# 2012 Women's National Invitation Tournament

The 2012 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 2012 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament. The tournament were 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. The Oklahoma State Cowgirls won their first WNIT title, defeating the James Madison Dukes in the championship game, 75–68. Toni Young of Oklahoma State was named tournament MVP.

## Preseason WNIT

The pre-season 2011 is the 18th edition of the Women's National Invitation Tournament (WNIT), an annual event hosted entirely at campus sites. The championship game had the No. 1-ranked Baylor hosting the No. 2-ranked Notre Dame. The WNIT MVP Brittney Griner scored 32 points for Baylor in a win over Notre Dame.

### Championship Bracket

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| First Round November 11, 2011 | First Round November 11, 2011 | Quarterfinals November 13, 2011 | Quarterfinals November 13, 2011 | Semifinals November 14, 2011 | Semifinals November 14, 2011 | | Championship November 15, 2011 | Championship November 15, 2011 |
| Baylor | 82 | | | | | | | |
| Howard | 28 | | | | | | | |
| Howard | 28 | Baylor | 91 | | | | | |
| | | Chattanooga | 31 | | | | | |
| Chattanooga | 65 | Chattanooga | 31 | | | | | |
| UAB | 59 | | | | | | | |
| UAB | 59 | | | Baylor | 83 | | | |
| | | | | UCLA | 50 | | | |
| UCLA | 67 | | | | | UCLA | 50 | | | |
| McNeese State | 59 | | | | | | | |
| McNeese State | 59 | UCLA | 74 | | | | | |
| | | Tennessee Tech | 52 | | | | | |
| East Tennessee State | 76 | Tennessee Tech | 52 | | | | | |
| Tennessee Tech | 87 | | | | | | | |
| Tennessee Tech | 87 | | | | | | Baylor | 94 |
| | | | | | | | Notre Dame | 81 |
| Notre Dame | 81 | | | | | | | | Notre Dame | 81 |
| Akron | 61 | | | | | | | |
| Akron | 61 | Notre Dame | 99 | | | | | |
| | | Indiana State | 34 | | | | | |
| Indiana State | 64 | Indiana State | 34 | | | | | |
| Detroit | 62 | | | | | | | |
| Detroit | 62 | | | Notre Dame | 98 | | | |
| | | | | Hartford | 43 | | | |
| Hartford | 64 | | | | | Hartford | 43 | | | |
| Manhattan | 45 | | | | | | | |
| Manhattan | 45 | Hartford | 54 | | | | | |
| | | Long Island | 45 | | | | | |
| Drexel | 52 | Long Island | 45 | | | | | |
| Long Island | 60 | | | | | | | |

### Consolation Brackets

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#### Consolation Round 3

* Quarterfinal Losers
| Round 3 November 18, 2011 | Round 3 November 18, 2011 |
| Tennessee Tech | 53 |
| Long Island | 62 |
| Round 3 November 18, 2011 | Round 3 November 18, 2011 |
| Indiana State* | 54 |
| Chattanooga | 75 |
Team listed on top is home team

## Post-Season Tournament

The post-season 2012 Women's National Invitation Tournament (WNIT) is a single-elimination tournament of 64 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I teams that did not participate in the 2012 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.
The Oklahoma State Cowgirls won their first WNIT title by the score of 75–68 over the James Madison Dukes. Oklahoma State was coached by Jim Littell, who took over following the death of head coach Kurt Budke in a plane crash on November 17, 2011.

## Bracket

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Team listed on top is home team

