# 2010 Women's National Invitation Tournament

The 2010 Women's National Invitation Tournament (WNIT) was a single-elimination tournament of 64 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I teams that did not participate in the 2010 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament. The tournament is played entirely on campus sites. The highest ranked team in each conference that did not receive a bid to the NCAA Tournament received an automatic bid to this tournament. The remaining slots were filled by the WNIT Selection Committee.

## 2010 Preseason WNIT

At the beginning of the season, there is a Preseason WNIT.

### Round 1

* The games for round one were played on November 13.

#### Bracket 1

* New Mexico 81, Northern Colorado 59
* Florida Gulf Coast 66, UTEP 54
* Georgia Tech 63, Winthrop 30
* Oklahoma State 67, Arkansas Little-Rock 58

#### Bracket 2

* Ohio State 91, Eastern Illinois 68
* Bowling Green 76, Chicago State 41
* Marist 80, North Carolina A&T 64
* West Virginia 79, Towson 42

### Round 2

* The games for round one were played on November 15 and 16.

#### Bracket 1

* New Mexico 80, Florida Gulf Coast 64
* Oklahoma State 70, Georgia Tech 64

#### Bracket 2

* Ohio State 91, Bowling Green 72
* West Virginia 55 Marist 50

### Semifinals and finals

| Semifinals November 18–19 | Semifinals November 18–19 | Semifinals November 18–19 | Finals November 22 | Finals November 22 | Finals November 22 |
| Ohio State | Ohio State | 92 | | | |
| West Virginia | West Virginia | 69 | | | |
| West Virginia | West Virginia | 69 | Ohio State | Ohio State | 93 |
| | | | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State | 72 |
| Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State | 70 | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State | 72 |
| New Mexico | New Mexico | 56 | | | |
Note: Asterisk denotes home team

### Consolation rounds
#### Rounds 1&2

* Friday, Nov. 20
** North Carolina A&T 62, Chicago State 57
** UTEP 84, Eastern Illinois 80
** Towson 56, Winthrop 46
** Arkansas-Little Rock 55, Northern Colorado 43
* Saturday, Nov. 21
** Chicago State 45, Winthrop 41
** Eastern Illinois 74, Northern Colorado 70
** Towson 74, NCA&T 69
** UALR 64, UTEP 40

#### Round 3

* Saturday, November 21
** Marist 70, Bowling Green 65
** Georgia Tech 58, Florida Gulf Coast 48

## 2010 Postseason WNIT

The 2010 Women's National Invitation Tournament (WNIT) was a single-elimination tournament of 64 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I teams that did not participate in the 2010 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament. The 42nd annual tournament was played from March 17, 2010 to April 3, 2010, entirely on campus sites. The highest ranked team in each conference that did not receive a bid to the NCAA Tournament received an automatic bid to this tournament. The remaining slots were filled by the WNIT Selection Committee.

## Participants
### Automatic bids

| Legend | School | Conference |
| 1 | Boston | America East |
| 2 | Charlotte | Atlantic 10 |
| 3 | Wake Forest | Atlantic Coast |
| 4 | Florida Gulf Coast | Atlantic Sun |
| 5 | Texas Tech | Big 12 |
| 6 | Providence | Big East |
| 7 | Eastern Washington | Big Sky |
| 8 | Gardner-Webb | Big South |
| 9 | Purdue | Big Ten |
| 10 | UC Davis | Big West |
| 11 | Old Dominion | Colonial |
| 12 | Houston | Conference USA |
| 13 | Butler | Horizon |
| 14 | Harvard | Ivy League |
| 15 | North Carolina A&T | MEAC |
| 16 | Iona | Metro Atlantic |
| 17 | Toledo | Mid-American |
| 18 | Illinois State | Missouri Valley |
| 19 | Brigham Young | Mountain West |
| 20 | Robert Morris | Northeast |
| 21 | Eastern Illinois | Ohio Valley |
| 22 | California | Pac-10 |
| 23 | American | Patriot |
| 24 | Florida | SEC |
| 25 | Samford | Southern |
| 26 | Stephen F. Austin | Southland |
| 27 | Oral Roberts | Summit |
| 28 | Western Kentucky | Sun Belt |
| 29 | Prairie View A&M | SWAC |
| 30 | Nevada | WAC |
| 31 | Saint Mary's | West Coast |

