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.

Seeding

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.^[1]

Bracket

Section 1

Round 1 March 19–22			Round 2 March 22–25			Round 3 March 26–28			Quarterfinals March 29–31


				Texas Tech*	82

				Texas State	49
	Prairie View	83

	Texas State*	84
							Texas Tech*	74

							TCU	81



				TCU*	85

				Boise State	56
	Idaho State	54

	Boise State*	77
										TCU	90

										Colorado*	96†



				Colorado*	82

				Gonzaga	68
	UC Davis	60

	Gonzaga*	81
							Colorado*	64

							Villanova	58



				Wisconsin*	54

				Villanova	60
	American	52

	Villanova*	53

Note: Asterisk denotes home team. † denotes overtime.

Section 2

Round 1
March 19–22

Round 2
March 21–25

Round 3
March 26–28

Quarterfinals
March 29–31

Marquette*

75†

Creighton

Creighton

South Dakota State*

Marquette*

Illinois

Illinois*

Drake

Wisconsin-Green Bay

Drake*

Marquette

Kentucky*

Kentucky*

68†

Middle Tennessee

Western Carolina

Middle Tennessee*

104

Kentucky*

James Madison

Indiana*

James Madison

86†

Radford

James Madison*

Note: Asterisk denotes home team. † denotes overtime.

Section 3

Round 1 March 19–22			Round 2 March 22–25			Round 3 March 26–28			Quarterfinals March 29–31


				Michigan*	75

				VCU	57
	VCU	80

	Charlotte*	67
							Michigan*	59

							Southern Miss	45



				Mississippi State	61

				Southern Miss*	62
	Arkansas-Little Rock	57

	Southern Miss*	67
										Michigan	40

										Michigan State*	45†



				Kansas*	82

				Evansville	60
	Southeast Missouri State	58

	Evansville*	60
							Kansas	54

							Michigan State*	58



				Michigan State*	74

				Bowling Green	66
	Dayton	52

	Bowling Green*	64

Note: Asterisk denotes home team. † denotes overtime.

Section 4

Round 1 March 19–22			Round 2 March 22–25			Round 3 March 26–28			Quarterfinals March 29–31


				St. John's*	65

				Iona	59
	Iona	71

	Quinnipiac*	59
							St. John's*	65

							Boston College	56



				Boston College*	76

				Vermont	64
	Dartmouth	50

	Vermont*	69
										St. John's	61

										NC State*	63



				NC State*	72

				South Carolina	69
	North Carolina A&T	74

	South Carolina*	102
							NC State*	80

							Florida	55



				Florida*	60

				Florida Gulf Coast	55
	South Florida	65

	Florida Gulf Coast*	67

Note: Asterisk denotes home team

Semifinals and finals

Semifinals April 2		Finals April 5


Colorado*	72

Marquette	86
		Marquette	81

		Michigan State*	66
Michigan State*	58

NC State	57

Note: Asterisk denotes home team

References

↑ Postseason WNIT

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