2007 Women's National Invitation Tournament

College basketball postseason tournament August 2023 WNIT Women's 2007 48 Arena-Auditorium Laramie, Wyoming Wyoming 1st Wisconsin 3rd Joe Legerski 1st 15,462 (championship game) The 2007 Women's National Invitation TournamentWomen's National Invitation Tournament at a glance https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/news/story?id=2796588 (WNIT) was a single-elimination tournament of 48 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I teams that did not participate in the 2007 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament. The teams were deemed the "best of the rest" from the 31 Division I conferences were joined by 17 at-large selections. The final four of the tournament paired Wisconsin against Western Kentucky and Wyoming against 2006 WNIT champion Kansas State. Wisconsin (23–12) defeated Western Kentucky 79–72.2007-03-28 Badgers advance to women’s NIT final https://www.twincities.com/2007/03/28/badgers-advance-to-womens-nit-final-2/ 2021-04-25 Twin Cities en-US Meanwhile, across the country, Wyoming and Kansas State played a triple-overtime thriller. The Cowgirls eventually pulled out the victory, holding Kansas State to a single point in the third overtime, and winning 89–79.Associated Press 2007-03-28 WYOMING 89, KANSAS STATE 79, 3OT https://www.denverpost.com/2007/03/28/wyoming-89-kansas-state-79-3ot/ 2021-04-25 The Denver Post en-US The championship game of the WNIT was played Saturday, March 31, 2007, in front of 15,462 fans at the Arena-Auditorium in Laramie, Wyoming (the largest crowd in Wyoming Cowgirl History). Wyoming dominated the game and won 72–56, bringing the Cowgirls their first postseason championship win.Wyoming Cowgirls win WNIT Championship https://www.ksl.com/article/1054667/wyoming-cowgirls-win-wnit-championship 2021-04-25 www.ksl.com en They also became the first Mountain West Conference team to win the tournament. Region 1 Source:2007 Postseason Bracket (PDF) - WNIT Pre and Post Tournament https://womensnit.com/documents/2019/3/4/07_post_bracket_1_.pdf?id=29 2021-04-25 womensnit.com en 1 y Round 1March 14–16 Round 2March 16–19 Round 3March 20–22 QuarterfinalsMarch 22–25 Wyoming 84 Nevada 56 San Diego 63 UC Santa Barbara 75 Iona 91 Long Island 79 Illinois State 71*** Rice 61 Missouri 67 Wyoming 73 Oregon 70 UC Santa Barbara 54 Indiana 74 Iona 71 South Dakota State 61 Illinois State 48 Wyoming 64 Oregon 62 Indiana 53 South Dakota State 60 Wyoming 70 South Dakota State 59 (***) denotes triple overtime Region 2 1 y Round 1March 14–16 Round 2March 16–19 Round 3March 20–22 QuarterfinalsMarch 22–25 W. Carolina 91 E. Tennessee St. 63 UAB 81 Davidson 77 Utah 78 Montana 70 Stephen F. Austin 50 Southern Illinois 58 Virginia Tech 74 Western Carolina 64 Auburn 74 UAB 60 Illinois 59 Utah 48 Kansas State 72 Southern Illinois 46 Virginia Tech 73 Auburn 81 Illinois 51 Kansas State 66 Auburn 54 Kansas State 67 Region 3 1 y Round 1March 14–16 Round 2March 16–19 Round 3March 20–22 QuarterfinalsMarch 22–25 Tulane 76 Jackson State 43 Minnesota 97 Illinois-Chicago 54 Hartford 70 Bucknell 54 Seton Hall 60 Dartmouth 39 Mississippi State 79 Tulane 73 W. Kentucky 73 Minnesota 57 South Carolina 81 Hartford 40 Hofstra 64 Seton Hall 52 Mississippi State 56 W. Kentucky 59 South Carolina 59 Hofstra 64 W. Kentucky 72 Hofstra 54 Region 4 1 y Round 1March 14–16 Round 2March 16–19 Round 3March 20–22 QuarterfinalsMarch 22–25 Charlotte 72 High Point 45 Saint Joseph's 52 Coppin State 67 Arkansas State 59 Murray State 52 Oakland 56 Kentucky 65 Virginia 74 Charlotte 72 S. Florida 66 Coppin State 49 Wisconsin 77 Arkansas State 45 Ball State 82 Kentucky 85 Virginia 73 S. Florida 72 Wisconsin 67 Kentucky 61 Virginia 78 Wisconsin 84 Semifinals and final SemifinalsMarch 26–29 ChampionshipMarch 31 Wyoming 89*** Kansas State 79 W. Kentucky 72 Wisconsin 79 Wyoming 72 Wisconsin 56 (***) denotes triple overtime See also 2007 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 Category:Laramie, Wyoming