### At-Large bids

| Legend | School | Conference |
| 1 | Arizona State | Pac-10 |
| 2 | Creighton | Missouri Valley |
| 3 | Delaware | Colonial |
| 4 | Drexel | Colonial |
| 5 | Duquesne | Atlantic 10 |
| 6 | East Carolina | Conference USA |
| 7 | Eastern Michigan | Mid-American |
| 8 | Hofstra | Colonial |
| 9 | Illinois | Big Ten |
| 10 | Kansas | Big 12 |
| 11 | Kent State | Mid-American |
| 12 | Marquette | Big East |
| 13 | Maryland | Atlantic Coast |
| 14 | Miami | Atlantic Coast |
| 15 | Michigan | Big Ten |
| 16 | Mississippi | SEC |
| 17 | Missouri State | Missouri Valley |
| 18 | New Mexico | Mountail West |
| 19 | New Mexico State | WAC |
| 20 | Northwestern | Big Ten |
| 21 | Oregon | Pac-10 |
| 22 | Penn State | Big Ten |
| 23 | Pepperdine | West Coast |
| 24 | Pittsburgh | Big East |
| 25 | Richmond | Atlantic 10 |
| 26 | Saint Joseph's | Atlantic 10 |
| 27 | Southern Methodist | Conference USA |
| 28 | South Florida | Big East |
| 29 | St. Bonaventure | Atlantic 10 |
| 30 | Syracuse | Big East |
| 31 | Utah | Mountain West |
| 32 | Virginia Commonwealth | Colonial |
| 33 | Wyoming | Mountain West |

## Brackets

Results to date (* indicates game went to overtime):

### Region 1

| First round March 17–21 | First round March 17–21 | First round March 17–21 | Second round March 21–23 | Second round March 21–23 | Second round March 21–23 | Regional semifinals March 25 | Regional semifinals March 25 | Regional semifinals March 25 | | Regional finals March 27 | Regional finals March 27 | Regional finals March 27 |
| Oregon | Oregon | 95 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Eastern Washington | Eastern Washington | 66 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Eastern Washington | Eastern Washington | 66 | Oregon | Oregon | 93 | | | | | | | |
| | | | New Mexico | New Mexico | 67 | | | | | | | |
| New Mexico | New Mexico | 66 | New Mexico | New Mexico | 67 | | | | | | | |
| Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist | 51 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist | 51 | | | | Oregon | Oregon | 57 | | | | |
| | | | | | | California | California | 71 | | | | |
| California | California | 74* | | | | | | | California | California | 71 | | | | |
| UC Davis | UC Davis | 69 | | | | | | | | | | |
| UC Davis | UC Davis | 69 | California | California | 64 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Utah | Utah | 54 | | | | | | | |
| St. Mary's | St. Mary's | 53 | Utah | Utah | 54 | | | | | | | |
| Utah | Utah | 66 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Utah | Utah | 66 | | | | | | | | California | California | 76 |
| | | | | | | | | | | BYU | BYU | 50 |
| Arizona State | Arizona State | 84 | | | | | | | | | | | BYU | BYU | 50 |
| New Mexico St. | New Mexico St. | 61 | | | | | | | | | | |
| New Mexico St. | New Mexico St. | 61 | Arizona State | Arizona State | 53 | | | | | | | |
| | | | BYU | BYU | 61 | | | | | | | |
| BYU | BYU | 62 | BYU | BYU | 61 | | | | | | | |
| Pepperdine | Pepperdine | 58 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Pepperdine | Pepperdine | 58 | | | | BYU | BYU | 67 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Wyoming | Wyoming | 63 | | | | |
| Texas Tech | Texas Tech | 80 | | | | | | | Wyoming | Wyoming | 63 | | | | |
| Houston | Houston | 77 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Houston | Houston | 77 | Texas Tech | Texas Tech | 57 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Wyoming | Wyoming | 68* | | | | | | | |
| Wyoming | Wyoming | 74 | Wyoming | Wyoming | 68* | | | | | | | |
| Nevada | Nevada | 53 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Region 2

