1999 Women's National Invitation Tournament

College basketball postseason tournament August 2023 WNIT Women's 1999 32 Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, AR Arkansas 1st Wisconsin 1st Drake 4th Memphis 2nd Gary Blair 1st Lonniya Bragg Arkansas 14,163 (championship) The 1999 Women's National Invitation Tournament was a single-elimination tournament of 32 NCAA Division I teams that were not selected to participate in the 1999 Women's NCAA tournament. It was the second edition of the postseason Women's National Invitation Tournament (WNIT). The tournament was expanded from 16 teams in 1998 to 32 teams.Event Info https://womensnit.com/sports/2019/2/10/Post_0210190108.aspx March 18, 2023 en The final four of the tournament paired the Wisconsin Badgers against the Memphis Tigers with the Arkansas Razorbacks facing the Drake Bulldogs. Wisconsin beat Memphis 92–73 and Arkansas beat Drake 80–66. Bracket Games marked signify overtime. 1999 Postseason Women's National Invitation Tournament https://womensnit.com/documents/2019/3/4//1999_post_bracket.pdf?id=37 March 18, 2023 en North bracket n y First Round March 11 Second Round March 14 Quarterfinals March 17 at Wisconsin 80 Indiana State 43 Siena 86 Georgetown 73 Michigan 73 at Western Michigan 64 at Michigan State 78 Akron 65 at Wisconsin 107 Siena 85 at Michigan 68 Michigan State 69 at Wisconsin 70* Michigan State 69 Midwest bracket n y First Round March 11 Second Round March 14 Quarterfinals March 17 at Kansas State 71 Creighton 60 Arkansas State 78 New Hampshire 65 at Memphis 71 Middle Tennessee 61 Tennessee–Martin 77 Mississippi 67 Kansas State 70 at Arkansas State 83 at Memphis 87 Tennessee–Martin 73 Arkansas State 86 at Memphis 101 West bracket n y First Round March 11 & 12 Second Round March 14 Quarterfinals March 17 at Drake 70 Utah 62 Colorado 70 BYU 53 at New Mexico 81 Papperdine 69 Washington 67 Portland 63 Drake 82 at Colorado 66 at New Mexico 81 Washington 63 Drake 73 at New Mexico 60 South bracket n y First Round March 11 & 12 Second Round March 14 Quarterfinals March 17 at Arkansas 78 Northwestern State 60 Oklahoma 75 Wichita State 67 Baylor 71 Texas–Arlington 60 at Rice 65 Miami 58 at Arkansas 97* Oklahoma 93 at Baylor 60 Rice 62 at Arkansas 76 Rice 70 Semifinals and championship game Semifinals March 20 Finals March 23 N at Wisconsin 92 MW Memphis 73 W Drake 56 S at Arkansas 80 Wisconsin 64 at Arkansas 67 All-tournament team Sytia Messer, Arkansas Lonniya Bragg, Arkansas (MVP) LaTonya Sims, WisconsinLaTonya Sims, Celebrating Wisconsin's Black History https://uwbadgers.com/sports/2015/8/21/GEN_20140101836.aspx March 18, 2023 en Tamara Moore, WisconsinTamara Moore https://uwbadgers.com/honors/university-of-wisconsin-athletic-hall-of-fame/tamara-moore/154 March 18, 2023 en Tammi Blackstone, Drake Tamika Whitmore, Memphis Source:Arkansas edges Wisconsin 67-64; claims title of 1999 Postseason WNIT https://womensnit.com/news/2019/2/20/arkansas-edges-wisconsin-67-64-claims-title-of-1999-postseason-wnit.aspx March 18, 2023 en See also 1999 National Invitation Tournament References Women's National Invitation Tournament Category:Women's National Invitation Tournament Women's National Invitation Tournament Category:1999 in sports in Arkansas