2015 Women's National Invitation Tournament

American college basketball tournament August 2023 WNIT Women's 2015 64 Charleston Civic Center Charleston, West Virginia UCLA 1st West Virginia 2nd Michigan Temple Cori Close 1st Jordin Canada UCLA 8,403 (championship game) The 2015 Women's National Invitation Tournament was a single-elimination tournament of 64 NCAA Division I teams that were not selected to participate in the 2015 Women's NCAA tournament. The annual tournament began on March 18 and ended on April 4, with the championship game televised on CBS Sports Network.CBS SN to Televise WNIT Championship Game http://www.womensnit.com/news/-cbs-sports-network-to-televise-postseason-wnit-championship-game Women's NIT Triple Crown Sports 11 March 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150328013613/http://www.womensnit.com/news/-cbs-sports-network-to-televise-postseason-wnit-championship-game 28 March 2015 dead All games were played on the campus sites of participating schools. The Tournament was won by the UCLA Bruins who defeated the West Virginia Mountaineers, 62–60, in the final before a crowd of 8,658 at the Charleston Civic Center in Charleston, West Virginia, on April 4.Charleston to host WVU and UCLA Saturday in WNIT finals http://www.wvgazette.com/article/20150401/GZ02/150409894/1419 Charleston Gazette Charleston Gazette 2 April 20152020-21 WVU Women's Basketball Guide https://issuu.com/wvusportspub/docs/2020-21_wvu_women_s_basketball_guide live 2021-04-29 Issuu 44 en https://web.archive.org/web/20210307123922/https://issuu.com/wvusportspub/docs/2020-21_wvu_women_s_basketball_guide 2021-03-07 It was UCLA's first WNIT title. UCLA's Jordin Canada was named the tournament's most valuable player.https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaw/2015/04/04/ucla-beats-wvu-62-60-for-wnit-title/25302175/ UCLA beats WVU 62-60 for WNIT title USA TODAY 2016-05-01 Participants Sixty-four teams were selected to participate in the 2015 WNIT. Thirty-two teams received automatic berths into the tournament from being the highest-ranked team in their conference that failed to make the NCAA Women's Tournament. The other 32 teams earned at-large bids, by having a winning record but failing to make the NCAA Women's Tournament. If a conference’s automatic qualifier declines the WNIT invitation, the conference forfeits that automatic spot, and that selection goes into the pool of at-large schools.WNIT Current field http://www.womensnit.com/current-field.html WNIT 2015-03-11 https://web.archive.org/web/20150304223412/http://www.womensnit.com/current-field.html 2015-03-04 dead2015 Postseason Bracket (PDF) - WNIT Pre and Post Tournament https://womensnit.com/documents/2019/3/1/2015_BRACKET.pdf?id=21 2021-04-27 womensnit.com en Automatic qualifiers ConferenceSchoolAmerica EastMaineAmericanTulsaAtlantic 10DuquesneACCVirginiaAtlantic SunStetsonBig 12TCUBig EastVillanovaBig SkySacramento StateBig South2014 women Radford Highlanders Radford University RadfordBig TenMichiganBig WestHawai'iColonialDrexelC-USAMiddle TennesseeHorizonWright StateIvy LeaguePennMAAC2014 women Marist Red Foxes Marist College MaristMAC2014 women Ball State Cardinals Ball State University Ball StateMEAC2014 women Hampton Pirates Hampton University HamptonMissouri Valley2014 women Drake Bulldogs Drake University DrakeMountain WestColorado StateNortheast2013 women Central Connecticut Blue Devils Central Connecticut State University Central ConnecticutOhio Valley2013 women Tennessee–Martin Skyhawks University of Tennessee at Martin Tennessee–MartinPac-12UCLAPatriotArmySECMissouriSouthern2014 East Tennessee State Lady Buccaneers East Tennessee State University East Tennessee StateSouthlandStephen F. AustinSWAC2014 women Texas Southern Tigers Texas Southern University Texas SouthernSummit2014 women South Dakota Coyotes University of South Dakota South DakotaSun Belt2014 women Arkansas State Red Wolves Arkansas State University Arkansas StateWCCSan DiegoWAC2014 women Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners Cal State Bakersfield Cal State Bakersfield At-large bids ConferenceSchoolMAC2014 women Akron Zips University of Akron AkronMAC2014 women