2023 Women's Basketball Invitational

The 2023 Women's Basketball Invitational (WBI) is a single-elimination tournament consisting of eight NCAA Division I teams not selected to participate in the 2023 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament or 2023 Women's National Invitation Tournament. The 2023 field was announced on March 13. The 2023 edition of the tournament was played on the campus of Transylvania University in Lexington, Kentucky at the Clive M. Beck Center. This was the third year in a row the tournament consisted of an eight-team field played over four days, with a winners and consolation bracket, guaranteeing three games for all teams. There was no winning percentage requirement to compete in the tournament. Cal Baptist won the tournament in their first-ever appearance.[1]

2023 Women's Basketball Invitational
Season2022–23
Teams8
Finals siteClive M. Beck Center
Lexington, Kentucky
ChampionsCal Baptist (1st title)
Runner-upNew Mexico State (1st title game)
Winning coachJarrod Olson (1st title)
MVPGrace Schmidt (Cal Baptist)
Women's Basketball Invitationals
«2022 2024»

Participating teams

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The following teams accepted invitations to compete in the 2023 Women's Basketball Invitational:

Team Conference Appearance Last bid
East Tennessee State SoCon 1st Never
FIU C-USA 2nd 2019
New Mexico State WAC 1st Never
UIC Missouri Valley 2nd 2014
Cal Baptist WAC 1st Never
North Dakota Summit 4th 2016
Georgia Southern Sun Belt 1st Never
Northern Illinois MAC 1st Never

Schedule

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Game Time Matchup Score Attendance
First round – Friday, March 17
1 12:00 p.m. East Tennessee State vs. FIU 81–56
2 2:30 p.m. New Mexico State vs. UIC 51–41
3 5:00 p.m. Cal Baptist vs. North Dakota 96–79
4 7:30 p.m. Georgia Southern vs. Northern Illinois 69–58
Semifinals – Saturday, March 18
5 12:00 p.m. FIU vs. UIC 68–65
6 2:30 p.m. East Tennessee State vs. New Mexico State 53–57
7 5:00 p.m. North Dakota vs. Northern Illinois 102–99
8 7:30 p.m. Cal Baptist vs. Georgia Southern 82–80
Finals – Sunday, March 19
9 12:00 p.m. UIC vs. Northern Illinois 71–56
10 2:30 p.m. FIU vs. North Dakota 76–73
11 5:00 p.m. East Tennessee State vs. Georgia Southern 96–49
12 7:30 p.m. New Mexico State vs. Cal Baptist 61–63
Game times in Eastern Time.[2]

Bracket

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5th place game
March 19
Consolation
March 18
First round
March 17
Semifinals
March 18
Championship
March 19
East Tennessee State81
FIU56
FIU68East Tennessee State53
UIC65New Mexico State57
New Mexico State51
UIC41
FIU76New Mexico State61
North Dakota73Cal Baptist63
Cal Baptist96
North Dakota79
7th place game
March 19
North Dakota102Cal Baptist823rd place game
March 19
Northern Illinois99Georgia Southern80
UIC71Georgia Southern69East Tennessee State96
Northern Illinois56Northern Illinois58Georgia Southern49

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Cal Baptist Claims 2023 WBI Title
  2. ^ "Brackets". womensbasketballinvitational.com. Women's Basketball Invitational. Retrieved March 18, 2023.