2012 Women's National Invitation Tournament

2012 Women's National Invitation Tournament

Teams	64
Finals site	Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma
Champions	Oklahoma State (1st title)
Runner-up	James Madison (1st title game)
Winning coach	Jim Littell (1st title)
MVP	Toni Young (Oklahoma State)
Attendance	6,157 (championship game)
Women's National Invitation Tournaments «2011 2013»

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.^[1] 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.^[2][3]

Championship Bracket

Source:^[4]

	First Round November 11, 2011				Quarterfinals November 13, 2011				Semifinals November 14, 2011				Championship November 15, 2011
	Baylor	82
	Howard	28
					Baylor	91
					Chattanooga	31
	Chattanooga	65
	UAB	59
									Baylor	83
									UCLA	50
	UCLA	67
	McNeese State	59
					UCLA	74
					Tennessee Tech	52
	East Tennessee State	76
	Tennessee Tech	87
													Baylor	94
													Notre Dame	81
	Notre Dame	81
	Akron	61
					Notre Dame	99
					Indiana State	34
	Indiana State	64
	Detroit	62
									Notre Dame	98
									Hartford	43
	Hartford	64
	Manhattan	45
					Hartford	54
					Long Island	45
	Drexel	52
	Long Island	60

Consolation Brackets

Source:^[5]

Consolation Round 3

• Quarterfinal Losers

	Round 3 November 18, 2011
	1	Tennessee Tech	53
	2	Long Island	62

	Round 3 November 18, 2011
	1	Indiana State*	54
	2	Chattanooga	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.^[6]

Participants

Bracket

Source:^[7]

Team listed on top is home team

Region 1

	First round March 14–16				Second round March 17–19				Third round March 21–23				Quarterfinals March 24–26
	Oregon State	66
	UC Davis	48
					Oregon State	56
					Saint Mary's	41
	Saint Mary's	71
	UNLV	63
									Oregon State	49
									Washington	55
	Washington	90
	Cal Poly	71
					Washington	52
					Utah	39
	Utah	69
	Utah State	58
													Washington	47
													San Diego	58
	Texas Tech	85
	Eastern Illinois	71
					Texas Tech	69
					Tulane	55
	Tulane	68
	Mississippi Valley State	61
									Texas Tech	51
									San Diego	60
	San Diego	60
	Cal State Northridge	58
					San Diego	83
					Pacific	75
	Pacific	77
	Arizona State	62

Region 2

	First round March 14–16				Second round March 17–19				Third round March 21–23				Quarterfinals March 24–26
	Illinois State	69
	Central Michigan	68
					Illinois State	55
					Villanova	58
	Villanova	58
	American	39
									Villanova	47
									Colorado	48
	South Dakota	61
	Drake	53
					South Dakota	55
					Colorado	64
	Colorado	54
	Northern Colorado	42
													Colorado	70
													Oklahoma State	78
	Wichita State	79
	Oral Roberts	57
					Wichita State	44
					Oklahoma State	63
	Oklahoma State	72
	Central Arkansas	51
									Oklahoma State	70
									Missouri State	57
	Missouri State	81
	UMKC	79
					Missouri State	82
					Memphis	65
	Memphis	60
	Chattanooga	59

Region 3

	First round March 14–16				Second round March 17–19				Third round March 21–23				Quarterfinals March 24–26
	Temple	75
	Quinnipiac	60
					Temple	64
					Harvard	59
	Hofstra	71
	Harvard	73
									Temple	68
									Syracuse	82
	Hartford	42
	Syracuse	59
					Syracuse	65
					Drexel	43
	Fairfield	41
	Drexel	57
													Syracuse	74OT
													Toledo	73
	Toledo	59
	Detroit	49
					Toledo	74
					Cincinnati	51
	Cincinnati	68OT
	Duquesne	63
									Toledo	81
									VCU	64
	Saint Joseph's	67
	Boston University	56
					Saint Joseph's	65
					VCU	67OT
	Bowling Green	71
	VCU	72

Region 4

	First round March 14–16				Second round March 17–19				Third round March 21–23				Quarterfinals March 24–26
	NC State	88
	High Point	78
					NC State	62
					Appalachian State	66
	UNC Wilmington	73
	Appalachian State	79
									Appalachian State	58
									Virginia	74
	Virginia	59 OT
	Howard	56
					Virginia	68
					Richmond	55
	Richmond	76
	Miami (Ohio)	54
													Virginia	59
													James Madison	68
	James Madison	64
	Davidson	49
					James Madison	84 OT
					Wake Forest	76
	Charlotte	61
	Wake Forest	72
									James Madison	72
									South Florida	45
	South Florida	76
	FAU	20
					South Florida	77
					FIU	61
	FIU	75
	Stetson	47

Semifinals and championship game

Played at host schools

	Semifinals March 28 CBSSN					Championship Game March 31 CBSSN
	San Diego		57
	Oklahoma State		73
						Oklahoma State		75
						James Madison		68
	Syracuse		71
	James Madison		74

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:^[8]

See also

• 2012 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
• 2012 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament
• 2012 Women's Basketball Invitational

References