# 2008 Women's National Invitation Tournament

The 2008 Women's National Invitation Tournament (WNIT) was a single-elimination tournament of 48 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I teams that did not participate in the 2008 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament. The 40th annual tournament was played from March 19, 2008, to April 5, 2008, 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. Marquette defeated Michigan State, 81–66, to win the tournament.

## Seeding

Teams are not seeded in the WNIT. Rather, teams are placed into one of three tiers. Teams in the upper tier are spread around the bracket as best as possible, although not every upper tier team receives a first round bye. Lower tier and middle tier teams tend to meet in the first round, while upper tier teams will usually play winners of first-round games in the second round. The organizers attempt to bracket the first two rounds based on geography. The location of games is determined in part by seed, but also by facility availability and other factors.

## Bracket
### Section 1

| Round 1 March 19–22 | Round 1 March 19–22 | Round 1 March 19–22 | Round 2 March 22–25 | Round 2 March 22–25 | Round 2 March 22–25 | Round 3 March 26–28 | Round 3 March 26–28 | Round 3 March 26–28 | Quarterfinals March 29–31 | Quarterfinals March 29–31 | Quarterfinals March 29–31 |
| | | | Texas Tech* | Texas Tech* | 82 | | | | | | |
| | | | Texas State | Texas State | 49 | | | | | | |
| Prairie View A&M | Prairie View A&M | 83 | Texas State | Texas State | 49 | | | | | | |
| Texas State* | Texas State* | 84 | | | | | | | | | |
| Texas State* | Texas State* | 84 | | | | Texas Tech* | Texas Tech* | 74 | | | |
| | | | | | | TCU | TCU | 81 | | | |
| | | | TCU* | TCU* | 85 | | | | | | |
| | | | Boise State | Boise State | 56 | | | | | | |
| Idaho State | Idaho State | 54 | Boise State | Boise State | 56 | | | | | | |
| Boise State* | Boise State* | 77 | | | | | | | | | |
| Boise State* | Boise State* | 77 | | | | | | | TCU | TCU | 90 |
| | | | | | | | | | Colorado* | Colorado* | 96† |
| | | | Colorado* | Colorado* | 82 | | | | | | |
| | | | Gonzaga | Gonzaga | 68 | | | | | | |
| UC Davis | UC Davis | 60 | Gonzaga | Gonzaga | 68 | | | | | | |
| Gonzaga* | Gonzaga* | 81 | | | | | | | | | |
| Gonzaga* | Gonzaga* | 81 | | | | Colorado* | Colorado* | 64 | | | |
| | | | | | | Villanova | Villanova | 58 | | | |
| | | | Wisconsin* | Wisconsin* | 54 | | | | | | |
| | | | Villanova | Villanova | 60 | | | | | | |
| American | American | 52 | Villanova | Villanova | 60 | | | | | | |
| Villanova* | Villanova* | 53 | | | | | | | | | |
Note: Asterisk denotes home team. † denotes overtime.

### Section 2

| Round 1 March 19–22 | Round 1 March 19–22 | Round 1 March 19–22 | Round 2 March 21–25 | Round 2 March 21–25 | Round 2 March 21–25 | Round 3 March 26–28 | Round 3 March 26–28 | Round 3 March 26–28 | Quarterfinals March 29–31 | Quarterfinals March 29–31 | Quarterfinals March 29–31 |
| | | | Marquette* | Marquette* | 75† | | | | | | |
| | | | Creighton | Creighton | 69 | | | | | | |
| Creighton | Creighton | 76 | Creighton | Creighton | 69 | | | | | | |
| South Dakota State* | South Dakota State* | 69 | | | | | | | | | |
| South Dakota State* | South Dakota State* | 69 | | | | Marquette* | Marquette* | 72 | | | |
| | | | | | | Illinois | Illinois | 64 | | | |
| | | | Illinois* | Illinois* | 48 | | | | | | |
| | | | Drake | Drake | 44 | | | | | | |
| Wisconsin-Green Bay | Wisconsin-Green Bay | 56 | Drake | Drake | 44 | | | | | | |
| Drake* | Drake* | 65 | | | | | | | | | |
| Drake* | Drake* | 65 | | | | | | | Marquette | Marquette | 69 |
| | | | | | | | | | Kentucky* | Kentucky* | 64 |
| | | | Kentucky* | Kentucky* | 68† | | | | | | |
| | | | Middle Tennessee | Middle Tennessee | 66 | | | | | | |
| Western Carolina | Western Carolina | 69 | Middle Tennessee | Middle Tennessee | 66 | | | | | | |
| Middle Tennessee* | Middle Tennessee* | 104 | | | | | | | | | |
| Middle Tennessee* | Middle Tennessee* | 104 | | | | Kentucky* | Kentucky* | 84 | | | |
| | | | | | | James Madison | James Madison | 76 | | | |
| | | | Indiana* | Indiana* | 81 | | | | | | |
| | | | James Madison | James Madison | 86† | | | | | | |
| Radford | Radford | 58 | James Madison | James Madison | 86† | | | | | | |
| James Madison* | James Madison* | 80 | | | | | | | | | |
Note: Asterisk denotes home team. † denotes overtime.

