# 2015 Women's National Invitation Tournament

The 2015 Women's National Invitation Tournament was a single-elimination tournament of 64 NCAA Division I teams that were not selected to participate in the 2015 Women's NCAA tournament. The annual tournament began on March 18 and ended on April 4, with the championship game televised on CBS Sports Network. All games were played on the campus sites of participating schools. The Tournament was won by the UCLA Bruins who defeated the West Virginia Mountaineers, 62–60, in the final before a crowd of 8,658 at the Charleston Civic Center in Charleston, West Virginia, on April 4. It was UCLA's first WNIT title. UCLA's Jordin Canada was named the tournament's most valuable player.

## Participants

Sixty-four teams were selected to participate in the 2015 WNIT. Thirty-two teams received automatic berths into the tournament from being the highest-ranked team in their conference that failed to make the NCAA Women's Tournament. The other 32 teams earned at-large bids, by having a winning record but failing to make the NCAA Women's Tournament. If a conference’s automatic qualifier declines the WNIT invitation, the conference forfeits that automatic spot, and that selection goes into the pool of at-large schools.

## Bracket
### West Region

| Round 1 March 18–20 | Round 1 March 18–20 | Round 2 March 22–24 | Round 2 March 22–24 | Round 3 March 25–27 | Round 3 March 25–27 | | Quarterfinals March 28–30 | Quarterfinals March 28–30 |
| Washington State | 66 | | | | | | | |
| Eastern Washington | 67 | | | | | | | |
| Eastern Washington | 67 | Eastern Washington | 49 | | | | | |
| | | Sacramento State | 84 | | | | | |
| Pacific | 79 | Sacramento State | 84 | | | | | |
| Sacramento State | 83 | | | | | | | |
| Sacramento State | 83 | | | Sacramento State | 69 | | | |
| | | | | St. Mary's (CA) | 77 | | | |
| Fresno State | 79 | | | | | St. Mary's (CA) | 77 | | | |
| San Francisco | 73 | | | | | | | |
| San Francisco | 73 | Fresno State | 64 | | | | | |
| | | St. Mary's (CA) | 83 | | | | | |
| St. Mary's (CA) | 92* | St. Mary's (CA) | 83 | | | | | |
| Hawai'i | 88 | | | | | | | |
| Hawai'i | 88 | | | | | | St. Mary's (CA) | 66 |
| | | | | | | | UCLA | 82 |
| Colorado State | 48 | | | | | | | | UCLA | 82 |
| Northern Colorado | 53 | | | | | | | |
| Northern Colorado | 53 | Northern Colorado | 59 | | | | | |
| | | South Dakota | 58 | | | | | |
| South Dakota | 68 | South Dakota | 58 | | | | | |
| Creighton | 58 | | | | | | | |
| Creighton | 58 | | | Northern Colorado | 60 | | | |
| | | | | UCLA | 74 | | | |
| UCLA | 70 | | | | | UCLA | 74 | | | |
| CS Bakersfield | 54 | | | | | | | |
| CS Bakersfield | 54 | UCLA | 63 | | | | | |
| | | San Diego | 58 | | | | | |
| San Diego | 63 | San Diego | 58 | | | | | |
| Long Beach State | 58 | | | | | | | |

### Midwest Region

| Round 1 March 18–20 | Round 1 March 18–20 | Round 2 March 22–24 | Round 2 March 22–24 | Round 3 March 25–27 | Round 3 March 25–27 | | Quarterfinals March 28–30 | Quarterfinals March 28–30 |
| Michigan | 72 | | | | | | | |
| Cleveland State | 50 | | | | | | | |
| Cleveland State | 50 | Michigan | 74 | | | | | |
| | | Toledo | 58 | | | | | |
| Toledo | 72 | Toledo | 58 | | | | | |
| Wright State | 64 | | | | | | | |
| Wright State | 64 | | | Michigan | 65 | | | |
| | | | | Missouri | 55 | | | |
| Kansas State | 86 | | | | | Missouri | 55 | | | |
| Akron | 68 | | | | | | | |
| Akron | 68 | Kansas State | 48 | | | | | |
| | | Missouri | 67 | | | | | |
| Northern Iowa | 61 | Missouri | 67 | | | | | |
| Missouri | 69 | | | | | | | |
| Missouri | 69 | | | | | | Michigan | 69 |
| | | | | | | | Southern Mississippi | 60 |
| Drake | 70 | | | | | | | | Southern Mississippi | 60 |
| Eastern Michigan | 80 | | | | | | | |
| Eastern Michigan | 80 | Eastern Michigan | 69 | | | | | |
| | | Tulsa | 59 | | | | | |
| Missouri State | 72 | Tulsa | 59 | | | | | |
| Tulsa | 78 | | | | | | | |
| Tulsa | 78 | | | Eastern Michigan | 65 | | | |
| | | | | Southern Mississippi | 76 | | | |
| Southern Mississippi | 79 | | | | | Southern Mississippi | 76 | | | |
| Texas Southern | 69 | | | | | | | |
| Texas Southern | 69 | Southern Mississippi | 77* | | | | | |
| | | Texas Christian | 73 | | | | | |
| Texas Christian | 85 | Texas Christian | 73 | | | | | |
| Stephen F. Austin | 80 | | | | | | | |
* - Denotes overtime

