The 2017 Women's National Invitation Tournament was an annual single-elimination tournament of 64 NCAA Division I teams that were not selected to participate in the 2017 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 began on March 15 and ended on April 1, with the championship game televised on the CBS Sports Network. In the championship game, the Michigan Wolverines defeated the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, 89–79, in triple overtime.
Participants The 2017 Postseason WNIT field consists of 32 automatic invitations – one from each conference – and 32 (or more) at-large teams. The intention of the WNIT Selection Committee was to select the best available at-large teams in the nation. A team offered an automatic berth by the WNIT will be the team that is the highest-finishing team in its conference's regular-season standings, and not selected for the NCAA Tournament. A team that fulfills these qualities, and accepts, earned the WNIT automatic berth for its conference, regardless of overall record. The remaining berths in the WNIT were filled by the best teams available. Any team considered for an at-large berth has an overall record of .500 or better.
Automatic qualifiers ConferenceSchoolAmerica EastNew HampshireAmericanUCFAtlantic 10George WashingtonAtlantic SunStetsonACCVirginiaBig 12Oklahoma StateBig EastVillanovaBig SkyNorth DakotaBig SouthBig TenMichiganBig WestColonialJames MadisonC-USAMiddle TennesseeHorizon LeagueIvy LeaguePrincetonMAACMACCentral MichiganMEACMissouri ValleyMissouri StateMountain WestColorado StateNortheastOhio ValleyPac-12Washington StatePatriotNavySouthernSouthlandAbilene ChristianSWACSummit LeagueSun BeltLittle RockWCCBYUWAC
At-large bids ConferenceSchoolSECAlabamaMACBall StatePac-12ColoradoColonialDrexelAtlantic 10DuquesneAtlantic 10FordhamBig EastGeorgetownACCGeorgia TechIvyHarvardBig TenIndianaBig TenIowaAtlantic SunJacksonvilleMACKent StateC-USALouisiana TechMACNorthern IllinoisMACOhioSECOle MissBig TenPenn StateBig EastSt. John'sAtlantic 10Saint Joseph'sAtlantic 10Saint LouisWCCSaint Mary'sSummit LeagueSummit LeagueSouth Dakota StateAmericanSMUC-USASouthern MissSunbeltTexas–ArlingtonAmericanTulaneMountain WestUNLVPac-12UtahACCVirginia TechACCWake ForestMountain WestWyoming
Bracket All times are listed as Eastern Daylight Time (UTC−4) * – Denotes overtime period
Semifinals and Championship Game
All-tournament team Katelynn Flaherty, Michigan (MVP) Alex Louin, Villanova Zaire O'Neil, Georgia Tech Francesca Pan, Georgia Tech Alexys Swedlund, Washington State Hallie Thome, Michigan Source:
See also 2017 National Invitation Tournament
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