| First round March 17–19 | First round March 17–19 | First round March 17–19 | Second round March 21–22 | Second round March 21–22 | Second round March 21–22 | Regional semifinals March 25 | Regional semifinals March 25 | Regional semifinals March 25 | | Regional finals March 28 | Regional finals March 28 | Regional finals March 28 |
| Illinois State | Illinois State | 57 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Butler | Butler | 54 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Butler | Butler | 54 | Illinois State | Illinois State | 59 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Purdue | Purdue | 57 | | | | | | | |
| Purdue | Purdue | 56 | Purdue | Purdue | 57 | | | | | | | |
| Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan | 50 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan | 50 | | | | Illinois State | Illinois State | 71 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Kansas | Kansas | 51 | | | | |
| Kansas | Kansas | 82 | | | | | | | Kansas | Kansas | 51 | | | | |
| Prairie View A&M | Prairie View A&M | 70 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Prairie View A&M | Prairie View A&M | 70 | Kansas | Kansas | 71 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Creighton | Creighton | 68 | | | | | | | |
| Creighton | Creighton | 76 | Creighton | Creighton | 68 | | | | | | | |
| Stephen F. Austin | Stephen F. Austin | 65 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Stephen F. Austin | Stephen F. Austin | 65 | | | | | | | | Illinois State | Illinois State | 53 |
| | | | | | | | | | | Illinois | Illinois | 50 |
| Marquette | Marquette | 85 | | | | | | | | | | | Illinois | Illinois | 50 |
| Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois | 56 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Eastern Illinois | Eastern Illinois | 56 | Marquette | Marquette | 72 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Illinois | Illinois | 74* | | | | | | | |
| Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky | 51 | Illinois | Illinois | 74* | | | | | | | |
| Illinois | Illinois | 68 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Illinois | Illinois | 68 | | | | Illinois | Illinois | 65 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Missouri State | Missouri State | 53 | | | | |
| Missouri State | Missouri State | 75 | | | | | | | Missouri State | Missouri State | 53 | | | | |
| Oral Roberts | Oral Roberts | 53 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Oral Roberts | Oral Roberts | 53 | Missouri State | Missouri State | 75 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Samford | Samford | 54 | | | | | | | |
| Samford | Samford | 66 | Samford | Samford | 54 | | | | | | | |
| Mississippi | Mississippi | 65 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Region 3

| First round March 17–19 | First round March 17–19 | First round March 17–19 | Second round March 21–22 | Second round March 21–22 | Second round March 21–22 | Regional semifinals March 25 | Regional semifinals March 25 | Regional semifinals March 25 | | Regional finals March 28 | Regional finals March 28 | Regional finals March 28 |
| Maryland | Maryland | 88 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Iona | Iona | 53 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Iona | Iona | 53 | Maryland | Maryland | 87 | | | | | | | |
| | | | East Carolina | East Carolina | 52 | | | | | | | |
| Drexel | Drexel | 76 | East Carolina | East Carolina | 52 | | | | | | | |
| East Carolina | East Carolina | 78* | | | | | | | | | | |
| East Carolina | East Carolina | 78* | | | | Maryland | Maryland | 64 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Providence | Providence | 77 | | | | |
| Boston University | Boston University | 58 | | | | | | | Providence | Providence | 77 | | | | |
| Providence | Providence | 64 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Providence | Providence | 64 | Providence | Providence | 76 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Old Dominion | Old Dominion | 61 | | | | | | | |
| Old Dominion | Old Dominion | 63 | Old Dominion | Old Dominion | 61 | | | | | | | |
| American | American | 55 | | | | | | | | | | |
| American | American | 55 | | | | | | | | Providence | Providence | 65 |
| | | | | | | | | | | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) | 73 |
| Charlotte | Charlotte | 74 | | | | | | | | | | | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) | 73 |
| Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb | 60 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Gardner-Webb | Gardner-Webb | 60 | Charlotte | Charlotte | 70 | | | | | | | |
| | | | North Carolina A&T | North Carolina A&T | 79 | | | | | | | |
| Wake Forest | Wake Forest | 49 | North Carolina A&T | North Carolina A&T | 79 | | | | | | | |
| North Carolina A&T | North Carolina A&T | 73 | | | | | | | | | | |
| North Carolina A&T | North Carolina A&T | 73 | | | | North Carolina A&T | North Carolina A&T | 77 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) | 84 | | | | |
| Florida | Florida | 61 | | | | | | | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) | 84 | | | | |
| South Florida | South Florida | 54 | | | | | | | | | | |
| South Florida | South Florida | 54 | Florida | Florida | 64 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) | 77 | | | | | | | |
| Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) | 70 | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) | 77 | | | | | | | |
| Florida Gulf Coast | Florida Gulf Coast | 57 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Region 4

