# 2016 Women's National Invitation Tournament

The 2016 Women's National Invitation Tournament was a single-elimination tournament of 64 NCAA Division I teams that were not selected to participate in the 2016 Women's NCAA tournament. The annual tournament began on March 16 and ended on April 2, with the championship game televised on CBS Sports Network. All games were played on the campus sites of participating schools.

## Participants

The 2016 Postseason WNIT field will consist of 32 automatic invitations – one from each conference – and 32 (or more) at-large teams. The intention of the WNIT Selection Committee is to select the best available at-large teams in the nation. A team offered an automatic berth by the WNIT shall be the team that is the highest-finishing team in its conference's regular-season standings, and not selected for the NCAA Tournament. A team that fulfills these qualities, and accepts, will earn the WNIT automatic berth for its conference, regardless of overall record. The remaining berths in the WNIT are filled by the best teams available. Any team considered for an at-large berth must have an overall record of .500 or better. Should a conference's automatic qualifier team decline the WNIT bid, the conference forfeits its AQ spot and that berth goes into the at-large pool. NC State and Arkansas qualified as invitees from the ACC and SEC respectively but each declined to participate.

## Bracket

All times are listed as Eastern Daylight Time (UTC-4). * – Denotes overtime period.
| Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 3 | | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| Gonzaga | 88 | | | | | | | |
| UC-Riverside | 54 | | | | | | | |
| UC-Riverside | 54 | Gonzaga | 77 | | | | | |
| | | Utah | 92 | | | | | |
| Utah | 95 | Utah | 92 | | | | | |
| Montana State | 61 | | | | | | | |
| Montana State | 61 | | | Utah | 63 | | | |
| | | | | Oregon | 73 | | | |
| Oregon | 84 | | | | | Oregon | 73 | | | |
| Long Beach State | 76 | | | | | | | |
| Long Beach State | 76 | Oregon | 84 | | | | | |
| | | Fresno State | 59 | | | | | |
| Fresno State | 59 | Fresno State | 59 | | | | | |
| Santa Clara | 53 | | | | | | | |
| Santa Clara | 53 | | | | | | Oregon | 71 |
| | | | | | | | UTEP | 67 |
| Saint Mary's | 73 | | | | | | | | UTEP | 67 |
| Eastern Michigan | 74 | | | | | | | |
| Eastern Michigan | 74 | Eastern Michigan | 81 | | | | | |
| | | TCU | 85 | | | | | |
| TCU | 97 | TCU | 85 | | | | | |
| UT Rio Grande Valley | 73 | | | | | | | |
| UT Rio Grande Valley | 73 | | | TCU | 70 | | | |
| | | | | UTEP | 79 | | | |
| Arkansas State | 68 | | | | | UTEP | 79 | | | |
| Southern | 45 | | | | | | | |
| Southern | 45 | Arkansas State | 68 | | | | | |
| | | UTEP | 74 | | | | | |
| UTEP | 66 | UTEP | 74 | | | | | |
| Abilene Christian | 62 | | | | | | | |
| Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 3 | | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| Minnesota | 87 | | | | | | | |
| Milwaukee | 80 | | | | | | | |
| Milwaukee | 80 | Minnesota | 89 | | | | | |
| | | South Dakota | 101 | | | | | |
| South Dakota | 74 | South Dakota | 101 | | | | | |
| Creighton | 68 | | | | | | | |
| Creighton | 68 | | | South Dakota | 51 | | | |
| | | | | Northern Iowa | 50 | | | |
| Drake | 95 | | | | | Northern Iowa | 50 | | | |
| Sacred Heart | 59 | | | | | | | |
| Sacred Heart | 59 | Drake | 58 | | | | | |
| | | Northern Iowa | 64 | | | | | |
| Nebraska | 62 | Northern Iowa | 64 | | | | | |
| Northern Iowa | 64 | | | | | | | |
| Northern Iowa | 64 | | | | | | South Dakota | 68 |
| | | | | | | | Western Kentucky | 54 |
| Iowa | 72 | | | | | | | | Western Kentucky | 54 |
| Ball State | 77 | | | | | | | |
| Ball State | 77 | Ball State | 57 | | | | | |
| | | St. Louis | 59 | | | | | |
| Saint Louis | 70 | St. Louis | 59 | | | | | |
| Arkansas Little-Rock | 69 | | | | | | | |
| Arkansas Little-Rock | 69 | | | St. Louis | 76 | | | |
