# 2022 Women's National Invitation Tournament

The 2022 Women's National Invitation Tournament was a single-elimination tournament of 64 NCAA Division I Women's college basketball teams that were not selected for the field of the 2022 Women's NCAA tournament. The tournament committee announced the 64-team field on March 13, following the selection of the NCAA Tournament field. The tournament started March 16 and ended on April 2 with the championship game televised by CBSSN. The tournament was won by the South Dakota State Jackrabbits.

## Participants

The 2022 Postseason WNIT field consists of 32 teams that receive automatic berths – one berth from each conference – and 32 at-large teams. Three conferences (Big Ten, Big 12, SWAC) rejected their bids. All Division I teams will be considered for at-large berths, including those who are independent and/or are in the transition process of reaching full NCAA Division I status. The automatic berth will go to the team that is the highest-finishing team in its conference's regular-season standings not selected for an NCAA Tournament berth, though some of these teams may still receive an at-large berth into the NCAA women's basketball tournament. The remaining team slots will be filled by the top teams available.
Until Selection Sunday, the highest ranked team that failed to win its conference tournament was placed as the automatic qualifier. If they were selected for the NCAA Tournament, they were replaced with the team next selected.

## Bracket

* – Denotes overtime period

### Region 1

| Round 1 March 16–18 | Round 1 March 16–18 | Round 1 March 16–18 | Round 2 March 20–21 | Round 2 March 20–21 | Round 2 March 20–21 | Round 3 March 24 | Round 3 March 24 | Round 3 March 24 | Quarterfinals March 27 | Quarterfinals March 27 | Quarterfinals March 27 |
| Long Beach State | Long Beach State | 59 | | | | | | | | | |
| Oregon State | Oregon State | 70 | Oregon State | Oregon State | 74 | | | | | | |
| Colorado State | Colorado State | 63 | Portland | Portland | 56 | | | | | | |
| Portland | Portland | 72 | | | | Oregon State | Oregon State | 78 | | | |
| San Diego | San Diego | 76 | | | | New Mexico | New Mexico | 73 | | | |
| California Baptist | California Baptist | 67 | San Diego | San Diego | 69 | | | | | | |
| Grand Canyon | Grand Canyon | 72 | New Mexico | New Mexico | 73 | | | | | | |
| New Mexico | New Mexico | 92 | | | | | | | Oregon State | Oregon State | 66 |
| Idaho State | Idaho State | 73 | | | | | | | UCLA | UCLA | 74 |
| Wyoming | Wyoming | 76 | Wyoming | Wyoming | 97*** | | | | | | |
| Tulsa | Tulsa | 75 | Tulsa | Tulsa | 90 | | | | | | |
| North Texas | North Texas | 62 | | | | Wyoming | Wyoming | 81 | | | |
| Air Force | Air Force | 64 | | | | UCLA | UCLA | 82*** | | | |
| San Francisco | San Francisco | 60 | Air Force | Air Force | 45 | | | | | | |
| UC Irvine | UC Irvine | 48 | UCLA | UCLA | 61 | | | | | | |
| UCLA | UCLA | 61 | | | | | | | | | |

### Region 2

| Round 1 March 16–18 | Round 1 March 16–18 | Round 1 March 16–18 | Round 2 March 20–21 | Round 2 March 20–21 | Round 2 March 20–21 | Round 3 March 24 | Round 3 March 24 | Round 3 March 24 | Quarterfinals March 28 | Quarterfinals March 28 | Quarterfinals March 28 |
| Maine | Maine | 44 | | | | | | | | | |
| Boston College | Boston College | 69 | Boston College | Boston College | 94 | | | | | | |
| Quinnipiac | Quinnipiac | 61 | Quinnipiac | Quinnipiac | 68 | | | | | | |
| Rhode Island | Rhode Island | 50 | | | | Boston College | Boston College | 51 | | | |
| Old Dominion | Old Dominion | 72 | | | | Columbia | Columbia | 54 | | | |
| Towson | Towson | 66 | Old Dominion | Old Dominion | 59 | | | | | | |
| Holy Cross | Holy Cross | 69 | Columbia | Columbia | 62 | | | | | | |
| Columbia | Columbia | 80 | | | | | | | Columbia | Columbia | 75 |
| Fairleigh Dickinson | Fairleigh Dickinson | 45 | | | | | | | Seton Hall | Seton Hall | 78 |
| Seton Hall | Seton Hall | 67 | Seton Hall | Seton Hall | 70 | | | | | | |
| Stony Brook | Stony Brook | 48 | VCU | VCU | 67 | | | | | | |
| VCU | VCU | 56 | | | | Seton Hall | Seton Hall | 78 | | | |
| Norfolk State | Norfolk State | 47 | | | | Drexel | Drexel | 71 | | | |
| Drexel | Drexel | 54 | Drexel | Drexel | 61 | | | | | | |
| Bucknell | Bucknell | 73 | Bucknell | Bucknell | 58 | | | | | | |
| Fordham | Fordham | 64 | | | | | | | | | |