| First round March 18–19 | First round March 18–19 | First round March 18–19 | Second round March 21–22 | Second round March 21–22 | Second round March 21–22 | Regional semifinals March 25–26 | Regional semifinals March 25–26 | Regional semifinals March 25–26 | | Regional finals March 28 | Regional finals March 28 | Regional finals March 28 |
| St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure | 76 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Robert Morris | Robert Morris | 50 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Robert Morris | Robert Morris | 50 | St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure | 62 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Northwestern | Northwestern | 66 | | | | | | | |
| Northwestern | Northwestern | 79 | Northwestern | Northwestern | 66 | | | | | | | |
| Duquesne | Duquesne | 72 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Duquesne | Duquesne | 72 | | | | Northwestern | Northwestern | 44 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Michigan | Michigan | 65 | | | | |
| Michigan | Michigan | 69 | | | | | | | Michigan | Michigan | 65 | | | | |
| Kent State | Kent State | 34 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Kent State | Kent State | 34 | Michigan | Michigan | 72 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Toledo | Toledo | 57 | | | | | | | |
| Toledo | Toledo | 70 | Toledo | Toledo | 57 | | | | | | | |
| Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh | 58 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh | 58 | | | | | | | | Michigan | Michigan | 78 |
| | | | | | | | | | | Syracuse | Syracuse | 52 |
| Syracuse | Syracuse | 87 | | | | | | | | | | | Syracuse | Syracuse | 52 |
| Harvard | Harvard | 68 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Harvard | Harvard | 68 | Syracuse | Syracuse | 69 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Richmond | Richmond | 55 | | | | | | | |
| Delaware | Delaware | 49 | Richmond | Richmond | 55 | | | | | | | |
| Richmond | Richmond | 67 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Richmond | Richmond | 67 | | | | Syracuse | Syracuse | 74 | | | | |
| | | | | | | VCU | VCU | 59 | | | | |
| Saint Joseph's | Saint Joseph's | 63 | | | | | | | VCU | VCU | 59 | | | | |
| VCU | VCU | 74 | | | | | | | | | | |
| VCU | VCU | 74 | VCU | VCU | 84 | | | | | | | |
| | | | Hofstra | Hofstra | 65 | | | | | | | |
| Penn State | Penn State | 68 | Hofstra | Hofstra | 65 | | | | | | | |
| Hofstra | Hofstra | 76 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Semifinals and championship game

| Semifinals March 31-April 1 | Semifinals March 31-April 1 | Semifinals March 31-April 1 | Championship April 3 Haas Pavilion, Berkeley, California | Championship April 3 Haas Pavilion, Berkeley, California | Championship April 3 Haas Pavilion, Berkeley, California |
| California | California | 61 | | | |
| Illinois State | Illinois State | 45 | | | |
| Illinois State | Illinois State | 45 | California | California | 73 |
| | | | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) | 61 |
| Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) | 76 | Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) | 61 |
| Michigan | Michigan | 59 | | | |

## All-tournament team

* Alexis Gray-Lawson, California (MVP)
* DeNesha Stallworth, California
* Shenise Johnson, Miami (FL)
* Riquna Williams, Miami (FL)
* Nicolle Lewis, Illinois State
* Veronica Hicks, Michigan
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