1998 Women's National Invitation Tournament

College basketball postseason tournament WNIT Women's 1998 16 Ferrell Center Waco, TX Penn State 1st Baylor 1st LSU 3rd Indiana 2nd Rene Portland 1st Helen Darling Penn State 10,057 (championship) The 1998 Women's National Invitation Tournament was a single-elimination tournament of 16 NCAA Division I teams that were not selected to participate in the 1998 Women's NCAA tournament. It was the first edition of the postseason Women's National Invitation Tournament (WNIT). The final four of the tournament paired Penn State against Indiana and Baylor against LSU. It was Penn State and Indiana's third meeting of the year, Penn State won the rubber match 70–42 while Baylor beat LSU 66–61. Bracket Visiting teams in first round are listed first. Games marked signify overtime. Source 1998 Women's National Invitational Tournament Bracket https://womensnit.com/documents/2019/3/4//1998_post_bracket.pdf?id=38 February 28, 2023 en Regional bracket n y First Round March 13 Second Round March 15 Quarterfinals March 20 Villanova 61 Penn State 68 American 68 Saint Joseph's 77 Cincinnati 62 Toledo 76 Xavier 74 Indiana 80 at Penn State 72 Saint Joseph's 59 at Toledo 60 Indiana 61 at Penn State 70 Indiana 42 Regional bracket n y First Round March 13 & 15 Second Round March 15 & 17 Quarterfinals March 20 Boise State 38 LSU 58 Butler 95 Bowling Green 90 Oklahoma State 75 Rice 52 Mississippi State 65 Baylor 75 at LSU 74 Butler 58 Oklahoma State 47 at Baylor 54 LSU 61 at Baylor 66 Championship Championship March 24 25 140 Penn State 59 at Baylor 56 WNIT All-Tournament Team Helen Darling - Penn State (MVP)https://womensnit.com/news/2019/2/15/postseason-wnit-wnit-announces-20th-anniversary-all-time-top-20-player-list.aspx WNIT Announces 20th Anniversary All-Time Top 20 Player List womensnit.com March 28, 2017 March 3, 2023 LaToya Ellis - Baylorhttps://baylorbears.com/documents/2022/10/11/WBB_Media_Almanac__2022-23_.pdf 2022-23 Baylor Bears women's basketball almanac baylorbears.com March 3, 2023 See also 1998 National Invitation Tournament References Women's National Invitation Tournament Category:Women's National Invitation Tournament Women's National Invitation Tournament