### Section 3

| Round 1 March 19–22 | Round 1 March 19–22 | Round 1 March 19–22 | Round 2 March 22–25 | Round 2 March 22–25 | Round 2 March 22–25 | Round 3 March 26–28 | Round 3 March 26–28 | Round 3 March 26–28 | Quarterfinals March 29–31 | Quarterfinals March 29–31 | Quarterfinals March 29–31 |
| | | | Michigan* | Michigan* | 75 | | | | | | |
| | | | VCU | VCU | 57 | | | | | | |
| VCU | VCU | 80 | VCU | VCU | 57 | | | | | | |
| Charlotte* | Charlotte* | 67 | | | | | | | | | |
| Charlotte* | Charlotte* | 67 | | | | Michigan* | Michigan* | 59 | | | |
| | | | | | | Southern Miss | Southern Miss | 45 | | | |
| | | | Mississippi State | Mississippi State | 61 | | | | | | |
| | | | Southern Miss* | Southern Miss* | 62 | | | | | | |
| Arkansas-Little Rock | Arkansas-Little Rock | 57 | Southern Miss* | Southern Miss* | 62 | | | | | | |
| Southern Miss* | Southern Miss* | 67 | | | | | | | | | |
| Southern Miss* | Southern Miss* | 67 | | | | | | | Michigan | Michigan | 40 |
| | | | | | | | | | Michigan State* | Michigan State* | 45† |
| | | | Kansas* | Kansas* | 82 | | | | | | |
| | | | Evansville | Evansville | 60 | | | | | | |
| Southeast Missouri State | Southeast Missouri State | 58 | Evansville | Evansville | 60 | | | | | | |
| Evansville* | Evansville* | 60 | | | | | | | | | |
| Evansville* | Evansville* | 60 | | | | Kansas | Kansas | 54 | | | |
| | | | | | | Michigan State* | Michigan State* | 58 | | | |
| | | | Michigan State* | Michigan State* | 74 | | | | | | |
| | | | Bowling Green | Bowling Green | 66 | | | | | | |
| Dayton | Dayton | 52 | Bowling Green | Bowling Green | 66 | | | | | | |
| Bowling Green* | Bowling Green* | 64 | | | | | | | | | |
Note: Asterisk denotes home team. † denotes overtime.

### Section 4

| Round 1 March 19–22 | Round 1 March 19–22 | Round 1 March 19–22 | Round 2 March 22–25 | Round 2 March 22–25 | Round 2 March 22–25 | Round 3 March 26–28 | Round 3 March 26–28 | Round 3 March 26–28 | Quarterfinals March 29–31 | Quarterfinals March 29–31 | Quarterfinals March 29–31 |
| | | | St. John's* | St. John's* | 65 | | | | | | |
| | | | Iona | Iona | 59 | | | | | | |
| Iona | Iona | 71 | Iona | Iona | 59 | | | | | | |
| Quinnipiac* | Quinnipiac* | 59 | | | | | | | | | |
| Quinnipiac* | Quinnipiac* | 59 | | | | St. John's* | St. John's* | 65 | | | |
| | | | | | | Boston College | Boston College | 56 | | | |
| | | | Boston College* | Boston College* | 76 | | | | | | |
| | | | Vermont | Vermont | 64 | | | | | | |
| Dartmouth | Dartmouth | 50 | Vermont | Vermont | 64 | | | | | | |
| Vermont* | Vermont* | 69 | | | | | | | | | |
| Vermont* | Vermont* | 69 | | | | | | | St. John's | St. John's | 61 |
| | | | | | | | | | NC State* | NC State* | 63 |
| | | | NC State* | NC State* | 72 | | | | | | |
| | | | South Carolina | South Carolina | 69 | | | | | | |
| North Carolina A&T | North Carolina A&T | 74 | South Carolina | South Carolina | 69 | | | | | | |
| South Carolina* | South Carolina* | 102 | | | | | | | | | |
| South Carolina* | South Carolina* | 102 | | | | NC State* | NC State* | 80 | | | |
| | | | | | | Florida | Florida | 55 | | | |
| | | | Florida* | Florida* | 60 | | | | | | |
| | | | Florida Gulf Coast | Florida Gulf Coast | 55 | | | | | | |
| South Florida | South Florida | 65 | Florida Gulf Coast | Florida Gulf Coast | 55 | | | | | | |
| Florida Gulf Coast* | Florida Gulf Coast* | 67 | | | | | | | | | |
Note: Asterisk denotes home team

### Semifinals and finals

| Semifinals April 2 | Semifinals April 2 | Semifinals April 2 | Finals April 5 | Finals April 5 | Finals April 5 |
| Colorado* | Colorado* | 72 | | | |
| Marquette | Marquette | 86 | | | |
| Marquette | Marquette | 86 | Marquette | Marquette | 81 |
| | | | Michigan State* | Michigan State* | 66 |
| Michigan State* | Michigan State* | 58 | Michigan State* | Michigan State* | 66 |
| NC State | NC State | 57 | | | |
Note: Asterisk denotes home team

## All-tournament team

* Krystal Ellis, Marquette (MVP)
* Angel Robinson, Marquette
* Allyssa DeHaan, Michigan State
* Kalisha Keane, Michigan State
* Khadijah Washington, NC State
* Jackie McFarland, Colorado
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