### Region 1

| First round March 14–16 | First round March 14–16 | Second round March 17–19 | Second round March 17–19 | Third round March 21–23 | Third round March 21–23 | | Quarterfinals March 24–26 | Quarterfinals March 24–26 |
| Oregon State | 66 | | | | | | | |
| UC Davis | 48 | | | | | | | |
| UC Davis | 48 | Oregon State | 56 | | | | | |
| | | Saint Mary's | 41 | | | | | |
| Saint Mary's | 71 | Saint Mary's | 41 | | | | | |
| UNLV | 63 | | | | | | | |
| UNLV | 63 | | | Oregon State | 49 | | | |
| | | | | Washington | 55 | | | |
| Washington | 90 | | | | | Washington | 55 | | | |
| Cal Poly | 71 | | | | | | | |
| Cal Poly | 71 | Washington | 52 | | | | | |
| | | Utah | 39 | | | | | |
| Utah | 69 | Utah | 39 | | | | | |
| Utah State | 58 | | | | | | | |
| Utah State | 58 | | | | | | Washington | 47 |
| | | | | | | | San Diego | 58 |
| Texas Tech | 85 | | | | | | | | San Diego | 58 |
| Eastern Illinois | 71 | | | | | | | |
| Eastern Illinois | 71 | Texas Tech | 69 | | | | | |
| | | Tulane | 55 | | | | | |
| Tulane | 68 | Tulane | 55 | | | | | |
| Mississippi Valley State | 61 | | | | | | | |
| Mississippi Valley State | 61 | | | Texas Tech | 51 | | | |
| | | | | San Diego | 60 | | | |
| San Diego | 60 | | | | | San Diego | 60 | | | |
| Cal State Northridge | 58 | | | | | | | |
| Cal State Northridge | 58 | San Diego | 83 | | | | | |
| | | Pacific | 75 | | | | | |
| Pacific | 77 | Pacific | 75 | | | | | |
| Arizona State | 62 | | | | | | | |

### Region 2

| First round March 14–16 | First round March 14–16 | Second round March 17–19 | Second round March 17–19 | Third round March 21–23 | Third round March 21–23 | | Quarterfinals March 24–26 | Quarterfinals March 24–26 |
| Illinois State | 69 | | | | | | | |
| Central Michigan | 68 | | | | | | | |
| Central Michigan | 68 | Illinois State | 55 | | | | | |
| | | Villanova | 58 | | | | | |
| Villanova | 58 | Villanova | 58 | | | | | |
| American | 39 | | | | | | | |
| American | 39 | | | Villanova | 47 | | | |
| | | | | Colorado | 48 | | | |
| South Dakota | 61 | | | | | Colorado | 48 | | | |
| Drake | 53 | | | | | | | |
| Drake | 53 | South Dakota | 55 | | | | | |
| | | Colorado | 64 | | | | | |
| Colorado | 54 | Colorado | 64 | | | | | |
| Northern Colorado | 42 | | | | | | | |
| Northern Colorado | 42 | | | | | | Colorado | 70 |
| | | | | | | | Oklahoma State | 78 |
| Wichita State | 79 | | | | | | | | Oklahoma State | 78 |
| Oral Roberts | 57 | | | | | | | |
| Oral Roberts | 57 | Wichita State | 44 | | | | | |
| | | Oklahoma State | 63 | | | | | |
| Oklahoma State | 72 | Oklahoma State | 63 | | | | | |
| Central Arkansas | 51 | | | | | | | |
| Central Arkansas | 51 | | | Oklahoma State | 70 | | | |
| | | | | Missouri State | 57 | | | |
| Missouri State | 81 | | | | | Missouri State | 57 | | | |
| UMKC | 79 | | | | | | | |
| UMKC | 79 | Missouri State | 82 | | | | | |
| | | Memphis | 65 | | | | | |
| Memphis | 60 | Memphis | 65 | | | | | |
| Chattanooga | 59 | | | | | | | |

