2007 Women's National Invitation Tournament
Teams48
Finals siteArena-Auditorium
Laramie, Wyoming
ChampionsWyoming (1st title)
Runner-upWisconsin (3rd title game)
Winning coachJoe Legerski (1st title)
Attendance15,462 (championship game)
Women's National Invitation Tournaments
«2006 2008»

The 2007 Women's National Invitation Tournament[1] (WNIT) was a single-elimination tournament of 48 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I teams that did not participate in the 2007 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament.

The teams were deemed the "best of the rest" from the 31 Division I conferences were joined by 17 at-large selections.

The final four of the tournament paired Wisconsin against Western Kentucky and Wyoming against 2006 WNIT champion Kansas State. Wisconsin (23–12) defeated Western Kentucky 79–72.[2] Meanwhile, across the country, Wyoming and Kansas State played a triple-overtime thriller. The Cowgirls eventually pulled out the victory, holding Kansas State to a single point in the third overtime, and winning 89–79.[3]

The championship game of the WNIT was played Saturday, March 31, 2007, in front of 15,462 fans at the Arena-Auditorium in Laramie, Wyoming (the largest crowd in Wyoming Cowgirl History). Wyoming dominated the game and won 72–56, bringing the Cowgirls their first postseason championship win.[4] They also became the first Mountain West Conference team to win the tournament.

Region 1

Source:[5]

Round 1
March 14–16 		Round 2
March 16–19 		Round 3
March 20–22 		Quarterfinals
March 22–25
            
Missouri 67
Wyoming 73
Wyoming 84
Nevada 56
Wyoming 64
Oregon 62
Oregon 70
UC Santa Barbara 54
San Diego 63
UC Santa Barbara 75
Wyoming 70
South Dakota State 59
Indiana 74
Iona 71
Iona 91
Long Island 79
Indiana 53
South Dakota State 60
South Dakota State 61
Illinois State 48
Illinois State 71***
Rice 61

(***) denotes triple overtime

Region 2

Round 1
March 14–16 		Round 2
March 16–19 		Round 3
March 20–22 		Quarterfinals
March 22–25
            
Virginia Tech 74
Western Carolina 64
W. Carolina 91
E. Tennessee St. 63
Virginia Tech 73
Auburn 81
Auburn 74
UAB 60
UAB 81
Davidson 77
Auburn 54
Kansas State 67
Illinois 59
Utah 48
Utah 78
Montana 70
Illinois 51
Kansas State 66
Kansas State 72
Southern Illinois 46
Stephen F. Austin 50
Southern Illinois 58

Region 3

Round 1
March 14–16 		Round 2
March 16–19 		Round 3
March 20–22 		Quarterfinals
March 22–25
            
Mississippi State 79
Tulane 73
Tulane 76
Jackson State 43
Mississippi State 56
W. Kentucky 59
W. Kentucky 73
Minnesota 57
Minnesota 97
Illinois-Chicago 54
W. Kentucky 72
Hofstra 54
South Carolina 81
Hartford 40
Hartford 70
Bucknell 54
South Carolina 59
Hofstra 64
Hofstra 64
Seton Hall 52
Seton Hall 60
Dartmouth 39

Region 4

Round 1
March 14–16 		Round 2
March 16–19 		Round 3
March 20–22 		Quarterfinals
March 22–25
            
Virginia 74
Charlotte 72
Charlotte 72
High Point 45
Virginia 73
S. Florida 72
S. Florida 66
Coppin State 49
Saint Joseph's 52
Coppin State 67
Virginia 78
Wisconsin 84
Wisconsin 77
Arkansas State 45
Arkansas State 59
Murray State 52
Wisconsin 67
Kentucky 61
Ball State 82
Kentucky 85
Oakland 56
Kentucky 65

Semifinals and final

Semifinals
March 26–29 		Championship
March 31
      
Wyoming 89***
Kansas State 79
Wyoming 72
Wisconsin 56
W. Kentucky 72
Wisconsin 79

(***) denotes triple overtime

References

  1. ↑ "Women's National Invitation Tournament at a glance".
  2. ↑ "Badgers advance to women's NIT final". Twin Cities. March 28, 2007. Retrieved April 25, 2021.
  3. ↑ "WYOMING 89,| KANSAS STATE 79, 3OT". The Denver Post. Associated Press. March 28, 2007. Retrieved April 25, 2021.
  4. ↑ "Wyoming Cowgirls win WNIT Championship". www.ksl.com. Retrieved April 25, 2021.
  5. ↑ "2007 Postseason Bracket (PDF) - WNIT Pre and Post Tournament" (PDF). womensnit.com. Retrieved April 25, 2021.
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