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2023 Women's National Invitation Tournament

The 2023 Women's National Invitation Tournament was a single-elimination tournament of 64 NCAA Division I women's college basketball teams that were not selected for the field of the 2023 Women's NCAA Tournament. The tournament committee announced the 64-team field on March 13, following the selection of the NCAA Tournament field. The tournament started March 15 and ended on April 1 with the championship game televised by CBSSN.[1] Kansas won the tournament for the first time in program history.

2023 Women's National Invitation Tournament
Season2022–23
Teams64
Finals siteAllen Fieldhouse
Lawrence, Kansas
ChampionsKansas (1st title)
Runner-upColumbia (1st title game)
Semifinalists
Winning coachBrandon Schneider (1st title)
MVPTaiyanna Jackson (Kansas)
Attendance11,701
Top scorerTaiyanna Jackson (Kansas)
(81 points)
Women's National Invitation Tournaments
«2022 2024»

This was the final WNIT to be held with a 64-team format. On July 17, 2023, WNIT operator Triple Crown Sports announced that the tournament would be reduced to 48 teams starting in 2024. This followed the NCAA's announcement that it would launch the Women's Basketball Invitation Tournament, a 32-team direct parallel to the men's National Invitation Tournament, starting in the 2023–24 season.[2]

Participants

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The 2023 postseason WNIT field consists of 32 teams that received automatic berths - one berth from each conference - and 32 at-large teams. All Division I teams were considered for at-large berths, including those who are independent and/or are in the transition process of reaching full NCAA Division I status. Automatic berths went to the highest-finishing team in its conference's regular-season standings, not selected for an NCAA Tournament berth. The remaining team slots were filled by the top teams available.[1]

Bracket

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* – Denotes overtime period
(H) - Denotes home team

Round 1
March 15–17 		Round 2
March 19–21 		Super 16
March 23–24 		Great 8
March 26
(H) Oregon 96
North Dakota State 57 (H) Oregon 78
(H) BYU 67 Rice 53
Rice 71 (H) Oregon 81
(H) San Diego State 45 San Diego 61
UC Irvine 55 UC Irvine 48
(H) San Diego 75 (H) San Diego 58
Long Beach State 57 Oregon 59
(H) Wyoming 75 (H) Washington 63
Texas A&M–CC 41 Wyoming 55
(H) Kansas State 90 (H) Kansas State 71
Wichita State 56 Kansas State 48
(H) Washington 61 (H) Washington 55
San Francisco 46 (H) Washington 67
(H) New Mexico 72 New Mexico 46
Northern Arizona 64
Round 1
March 15–17 		Round 2
March 19–21 		Super 16
March 23–24 		Great 8
March 26
(H) Nebraska 74
Missouri State 65 (H) Nebraska 77
(H) Northern Iowa 88 Northern Iowa 57
Colorado State 76 Nebraska 55
(H) Missouri 61 (H) Kansas 64
Illinois State 51 Missouri 47
(H) Kansas 86 (H) Kansas 75
Western Kentucky 72 (H) Kansas 78
(H) Stephen F. Austin 89 Arkansas 64
Texas State 79 Stephen F. Austin 37
(H) Arkansas 69 (H) Arkansas 60
Louisiana Tech 47 (H) Arkansas 71
(H) Texas Tech 67 Texas Tech 66
UTEP 54 (H) Texas Tech 61
(H) SMU 68 SMU 49
Little Rock 42
Round 1
March 15–17 		Round 2
March 19–21 		Super 16
March 23–24 		Great 8
March 26
(H) Rhode Island 46
Boston University 40 (H) Rhode Island 74
(H) Richmond 75 Richmond 64
Penn 52 Rhode Island 64
(H) UMass 73 (H) Harvard 74
Albany 48 (H) UMass 87
(H) Harvard 103 Harvard 89
Towson 63 Harvard 71
(H) Syracuse 84 (H) Columbia 77
Kent State 56 Syracuse 72
(H) Seton Hall 69 (H) Seton Hall 54
St. Joseph's 61 Syracuse 82
(H) Fordham 73 (H) Columbia 88
Drexel 63 Fordham 73
(H) Columbia 69 (H) Columbia 78
Fairleigh Dickinson 53
Round 1
March 15–17 		Round 2
March 19–21 		Super 16
March 23 		Great 8
March 27
(H) Bowling Green 87
Liberty 80 Bowling Green 69
(H) Green Bay 84 (H) Green Bay 51
Niagara 52 (H) Bowling Green 73
(H) Memphis 79 Memphis 60
Jackson State 68 (H) Memphis 79
(H) Ball State 101 Ball State 62
Belmont 86 (H) Bowling Green 69
(H) Florida 66 Florida 52
Wofford 63 Florida 80
(H) Wake Forest 75 (H) Wake Forest 63
Morgan State 49 Florida 73
(H) Auburn 73 (H) Clemson 63
Tulane 58 Auburn 55
(H) Clemson 66 (H) Clemson 56
High Point 46

Semifinals and Championship Game

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Semifinals
Fab 4
March 29 		Championship
April 1
CBSSN
      
Washington 36
(H) Kansas 61
(H) Kansas 66
Columbia 59
Columbia 77
(H) Bowling Green 70

Game summaries

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Fab 4

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ESPN3
March 29
6:00 pm EDT
Columbia 77, Bowling Green 70
Scoring by quarter: 23–19, 20–17, 14–16, 20–18
Pts: Hsu, 21
Rebs: Davis, 15
Asts: Davis, 7		 Pts: Velasco, 19
Rebs: Fleming, 7
Asts: Velasco, 5
Stroh Center
Bowling Green, Ohio
Attendance: 4,155
Referees: Kevin Pethtel, Nykesha Thompson, Kalei Enterline
March 29
7:30 pm EDT
Washington 36, Kansas 61
Scoring by quarter: 10–15, 6–15, 12–18, 8–13
Pts: Daniels, 10
Rebs: Daniels, 13
Asts: Noble, 4		 Pts: Franklin, 14
Rebs: Jackson, 11
Asts: Kersgieter, 2
Allen Fieldhouse
Lawrence, Kansas
Attendance: 7,229
Referees: Kim Hobbs, Brian Garland, Maggie Tieman

Championship

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April 1
5:30 pm EDT
Columbia 59, Kansas 66
Scoring by quarter: 16–15, 12–16, 11–18, 20–17
Pts: Hsu, 19
Rebs: Henderson, 10
Asts: Henderson/Patrick, 3		 Pts: Franklin, 19
Rebs: Jackson, 21
Asts: Franklin, 4
Allen Fieldhouse
Lawrence, Kansas
Attendance: 11,701
Referees: Natasha Camy, Karen Preato, Metta Christensen

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "2023 WNIT Event Info". womensnit.com. WNIT. Retrieved February 20, 2023.
  2. ^ "WNIT Statement" (Press release). Triple Crown Sports. July 17, 2023. Retrieved July 27, 2023.
  3. ^ "2023 Postseason WNIT Field". womensnit.com. WNIT. Retrieved March 12, 2023.
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