### Region 3

| Round 1 March 16–18 | Round 1 March 16–18 | Round 1 March 16–18 | Round 2 March 20–21 | Round 2 March 20–21 | Round 2 March 20–21 | Round 3 March 24 | Round 3 March 24 | Round 3 March 24 | Quarterfinals March 27 | Quarterfinals March 27 | Quarterfinals March 27 |
| Ohio | Ohio | 57 | | | | | | | | | |
| South Dakota State | South Dakota State | 87 | South Dakota State | South Dakota State | 78 | | | | | | |
| Minnesota | Minnesota | 73 | Minnesota | Minnesota | 57 | | | | | | |
| Green Bay | Green Bay | 65 | | | | South Dakota State | South Dakota State | 84 | | | |
| Drake | Drake | 83* | | | | Drake | Drake | 66 | | | |
| Missouri | Missouri | 78 | Drake | Drake | 62 | | | | | | |
| Kansas City | Kansas City | 58 | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa | 55 | | | | | | |
| Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa | 75 | | | | | | | South Dakota State | South Dakota State | 78 |
| Alabama | Alabama | 82 | | | | | | | Alabama | Alabama | 73 |
| Troy | Troy | 79 | Alabama | Alabama | 81 | | | | | | |
| Jacksonville State | Jacksonville State | 36 | Tulane | Tulane | 77 | | | | | | |
| Tulane | Tulane | 80 | | | | Alabama | Alabama | 79 | | | |
| Houston | Houston | 63 | | | | Houston | Houston | 64 | | | |
| Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech | 52 | Houston | Houston | 62 | | | | | | |
| Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech | 73 | Tennessee Tech | Tennessee Tech | 55 | | | | | | |
| SMU | SMU | 62 | | | | | | | | | |

### Region 4

| Round 1 March 16–18 | Round 1 March 16–18 | Round 1 March 16–18 | Round 2 March 20–21 | Round 2 March 20–21 | Round 2 March 20–21 | Round 3 March 24 | Round 3 March 24 | Round 3 March 24 | Quarterfinals March 28 | Quarterfinals March 28 | Quarterfinals March 28 |
| Ball State | Ball State | 70 | | | | | | | | | |
| Marquette | Marquette | 93 | Marquette | Marquette | 77 | | | | | | |
| Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois | 60 | Purdue | Purdue | 62 | | | | | | |
| Purdue | Purdue | 82 | | | | Marquette | Marquette | 82 | | | |
| Houston Baptist | Houston Baptist | 51 | | | | Toledo | Toledo | 92 | | | |
| Toledo | Toledo | 61 | Toledo | Toledo | 79 | | | | | | |
| Kent State | Kent State | 68 | Kent State | Kent State | 59 | | | | | | |
| Youngstown State | Youngstown State | 59 | | | | | | | Toledo | Toledo | 71 |
| Akron | Akron | 59 | | | | | | | Middle Tennessee | Middle Tennessee | 73* |
| Wake Forest | Wake Forest | 71 | Wake Forest | Wake Forest | 55 | | | | | | |
| Wofford | Wofford | 56 | Middle Tennessee | Middle Tennessee | 67 | | | | | | |
| Middle Tennessee | Middle Tennessee | 86 | | | | Middle Tennessee | Middle Tennessee | 55 | | | |
| Murray State | Murray State | 47 | | | | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt | 53 | | | |
| Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt | 73 | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt | 71 | | | | | | |
| Campbell | Campbell | 44 | Liberty | Liberty | 45 | | | | | | |
| Liberty | Liberty | 50 | | | | | | | | | |

### Semifinals and Championship Game

| Semifinals March 31 | Semifinals March 31 | Semifinals March 31 | Championship April 2 CBSSN | Championship April 2 CBSSN | Championship April 2 CBSSN |
| Seton Hall | Seton Hall | 74 | | | |
| Middle Tennessee | Middle Tennessee | 73 | | | |
| Middle Tennessee | Middle Tennessee | 73 | Seton Hall | Seton Hall | 50 |
| | | | South Dakota State | South Dakota State | 82 |
| UCLA | UCLA | 59 | South Dakota State | South Dakota State | 82 |
| South Dakota State | South Dakota State | 62 | | | |

## Game summaries
### Semifinals

* ESPN3
* March 31 7:30 pm EDT
Seton Hall Pirates 74, Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders 73 :
| Scoring by quarter: 16–14, 22–12, 19–24, 17–23 |||
| Pts: Cooks, 28 Rebs: Cooks, 7 Asts: Park-Lane, 10 | Pts: Malashka, 25 Rebs: Malashka, 9 Asts: Blakely, 4 |
* Murphy Center Murfreesboro, Tennessee Attendance: 4,022 Referees: Felicia Grinter, Brian Hall, Nykesha Thompson
* ESPN3
* March 31 8:00 pm EDT
UCLA Bruins 59, South Dakota State Jackrabbits 62 :
| Scoring by quarter: 15–12, 10–15, 15–13, 19–22 |||
| Pts: Thomas, 24 Rebs: Horvat, 6 Asts: Osborne, 8 | Pts: Selland, 24 Rebs: Timmer, 9 Asts: Greer, 2 |
* Frost Arena Brookings, South Dakota Attendance: 5,227 Referees: Doug Knight, Kim Hobbs, DeMoya Williams

### Championship game

* CBSSN
* April 2 3:00 pm EDT
Seton Hall Pirates 50, South Dakota State Jackrabbits 82 :
| Scoring by quarter: 7-25, 11-15, 13-22, 19-20 |||
| Pts: Cooks, 14 Rebs: Cooks, 9 Asts: Park-Lane, 4 | Pts: Theisen, 16 Rebs: Theisen & Selland, 11 Asts: Selland, 5 |
* Frost Arena Brookings, South Dakota Attendance: 5,263

## All-tournament team

* Myah Selland (South Dakota State), MVP
* Haleigh Timmer (South Dakota State)
* Sidney Cooks (Seton Hall)
* Lauren Park-Lane (Seton Hall)
* Ilmar’l Thomas (UCLA)
* Kseniya Malashka (Middle Tennessee)
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