chicago State 41[2]
  • Marist 80, North Carolina A&T 64
  • West Virginia 79, Towson 42[3]

Round 2

  • The games for round one were played on November 15 and 16.

Bracket 1

  • New Mexico 80, Florida Gulf Coast 64[4]
  • Oklahoma State 70, Georgia Tech 64

Bracket 2

  • Ohio State 91, Bowling Green 72
  • West Virginia 55 Marist 50

Semifinals and finals

Semifinals
November 18–19 		Finals
November 22
      
Ohio State 92
West Virginia 69
Ohio State 93[4]
Oklahoma State 72
Oklahoma State 70
New Mexico 56

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Note: Asterisk denotes home team

Consolation rounds

Rounds 1&2

  • Friday, Nov. 20
    • North Carolina A&T 62, Chicago State 57
    • UTEP 84, Eastern Illinois 80
    • Towson 56, Winthrop 46
    • Arkansas-Little Rock 55, Northern Colorado 43
  • Saturday, Nov. 21
    • Chicago State 45, Winthrop 41
    • Eastern Illinois 74, Northern Colorado 70
    • Towson 74, NCA&T 69
    • UALR 64, UTEP 40

Round 3

  • Saturday, November 21
    • Marist 70, Bowling Green 65
    • Georgia Tech 58, Florida Gulf Coast 48

2010 Postseason WNIT

The 2010 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 2010 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament. The 42nd annual tournament was played from March 17, 2010 to April 3, 2010, 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.

Participants

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At-Large bids

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Brackets

Results to date (* indicates game went to overtime):

Region 1

First round
March 17–21 		Second round
March 21–23 		Regional semifinals
March 25 		Regional finals
March 27
            
Oregon 95
Eastern Washington 66
Oregon 93
New Mexico 67
New Mexico 66
Southern Methodist 51
Oregon 57
California 71
California 74*
UC Davis 69
California 64
Utah 54
St. Mary's 53
Utah 66
California 76
BYU 50
Arizona State 84
New Mexico St. 61
Arizona State 53
BYU 61
BYU 62
Pepperdine 58
BYU 67
Wyoming 63
Texas Tech 80
Houston 77
Texas Tech 57
Wyoming 68*
Wyoming 74
Nevada 53

Region 2

First round
March 17–19 		Second round
March 21–22 		Regional semifinals
March 25 		Regional finals
March 28
            
Illinois State 57
Butler 54
Illinois State 59
Purdue 57
Purdue 56
Eastern Michigan 50
Illinois State 71
Kansas 51
Kansas 82
Prairie View A&M 70
Kansas 71
Creighton 68
Creighton 76
Stephen F. Austin 65
Illinois State 53
Illinois 50
Marquette 85
Eastern Illinois 56
Marquette 72
Illinois 74*
Western Kentucky 51
Illinois 68
Illinois 65
Missouri State 53
Missouri State 75
Oral Roberts 53
Missouri State 75
Samford 54
Samford 66
Mississippi 65

Region 3

First round
March 17–19 		Second round
March 21–22 		Regional semifinals
March 25 		Regional finals
March 28
            
Maryland 88
Iona 53
Maryland 87
East Carolina 52
Drexel 76
East Carolina 78*
Maryland 64
Providence 77
Boston University 58
Providence 64
Providence 76
Old Dominion 61
Old Dominion 63
American 55
Providence 65
Miami (FL) 73
Charlotte 74
Gardner-Webb 60
Charlotte 70
North Carolina A&T 79
Wake Forest 49
North Carolina A&T 73
North Carolina A&T 77
Miami (FL) 84
Florida 61
South Florida 54
Florida 64
Miami (FL) 77
Miami (FL) 70
Florida Gulf Coast 57

Region 4

First round
March 18–19 		Second round
March 21–22 		Regional semifinals
March 25–26 		Regional finals
March 28
            
St. Bonaventure 76
Robert Morris 50
St. Bonaventure 62
Northwestern 66
Northwestern 79
Duquesne 72
Northwestern 44
Michigan 65
Michigan 69
Kent State 34
Michigan 72
Toledo 57
Toledo 70
Pittsburgh 58
Michigan 78
Syracuse 52
Syracuse 87
Harvard 68
Syracuse 69
Richmond 55
Delaware 49
Richmond 67
Syracuse 74
VCU 59
Saint Joseph's 63
VCU 74
VCU 84
Hofstra 65
Penn State 68
Hofstra 76

Semifinals and championship game

Semifinals
March 31-April 1 		Championship
April 3
Haas Pavilion,
Berkeley, California
      
California 61
Illinois State 45
California 73
Miami (FL) 61
Miami (FL) 76
Michigan 59

All-tournament team

Source:[6]

See also

References

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    http://www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=87816&SPID=10422&DB_OEM_ID=17300&ATCLID=204833174%5B%5D
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    "Nurse, Falcons Run Past Chicago State, 76-41, in Preseason WNIT".
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    "Archived copy". Archived from the original on April 4, 2012. Retrieved November 14, 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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    "Marist, Georgia Tech rally from behind to win in Preseason WNIT". Archived from the original on November 22, 2009. Retrieved November 16, 2009.
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    "2009 Preseason Women's National Invitation Tournament (bracket)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on November 22, 2009. Retrieved November 14, 2009.
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    "Cal wins WNIT title with victory over Miami". womensnit.com. April 3, 2010. Retrieved March 28, 2022.
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