### South Region

| Round 1 March 18–20 | Round 1 March 18–20 | Round 2 March 22–24 | Round 2 March 22–24 | Round 3 March 25–27 | Round 3 March 25–27 | | Quarterfinals March 28–30 | Quarterfinals March 28–30 |
| Middle Tennessee St. | 69 | | | | | | | |
| Ball State | 58 | | | | | | | |
| Ball State | 58 | Middle Tennessee St. | 70 | | | | | |
| | | Arkansas State | 60 | | | | | |
| Arkansas State | 61 | Arkansas State | 60 | | | | | |
| Western Michigan | 49 | | | | | | | |
| Western Michigan | 49 | | | Middle Tennessee St. | 82 | | | |
| | | | | Ole Miss | 70 | | | |
| Georgia Tech | 69 | | | | | Ole Miss | 70 | | | |
| Elon | 47 | | | | | | | |
| Elon | 47 | Georgia Tech | 48 | | | | | |
| | | Ole Miss | 63 | | | | | |
| Ole Miss | 80 | Ole Miss | 63 | | | | | |
| Tennessee-Martin | 70 | | | | | | | |
| Tennessee-Martin | 70 | | | | | | Middle Tennessee State | 57 |
| | | | | | | | Temple | 69 |
| Marist | 54 | | | | | | | | Temple | 69 |
| Temple | 67 | | | | | | | |
| Temple | 67 | Temple | 61 | | | | | |
| | | Penn | 56 | | | | | |
| Penn | 65 | Penn | 56 | | | | | |
| Hofstra | 58 | | | | | | | |
| Hofstra | 58 | | | Temple | 80* | | | |
| | | | | North Carolina State | 79 | | | |
| East Carolina | 74 | | | | | North Carolina State | 79 | | | |
| Radford | 52 | | | | | | | |
| Radford | 52 | East Carolina | 65 | | | | | |
| | | North Carolina State | 69 | | | | | |
| East Tennessee State | 58 | North Carolina State | 69 | | | | | |
| North Carolina State | 73 | | | | | | | |
* - Denotes overtime

### East Region

| Round 1 March 18–20 | Round 1 March 18–20 | Round 2 March 22–24 | Round 2 March 22–24 | Round 3 March 25–27 | Round 3 March 25–27 | | Quarterfinals March 28–30 | Quarterfinals March 28–30 |
| Youngstown State | 54 | | | | | | | |
| Duquesne | 72 | | | | | | | |
| Duquesne | 72 | Duquesne | 48 | | | | | |
| | | Richmond | 47 | | | | | |
| Stetson | 66 | Richmond | 47 | | | | | |
| Richmond | 67 | | | | | | | |
| Richmond | 67 | | | Duquesne | 39 | | | |
| | | | | West Virginia | 60 | | | |
| West Virginia | 84 | | | | | West Virginia | 60 | | | |
| Buffalo | 61 | | | | | | | |
| Buffalo | 61 | West Virginia | 57 | | | | | |
| | | Hampton | 39 | | | | | |
| Drexel | 42 | Hampton | 39 | | | | | |
| Hampton | 45 | | | | | | | |
| Hampton | 45 | | | | | | West Virginia | 75* |
| | | | | | | | Villanova | 70 |
| Fordham | 70 | | | | | | | | Villanova | 70 |
| Central Connecticut State | 67 | | | | | | | |
| Central Connecticut State | 67 | Fordham | 63 | | | | | |
| | | St. John's | 77 | | | | | |
| St. John's | 64 | St. John's | 77 | | | | | |
| Army | 56 | | | | | | | |
| Army | 56 | | | St. John's | 55 | | | |
| | | | | Villanova | 63 | | | |
| Villanova | 71 | | | | | Villanova | 63 | | | |
| Maine | 60 | | | | | | | |
| Maine | 60 | Villanova | 71 | | | | | |
| | | Old Dominion | 66 | | | | | |
| Old Dominion | 69 | Old Dominion | 66 | | | | | |
| Virginia | 62 | | | | | | | |
* - Denotes overtime

### Semifinals and championship game

| Semifinals April 1 | Semifinals April 1 | Semifinals April 1 | Championship Game April 4 CBSSN | Championship Game April 4 CBSSN | Championship Game April 4 CBSSN |
| UCLA | UCLA | 69 | | | |
| Michigan | Michigan | 65 | | | |
| Michigan | Michigan | 65 | UCLA | UCLA | 62 |
| | | | West Virginia | West Virginia | 60 |
| Temple | Temple | 58 | West Virginia | West Virginia | 60 |
| West Virginia | West Virginia | 66* | | | |
* - Denotes overtime
Championship Game was played at Charleston Civic Center, Charleston, West Virginia.

## All-tournament team

* Jordin Canada, UCLA (MVP)
* Nicole Elmblad, Michigan
* Averee Fields, West Virginia
* Nirra Fields, UCLA
* Bria Holmes, West Virginia
* Tyonna Williams, Temple
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