2007 Women's National Invitation Tournament

The 2007 Women's National Invitation Tournament^[1] (WNIT) was a single-elimination tournament of 48 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I teams that did not participate in the 2007 NCAA Women's Division I 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. 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.

The championship game of the WNIT was played Saturday, March 31, 2007 in front of 15,462 fans at the Arena-Auditorium in Laramie, WY (the largest crowd in Wyoming Cowgirl History). Wyoming dominated the game and won 72–56, bringing the Cowgirls their first postseason championship win. They also became the first Mountain West Conference team to win the tournament.

Region 1

	Round 1 March 14–16					Round 2 March 16–19					Round 3 March 20–22					Quarterfinals March 22–25
							Missouri	67
							Wyoming	73
		Wyoming	84
		Nevada	56
												Wyoming	64
											Oregon	62
							Oregon	70
							UC Santa Barbara	54
		San Diego	63
		UC Santa Barbara	75
																	Wyoming	70
																	South Dakota State	59
							Indiana	74
							Iona	71
		Iona	91
		Long Island	79
												Indiana	53
											South Dakota State	60
							South Dakota State	61
							Illinois State	48
		Illinois State	71***
		Rice	61

(***) denotes triple overtime NOTE: ESPN has UC-Santa Barbara winning 70-54, but Oregon advancing. Reasons for this are currently unknown. However, http://www.portlandtribune.com/sports/story.php?story_id=117423503011776600 indicates, correctly, that Oregon won by the same score.

Region 2

	Round 1 March 14–16					Round 2 March 16–19					Round 3 March 20–22					Quarterfinals March 22–25
							Virginia Tech	74
							Western Carolina	64
		W. Carolina	91
		E. Tennessee St.	63
												Virginia Tech	73
											Auburn	81
							Auburn	74
							UAB	60
		UAB	81
		Davidson	77
																	Auburn	54
																	Kansas State	67
							Illinois	59
							Utah	48
		Utah	78
		Montana	70
												Illinois	51
											Kansas State	66
							Kansas State	72
							Southern Illinois	46
		Stephen F. Austin	50
		Southern Illinois	58

Region 3

	Round 1 March 14–16					Round 2 March 16–19					Round 3 March 20–22					Quarterfinals March 22–25
							Mississippi State	79
							Tulane	73
		Tulane	76
		Jackson State	43
												Mississippi State	56
											W. Kentucky	59
							W. Kentucky	73
							Minnesota	57
		Minnesota	97
		Illinois-Chicago	54
																	W. Kentucky	72
																	Hofstra	54
							South Carolina	81
							Hartford	40
		Hartford	70
		Bucknell	54
												South Carolina	59
											Hofstra	64
							Hofstra	64
							Seton Hall	52
		Seton Hall	60
		Dartmouth	39

Region 4

	Round 1 March 14–16					Round 2 March 16–19					Round 3 March 20–22					Quarterfinals March 22–25
							Virginia	74
							Charlotte	72
		Charlotte	72
		High Point	45
												Virginia	73
											S. Florida	72
							S. Florida	66
							Coppin State	49
		Saint Joseph's	52
		Coppin State	67
																	Virginia	78
																	Wisconsin	84
							Wisconsin	77
							Arkansas State	45
		Arkansas State	59
		Murray State	52
												Wisconsin	67
											Kentucky	61
							Ball State	82
							Kentucky	85
		Oakland	56
		Kentucky	65

Semifinals and Final

	Semifinals March 26–29					Championship March 31
	Wyoming		89***
	Kansas State		79
						Wyoming		72
						Wisconsin		56
	W. Kentucky		72
	Wisconsin		79

(***) denotes triple overtime

References

1. "Women's National Invitation Tournament at a glance".