2015 Women's National Invitation Tournament

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2015 Women's National Invitation Tournament
Season2014–15
Teams64
Finals siteCharleston Civic Center
Charleston, West Virginia
ChampionsUCLA (1st title)
Runner-upWest Virginia (2nd title game)
Semifinalists
Winning coachCori Close (1st title)
MVPJordin Canada (UCLA)
Attendance8,403 (championship game)
Women's National Invitation Tournaments
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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.[1] 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.[2][3] It was UCLA's first WNIT title. UCLA's Jordin Canada was named the tournament's most valuable player.[4]

Participants

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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.[5][6]

Bracket

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West Region

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Round 1
March 18–20 		Round 2
March 22–24 		Round 3
March 25–27 		Quarterfinals
March 28–30
        
Washington State 66
Eastern Washington 67
Eastern Washington 49
Sacramento State 84
Pacific 79
Sacramento State 83
Sacramento State 69
St. Mary's (CA) 77
Fresno State 79
San Francisco 73
Fresno State 64
St. Mary's (CA) 83
St. Mary's (CA) 92*
Hawai'i 88
St. Mary's (CA) 66
UCLA 82
Colorado State 48
Northern Colorado 53
Northern Colorado 59
South Dakota 58
South Dakota 68
Creighton 58
Northern Colorado 60
UCLA 74
UCLA 70
CS Bakersfield 54
UCLA 63
San Diego 58
San Diego 63
Long Beach State 58

Midwest Region

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Round 1
March 18–20 		Round 2
March 22–24 		Round 3
March 25–27 		Quarterfinals
March 28–30
        
Michigan 72
Cleveland State 50
Michigan 74
Toledo 58
Toledo 72
Wright State 64
Michigan 65
Missouri 55
Kansas State 86
Akron 68
Kansas State 48
Missouri 67
Northern Iowa 61
Missouri 69
Michigan 69
Southern Mississippi 60
Drake 70
Eastern Michigan 80
Eastern Michigan 69
Tulsa 59
Missouri State 72
Tulsa 78
Eastern Michigan 65
Southern Mississippi 76
Southern Mississippi 79
Texas Southern 69
Southern Mississippi 77*
Texas Christian 73
Texas Christian 85
Stephen F. Austin 80

* - Denotes overtime

South Region

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Round 1
March 18–20 		Round 2
March 22–24 		Round 3
March 25–27 		Quarterfinals
March 28–30
        
Middle Tennessee St. 69
Ball State 58
Middle Tennessee St. 70
Arkansas State 60
Arkansas State 61
Western Michigan 49
Middle Tennessee St. 82
Ole Miss 70
Georgia Tech 69
Elon 47
Georgia Tech 48
Ole Miss 63
Ole Miss 80
Tennessee-Martin 70
Middle Tennessee State 57
Temple 69
Marist 54
Temple 67
Temple 61
Penn 56
Penn 65
Hofstra 58
Temple 80*
North Carolina State 79
East Carolina 74
Radford 52
East Carolina 65
North Carolina State 69
East Tennessee State 58
North Carolina State 73

* - Denotes overtime

East Region

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Round 1
March 18–20 		Round 2
March 22–24 		Round 3
March 25–27 		Quarterfinals
March 28–30
        
Youngstown State 54
Duquesne 72
Duquesne 48
Richmond 47
Stetson 66
Richmond 67
Duquesne 39
West Virginia 60
West Virginia 84
Buffalo 61
West Virginia 57
Hampton 39
Drexel 42
Hampton 45
West Virginia 75*
Villanova 70
Fordham 70
Central Connecticut State 67
Fordham 63
St. John's 77
St. John's 64
Army 56
St. John's 55
Villanova 63
Villanova 71
Maine 60
Villanova 71
Old Dominion 66
Old Dominion 69
Virginia 62

* - Denotes overtime

Semifinals and championship game

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Semifinals
April 1 		Championship Game
April 4
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UCLA 69
Michigan 65
UCLA 62
West Virginia 60
Temple 58
West Virginia 66*

* - Denotes overtime

Championship Game was played at Charleston Civic Center, Charleston, West Virginia.

All-tournament team

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Source:[7]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "CBS SN to Televise WNIT Championship Game". Women's NIT. Triple Crown Sports. Archived from the original on March 28, 2015. Retrieved March 11, 2015.
  2. ^ "Charleston to host WVU and UCLA Saturday in WNIT finals". Charleston Gazette. Charleston Gazette. Retrieved April 2, 2015.
  3. ^ "2020-21 WVU Women's Basketball Guide". Issuu. p. 44. Archived from the original on March 7, 2021. Retrieved April 29, 2021.
  4. ^ "UCLA beats WVU 62-60 for WNIT title". USA TODAY. Retrieved May 1, 2016.
  5. ^ "WNIT Current field". WNIT. Archived from the original on March 4, 2015. Retrieved March 11, 2015.
  6. ^ "2015 Postseason Bracket (PDF) - WNIT Pre and Post Tournament" (PDF). womensnit.com. Retrieved April 27, 2021.
  7. ^ "Tyonna Williams Named to All-WNIT Team". OwlSports.com. Temple University. April 6, 2015. Retrieved May 30, 2022.
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