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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.[1]

2008 Women's National Invitation Tournament
Teams48
Finals siteBreslin Student Events Center
East Lansing, Michigan
ChampionsMarquette (1st title)
Runner-upMichigan State (1st title game)
Winning coachTerri Mitchell (1st title)
MVPKrystal Ellis (Marquette)
Attendance7,818 (championship game)
Women's National Invitation Tournaments
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Seeding

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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.[2][3]

Bracket

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Section 1

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

Note: Asterisk denotes home team. † denotes overtime.

Section 2

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

Note: Asterisk denotes home team. † denotes overtime.

Section 3

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

Note: Asterisk denotes home team. † denotes overtime.

Section 4

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

Note: Asterisk denotes home team

Semifinals and finals

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Semifinals
April 2 		Finals
April 5
      
Colorado* 72
Marquette 86
Marquette 81
Michigan State* 66
Michigan State* 58
NC State 57

Note: Asterisk denotes home team

All-tournament team

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Source:[4][5][6][7][8]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Marquette Claims WNIT Title With 81-66 Win Over Michigan State". Marquette University Athletics. Retrieved April 25, 2021.
  2. ^ "Postseason WNIT". Archived from the original on March 21, 2008. Retrieved March 19, 2008.
  3. ^ "2008 Postseason Bracket (PDF) - WNIT Pre and Post Tournament" (PDF). womensnit.com. Retrieved April 25, 2021.
  4. ^ Solari, Chris (April 6, 2008). "Spartans stumble in WNIT title game". Lansing State Journal. p. 1C. Retrieved March 29, 2022 – via newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Solari, Chris (April 6, 2008). "MSU: 'We ran into a buzzsaw'". Lansing State Journal. p. 4C. Retrieved March 29, 2022 – via newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Post-game Notes". gomarquette.com. April 5, 2008. Retrieved March 29, 2022.
  7. ^ "2021–22 NC State Women's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). GoPack.com. North Carolina State University. 2021. p. 93. Retrieved May 30, 2022.
  8. ^ "2007–08 Big 12 Women's Basketball – 2007–08 Season Final Release" (PDF). Big12Sports.com. Big 12 Conference. 2008. p. 9. Retrieved May 30, 2022.
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