2010 Women's National Invitation Tournament

The 2010 Women's National Invitation Tournament (WNIT) is a single-elimination tournament of 64 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I teams that did not participate in the 2010 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament. The tournament is played 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.

2010 Women's National Invitation Tournament

Teams	64
Finals site	Haas Pavilion Berkeley, California
Champions	California (1st title)
Runner-up	Miami (FL) (1st title game)
Winning coach	Charmin Smith (1st title)
MVP	Alexis Gray-Lawson (California)
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2010 Preseason WNIT

At the beginning of the season, there is a Preseason WNIT.

Round 1

• The games for round one were played on November 13.

Bracket 1

• New Mexico 81, Northern Colorado 59
• Florida Gulf Coast 66, UTEP 54
• Georgia Tech 63, Winthrop 30
• Oklahoma State 67, Arkansas Little-Rock 58

Bracket 2

• Ohio State 91, Eastern Illinois 68^[1]
• Bowling Green 76, Chicago State 41^[2]
• Marist 80, North Carolina A&T 64
• West Virginia 79, Towson 42^[3]

Round 2

• The games for round one were played on November 15 and 16.

Bracket 1

• New Mexico 80, Florida Gulf Coast 64^[4]
• Oklahoma State 70, Georgia Tech 64

Bracket 2

• Ohio State 91, Bowling Green 72
• West Virginia 55 Marist 50

Semifinals and finals

	Semifinals November 18–19					Finals November 22
	Ohio State		92
	West Virginia		69
						Ohio State		93^[4]
						Oklahoma State		72
	Oklahoma State		70
	New Mexico		56

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Note: Asterisk denotes home team

Consolation rounds

Rounds 1&2

• Friday, Nov. 20
  • North Carolina A&T 62, Chicago State 57
  • UTEP 84, Eastern Illinois 80
  • Towson 56, Winthrop 46
  • Arkansas-Little Rock 55, Northern Colorado 43
• Saturday, Nov. 21
  • Chicago State 45, Winthrop 41
  • Eastern Illinois 74, Northern Colorado 70
  • Towson 74, NCA&T 69
  • UALR 64, UTEP 40

Round 3

• Saturday, November 21
  • Marist 70, Bowling Green 65
  • Georgia Tech 58, Florida Gulf Coast 48

2010 Postseason WNIT

The 2010 Women's National Invitation Tournament (WNIT) was a single-elimination tournament of 64 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I teams that did not participate in the 2010 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament. The 42nd annual tournament was played from March 17, 2010 to April 3, 2010, 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.

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2010 WNIT Automatic Bids

Legend	School	Conference
1	Boston	America East
2	Charlotte	Atlantic 10
3	Wake Forest	Atlantic Coast
4	Florida Gulf Coast	Atlantic Sun
5	Texas Tech	Big 12
6	Providence	Big East
7	Eastern Washington	Big Sky
8	Gardner-Webb	Big South
9	Purdue	Big Ten
10	UC Davis	Big West
11	Old Dominion	Colonial
12	Houston	Conference USA
13	Butler	Horizon
14	Harvard	Ivy League
15	North Carolina A&T	MEAC
16	Iona	Metro Atlantic
17	Toledo	Mid-American
18	Illinois State	Missouri Valley
19	Brigham Young	Mountain West
20	Robert Morris	Northeast
21	Eastern Illinois	Ohio Valley
22	California	Pac-10
23	American	Patriot
24	Florida	SEC
25	Samford	Southern
26	Stephen F. Austin	Southland
27	Oral Roberts	Summit
28	Western Kentucky	Sun Belt
29	Prairie View A&M	SWAC
30	Nevada	WAC
31	Saint Mary's	West Coast

At-Large bids

Legend	School	Conference
1	Arizona State	Pac-10
2	Creighton	Missouri Valley
3	Delaware	Colonial
4	Drexel	Colonial
5	Duquesne	Atlantic 10
6	East Carolina	Conference USA
7	Eastern Michigan	Mid-American
8	Hofstra	Colonial
9	Illinois	Big Ten
10	Kansas	Big 12
11	Kent State	Mid-American
12	Marquette	Big East
13	Maryland	Atlantic Coast
14	Miami	Atlantic Coast
15	Michigan	Big Ten
16	Mississippi	SEC
17	Missouri State	Missouri Valley
18	New Mexico	Mountail West
19	New Mexico State	WAC
20	Northwestern	Big Ten
21	Oregon	Pac-10
22	Penn State	Big Ten
23	Pepperdine	West Coast
24	Pittsburgh	Big East
25	Richmond	Atlantic 10
26	Saint Joseph's	Atlantic 10
27	Southern Methodist	Conference USA
28	South Florida	Big East
29	St. Bonaventure	Atlantic 10
30	Syracuse	Big East
31	Utah	Mountain West
32	Virginia Commonwealth	Colonial
33	Wyoming	Mountain West

