2010 Women's National Invitation Tournament
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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 Women's Division I 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.
(WNIT) was a single-elimination tournament
of 64 National Collegiate Athletic Association
(NCAA) Division I teams that did not participate in the 2010 NCAA Women's Division I 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.
Women's National Invitation Tournament
The Women's National Invitation Tournament , formerly the National Women's Invitation Tournament, is a college basketball tournament with a preseason and postseason version played every year...
(WNIT) is a single-elimination tournament
Single-elimination tournament
A single-elimination tournament, also called a knockout, cup or sudden death tournament, is a type of elimination tournament where the loser of each match or bracket is immediately eliminated from winning the championship or first prize in the event...
of 64 National Collegiate Athletic Association
National Collegiate Athletic Association
The National Collegiate Athletic Association is a semi-voluntary association of 1,281 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organizes the athletic programs of many colleges and universities in the United States...
(NCAA) Division I teams that did not participate in the 2010 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament
2010 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament
The 2010 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament started Saturday, March 20, 2010 and was completed on Tuesday, April 6 of the same year with University of Connecticut Huskies defending their title from the previous year by defeating Stanford, 53-47. The tournament bids were announced on...
. 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.
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
- Bowling Green 76, Chicago State 41
- Marist 80, North Carolina A&T 64
- West Virginia 79, Towson 42
Semifinals and finals
Note: Asterisk denotes home teamRounds 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 TournamentWomen's National Invitation Tournament
The Women's National Invitation Tournament , formerly the National Women's Invitation Tournament, is a college basketball tournament with a preseason and postseason version played every year...
(WNIT) was a single-elimination tournament
Single-elimination tournament
A single-elimination tournament, also called a knockout, cup or sudden death tournament, is a type of elimination tournament where the loser of each match or bracket is immediately eliminated from winning the championship or first prize in the event...
of 64 National Collegiate Athletic Association
National Collegiate Athletic Association
The National Collegiate Athletic Association is a semi-voluntary association of 1,281 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organizes the athletic programs of many colleges and universities in the United States...
(NCAA) Division I teams that did not participate in the 2010 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament
2010 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament
The 2010 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament started Saturday, March 20, 2010 and was completed on Tuesday, April 6 of the same year with University of Connecticut Huskies defending their title from the previous year by defeating Stanford, 53-47. The tournament bids were announced on...
. 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.
Automatic bids
| Legend | School | Conference |
|---|---|---|
At-Large bids
| Legend | School | Conference |
|---|---|---|