Buffalo Bulls University at Buffalo BuffaloHorizon2014 women Cleveland State Vikings Cleveland State University Cleveland StateBig EastCreightonAmericanEast CarolinaMAC2014 women Eastern Michigan Eagles Eastern Michigan University Eastern MichiganBig SkyEastern WashingtonColonialElonAtlantic 10FordhamMountain West2014 women Fresno State Bulldogs Fresno State University Fresno StateACCGeorgia TechColonialHofstraBig 12Kansas StateBig West2014 women Long Beach State 49ers Long Beach State University Long Beach StateMVCMissouri StateACCNC StateBig SkyNorthern ColoradoMVC2014 women Northern Iowa Panthers University of Northern Iowa Northern IowaC-USAOld DominionSECOle MissWCCPacificAtlantic 10RichmondWCCSaint Mary'sWCCSan FranciscoC-USASouthern MissBig EastSt. John'sAmericanTempleMAC2014 women Toledo Rockets University of Toledo ToledoPac-12Washington StateBig 12West VirginiaMAC2014 women Western Michigan Broncos school} Western MichiganHorizon2014 women Youngstown State Penguins Youngstown State University Youngstown State Bracket West Region n y Round 1March 18–20 Round 2March 22–24 Round 3March 25–27 QuarterfinalsMarch 28–30 Washington State 66 Eastern Washington 67 Pacific 79 Sacramento State 83 Fresno State 79 San Francisco 73 St. Mary's (CA) 92* Hawai'i 88 Colorado State 48 Northern Colorado 53 South Dakota 68 Creighton 58 UCLA 70 CS Bakersfield 54 San Diego 63 Long Beach State 58 Eastern Washington 49 Sacramento State 84 Fresno State 64 St. Mary's (CA) 83 Northern Colorado 59 South Dakota 58 UCLA 63 San Diego 58 Sacramento State 69 St. Mary's (CA) 77 Northern Colorado 60 UCLA 74 St. Mary's (CA) 66 UCLA 82 Midwest Region n y Round 1March 18–20 Round 2March 22–24 Round 3March 25–27 QuarterfinalsMarch 28–30 Michigan 72 Cleveland State 50 Toledo 72 Wright State 64 Kansas State 86 Akron 68 Northern Iowa 61 Missouri 69 Drake 70 Eastern Michigan 80 Missouri State 72 Tulsa 78 Southern Mississippi 79 Texas Southern 69 Texas Christian 85 Stephen F. Austin 80 Michigan 74 Toledo 58 Kansas State 48 Missouri 67 Eastern Michigan 69 Tulsa 59 Southern Mississippi 77* Texas Christian 73 Michigan 65 Missouri 55 Eastern Michigan 65 Southern Mississippi 76 Michigan 69 Southern Mississippi 60 * - Denotes overtime South Region n y Round 1March 18–20 Round 2March 22–24 Round 3March 25–27 QuarterfinalsMarch 28–30 Middle Tennessee St. 69 Ball State 58 Arkansas State 61 Western Michigan 49 Georgia Tech 69 Elon 47 Ole Miss 80 Tennessee-Martin 70 Marist 54 Temple 67 Penn 65 Hofstra 58 East Carolina 74 Radford 52 East Tennessee State 58 North Carolina State 73 Middle Tennessee St. 70 Arkansas State 60 Georgia Tech 48 Ole Miss 63 Temple 61 Penn 56 East Carolina 65 North Carolina State 69 Middle Tennessee St. 82 Ole Miss 70 Temple 80* North Carolina State 79 Middle Tennessee State 57 Temple 69 * - Denotes overtime East Region n y Round 1March 18–20 Round 2March 22–24 Round 3March 25–27 QuarterfinalsMarch 28–30 Youngstown State 54 Duquesne 72 Stetson 66 Richmond 67 West Virginia 84 Buffalo 61 Drexel 42 Hampton 45 Fordham 70 Central Connecticut State 67 St. John's 64 Army 56 Villanova 71 Maine 60 Old Dominion 69 Virginia 62 Duquesne 48 Richmond 47 West Virginia 57 Hampton 39 Fordham 63 St. John's 77 Villanova 71 Old Dominion 66 Duquesne 39 West Virginia 60 St. John's 55 Villanova 63 West Virginia 75* Villanova 70 * - Denotes overtime Semifinals and championship game SemifinalsApril 1 Championship GameApril 4 CBSSN UCLA 69 Michigan 65 Temple 58 West Virginia 66* UCLA 62 West Virginia 60 * - Denotes overtime Championship Game was played at Charleston Civic Center, Charleston, West Virginia. All-tournament team Jordin Canada, UCLA (MVP) Nicole Elmblad, Michigan Averee Fields, West Virginia Nirra Fields, UCLA Bria Holmes, West Virginia Tyonna Williams, Temple Source:https://owlsports.com/news/2015/4/6/WBB_0406150131 Tyonna Williams Named to All-WNIT Team OwlSports.com Temple University April 6, 2015 May 30, 2022 See also 2015 National Invitation Tournament References Women's National Invitation Tournament Category:Women's National Invitation Tournament Women's National Invitation Tournament Women's National Invitation Tournament Women's National Invitation Tournament