Brackets

Results to date (* indicates game went to overtime):

Region 1

	First round March 17–21					Second round March 21–23					Regional semifinals March 25					Regional finals March 27
	Oregon		95
	Eastern Washington		66
						Oregon		93
						New Mexico		67
	New Mexico		66
	Southern Methodist		51
											Oregon		57
											California		71
	California		74*
	UC Davis		69
						California		64
						Utah		54
	St. Mary's		53
	Utah		66
																California		76
																BYU		50
	Arizona State		84
	New Mexico St.		61
						Arizona State		53
						BYU		61
	BYU		62
	Pepperdine		58
											BYU		67
											Wyoming		63
	Texas Tech		80
	Houston		77
						Texas Tech		57
						Wyoming		68*
	Wyoming		74
	Nevada		53

Region 2

	First round March 17–19					Second round March 21–22					Regional semifinals March 25					Regional finals March 28
	Illinois State		57
	Butler		54
						Illinois State		59
						Purdue		57
	Purdue		56
	Eastern Michigan		50
											Illinois State		71
											Kansas		51
	Kansas		82
	Prairie View A&M		70
						Kansas		71
						Creighton		68
	Creighton		76
	Stephen F. Austin		65
																Illinois State		53
																Illinois		50
	Marquette		85
	Eastern Illinois		56
						Marquette		72
						Illinois		74*
	Western Kentucky		51
	Illinois		68
											Illinois		65
											Missouri State		53
	Missouri State		75
	Oral Roberts		53
						Missouri State		75
						Samford		54
	Samford		66
	Mississippi		65

Region 3

	First round March 17–19					Second round March 21–22					Regional semifinals March 25					Regional finals March 28
	Maryland		88
	Iona		53
						Maryland		87
						East Carolina		52
	Drexel		76
	East Carolina		78*
											Maryland		64
											Providence		77
	Boston University		58
	Providence		64
						Providence		76
						Old Dominion		61
	Old Dominion		63
	American		55
																Providence		65
																Miami (FL)		73
	Charlotte		74
	Gardner-Webb		60
						Charlotte		70
						North Carolina A&T		79
	Wake Forest		49
	North Carolina A&T		73
											North Carolina A&T		77
											Miami (FL)		84
	Florida		61
	South Florida		54
						Florida		64
						Miami (FL)		77
	Miami (FL)		70
	Florida Gulf Coast		57

Region 4

	First round March 18–19					Second round March 21–22					Regional semifinals March 25–26					Regional finals March 28
	St. Bonaventure		76
	Robert Morris		50
						St. Bonaventure		62
						Northwestern		66
	Northwestern		79
	Duquesne		72
											Northwestern		44
											Michigan		65
	Michigan		69
	Kent State		34
						Michigan		72
						Toledo		57
	Toledo		70
	Pittsburgh		58
																Michigan		78
																Syracuse		52
	Syracuse		87
	Harvard		68
						Syracuse		69
						Richmond		55
	Delaware		49
	Richmond		67
											Syracuse		74
											VCU		59
	Saint Joseph's		63
	VCU		74
						VCU		84
						Hofstra		65
	Penn State		68
	Hofstra		76

Semifinals and championship game

	Semifinals March 31-April 1					Championship April 3 Haas Pavilion, Berkeley, California
	California		61
	Illinois State		45
						California		73
						Miami (FL)		61
	Miami (FL)		76
	Michigan		59

All-tournament team

• Alexis Gray-Lawson, California (MVP)
• DeNesha Stallworth, California
• Shenise Johnson, Miami (FL)
• Riquna Williams, Miami (FL)
• Nicolle Lewis, Illinois State
• Veronica Hicks, Michigan

Source:^[6]

See also

• 2010 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
• 2010 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament
• 2010 National Invitation Tournament
• 2010 Women's Basketball Invitational

References

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2. "Nurse, Falcons Run Past Chicago State, 76-41, in Preseason WNIT".
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6. "Cal wins WNIT title with victory over Miami". womensnit.com. April 3, 2010. Retrieved March 28, 2022.