### Region 3

| First round March 14–16 | First round March 14–16 | Second round March 17–19 | Second round March 17–19 | Third round March 21–23 | Third round March 21–23 | | Quarterfinals March 24–26 | Quarterfinals March 24–26 |
| Temple | 75 | | | | | | | |
| Quinnipiac | 60 | | | | | | | |
| Quinnipiac | 60 | Temple | 64 | | | | | |
| | | Harvard | 59 | | | | | |
| Hofstra | 71 | Harvard | 59 | | | | | |
| Harvard | 73 | | | | | | | |
| Harvard | 73 | | | Temple | 68 | | | |
| | | | | Syracuse | 82 | | | |
| Hartford | 42 | | | | | Syracuse | 82 | | | |
| Syracuse | 59 | | | | | | | |
| Syracuse | 59 | Syracuse | 65 | | | | | |
| | | Drexel | 43 | | | | | |
| Fairfield | 41 | Drexel | 43 | | | | | |
| Drexel | 57 | | | | | | | |
| Drexel | 57 | | | | | | Syracuse | 74$^{OT}$ |
| | | | | | | | Toledo | 73 |
| Toledo | 59 | | | | | | | | Toledo | 73 |
| Detroit | 49 | | | | | | | |
| Detroit | 49 | Toledo | 74 | | | | | |
| | | Cincinnati | 51 | | | | | |
| Cincinnati | 68$^{OT}$ | Cincinnati | 51 | | | | | |
| Duquesne | 63 | | | | | | | |
| Duquesne | 63 | | | Toledo | 81 | | | |
| | | | | VCU | 64 | | | |
| Saint Joseph's | 67 | | | | | VCU | 64 | | | |
| Boston University | 56 | | | | | | | |
| Boston University | 56 | Saint Joseph's | 65 | | | | | |
| | | VCU | 67$^{OT}$ | | | | | |
| Bowling Green | 71 | VCU | 67$^{OT}$ | | | | | |
| VCU | 72 | | | | | | | |

### Region 4

| First round March 14–16 | First round March 14–16 | Second round March 17–19 | Second round March 17–19 | Third round March 21–23 | Third round March 21–23 | | Quarterfinals March 24–26 | Quarterfinals March 24–26 |
| NC State | 88 | | | | | | | |
| High Point | 78 | | | | | | | |
| High Point | 78 | NC State | 62 | | | | | |
| | | Appalachian State | 66 | | | | | |
| UNC Wilmington | 73 | Appalachian State | 66 | | | | | |
| Appalachian State | 79 | | | | | | | |
| Appalachian State | 79 | | | Appalachian State | 58 | | | |
| | | | | Virginia | 74 | | | |
| Virginia | 59 $^{OT}$ | | | | | Virginia | 74 | | | |
| Howard | 56 | | | | | | | |
| Howard | 56 | Virginia | 68 | | | | | |
| | | Richmond | 55 | | | | | |
| Richmond | 76 | Richmond | 55 | | | | | |
| Miami (Ohio) | 54 | | | | | | | |
| Miami (Ohio) | 54 | | | | | | Virginia | 59 |
| | | | | | | | James Madison | 68 |
| James Madison | 64 | | | | | | | | James Madison | 68 |
| Davidson | 49 | | | | | | | |
| Davidson | 49 | James Madison | 84 $^{OT}$ | | | | | |
| | | Wake Forest | 76 | | | | | |
| Charlotte | 61 | Wake Forest | 76 | | | | | |
| Wake Forest | 72 | | | | | | | |
| Wake Forest | 72 | | | James Madison | 72 | | | |
| | | | | South Florida | 45 | | | |
| South Florida | 76 | | | | | South Florida | 45 | | | |
| FAU | 20 | | | | | | | |
| FAU | 20 | South Florida | 77 | | | | | |
| | | FIU | 61 | | | | | |
| FIU | 75 | FIU | 61 | | | | | |
| Stetson | 47 | | | | | | | |

### Semifinals and championship game

Played at host schools
| Semifinals March 28 CBSSN | Semifinals March 28 CBSSN | Semifinals March 28 CBSSN | Championship Game March 31 CBSSN | Championship Game March 31 CBSSN | Championship Game March 31 CBSSN |
| San Diego | San Diego | 57 | | | |
| Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State | 73 | | | |
| Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State | 73 | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State | 75 |
| | | | James Madison | James Madison | 68 |
| Syracuse | Syracuse | 71 | James Madison | James Madison | 68 |
| James Madison | James Madison | 74 | | | |

## All-tournament team

* Toni Young, Oklahoma State (MVP)
* Liz Donohoe, Oklahoma State
* Kirby Burkholder, James Madison
* Tarik Hislop, James Madison
* Kayla Alexander, Syracuse
* Dominique Conners, San Diego
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