| | | | | Western Kentucky | 78* | | | |
| Memphis | 73 | | | | | Western Kentucky | 78* | | | |
| Tennessee-Martin | 79 | | | | | | | |
| Tennessee-Martin | 79 | Tennessee-Martin | 57 | | | | | |
| | | Western Kentucky | 64 | | | | | |
| Western Kentucky | 89 | Western Kentucky | 64 | | | | | |
| Dayton | 72 | | | | | | | |
| Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 3 | | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| Northwestern | 65 | | | | | | | |
| San Diego | 69 | | | | | | | |
| San Diego | 69 | San Diego | 59 | | | | | |
| | | IUPUI | 48 | | | | | |
| Central Michigan | 55 | IUPUI | 48 | | | | | |
| IUPUI | 63 | | | | | | | |
| IUPUI | 63 | | | San Diego | 51 | | | |
| | | | | Michigan | 78 | | | |
| Michigan | 81 | | | | | Michigan | 78 | | | |
| Wright State | 53 | | | | | | | |
| Wright State | 53 | Michigan | 95 | | | | | |
| | | Bucknell | 72 | | | | | |
| Akron | 70 | Bucknell | 72 | | | | | |
| Bucknell | 74 | | | | | | | |
| Bucknell | 74 | | | | | | Michigan | 77 |
| | | | | | | | Temple | 76 |
| Quinnipiac | 90 | | | | | | | | Temple | 76 |
| Maine | 43 | | | | | | | |
| Maine | 43 | Quinnipiac | 62 | | | | | |
| | | Temple | 64 | | | | | |
| Drexel | 66 | Temple | 64 | | | | | |
| Temple | 74 | | | | | | | |
| Temple | 74 | | | Temple | 75 | | | |
| | | | | Ohio | 61 | | | |
| Ohio | 76 | | | | | Ohio | 61 | | | |
| Marshall | 68 | | | | | | | |
| Marshall | 68 | Ohio | 64 | | | | | |
| | | Virginia Tech | 57 | | | | | |
| Virginia Tech | 68 | Virginia Tech | 57 | | | | | |
| Elon | 59 | | | | | | | |
| Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 3 | | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| Villanova | 67 | | | | | | | |
| Liberty | 51 | | | | | | | |
| Liberty | 51 | Villanova | 72 | | | | | |
| | | Hofstra | 84 | | | | | |
| Hofstra | 75 | Hofstra | 84 | | | | | |
| Harvard | 70 | | | | | | | |
| Harvard | 70 | | | Hofstra | 65 | | | |
| | | | | Virginia | 57 | | | |
| Rutgers | 57 | | | | | Virginia | 57 | | | |
| Georgetown | 55 | | | | | | | |
| Georgetown | 55 | Rutgers | 55 | | | | | |
| | | Virginia | 71 | | | | | |
| VCU | 50 | Virginia | 71 | | | | | |
| Virginia | 52 | | | | | | | |
| Virginia | 52 | | | | | | Hofstra | 46 |
| | | | | | | | Florida Gulf Coast | 61 |
| Tulane | 53 | | | | | | | | Florida Gulf Coast | 61 |
| Alabama | 52 | | | | | | | |
| Alabama | 52 | Tulane | 64 | | | | | |
| | | Georgia Tech | 61 | | | | | |
| Georgia Tech | 73 | Georgia Tech | 61 | | | | | |
| Mercer | 56 | | | | | | | |
| Mercer | 56 | | | Tulane | 61 | | | |
| | | | | Florida Gulf Coast | 73 | | | |
| Charlotte | 69 | | | | | Florida Gulf Coast | 73 | | | |
| Wake Forest | 72 | | | | | | | |
| Wake Forest | 72 | Wake Forest | 48 | | | | | |
| | | Florida Gulf Coast | 67 | | | | | |
| Florida Gulf Coast | 78 | Florida Gulf Coast | 67 | | | | | |
| Bethune-Cookman | 51 | | | | | | | |

### Semifinals and championship game

| WNIT Semifinals March 30–31 | WNIT Semifinals March 30–31 | WNIT Semifinals March 30–31 | WNIT Championship Game April 2, 2016 CBS Sports Network Vermillion, South Dakota | WNIT Championship Game April 2, 2016 CBS Sports Network Vermillion, South Dakota | WNIT Championship Game April 2, 2016 CBS Sports Network Vermillion, South Dakota |
| Oregon | Oregon | 54 | | | |
| South Dakota | South Dakota | 88 | | | |
| South Dakota | South Dakota | 88 | South Dakota | South Dakota | 71 |
| | | | Florida Gulf Coast | Florida Gulf Coast | 65 |
| Michigan | Michigan | 62 | Florida Gulf Coast | Florida Gulf Coast | 65 |
| Florida Gulf Coast | Florida Gulf Coast | 71 | | | |

## All-tournament team

* Nicole Seekamp, South Dakota (MVP)
* Maite Cazorla, Oregon
* Madison Ristovski, Michigan
* Whitney Knight, Florida Gulf Coast
* Kaneisha Atwater, Florida Gulf Coast
* Tia Hemiller, South Dakota
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