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2012 Women's National Invitation Tournament

Teams	64
Finals site	Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma
Champions	Oklahoma State (1st title)
Runner-up	James Madison (1st title game)
Winning coach	Jim Littell (1st title)
MVP	Toni Young (Oklahoma State)
Attendance	6,157 (championship game)
Women's National Invitation Tournaments «2011 2013»

The 2012 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 2012 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament. The tournament were 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. The Oklahoma State Cowgirls won their first WNIT title, defeating the James Madison Dukes in the championship game, 75–68.^[1] Toni Young of Oklahoma State was named tournament MVP.

The pre-season 2011 is the 18th edition of the Women's National Invitation Tournament (WNIT), an annual event hosted entirely at campus sites. The championship game had the No. 1-ranked Baylor hosting the No. 2-ranked Notre Dame. The WNIT MVP Brittney Griner scored 32 points for Baylor in a win over Notre Dame.^[2][3]

Source:^[4]

	First Round November 11, 2011			Quarterfinals November 13, 2011			Semifinals November 14, 2011			Championship November 15, 2011
	Baylor	82
	Howard	28
		Baylor	91
			Chattanooga	31
	Chattanooga	65
	UAB	59
		Baylor	83
			UCLA	50
	UCLA	67
	McNeese State	59
		UCLA	74
			Tennessee Tech	52
	East Tennessee State	76
	Tennessee Tech	87
		Baylor	94
			Notre Dame	81
	Notre Dame	81
	Akron	61
		Notre Dame	99
			Indiana State	34
	Indiana State	64
	Detroit	62
		Notre Dame	98
			Hartford	43
	Hartford	64
	Manhattan	45
		Hartford	54
			Long Island	45
	Drexel	52
	Long Island	60

Source:^[5]

• Quarterfinal Losers

	Round 3 November 18, 2011
	Tennessee Tech	53
	Long Island	62

	Round 3 November 18, 2011
	Indiana State*	54
	Chattanooga	75

Team listed on top is home team

The post-season 2012 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 2012 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.

The Oklahoma State Cowgirls won their first WNIT title by the score of 75–68 over the James Madison Dukes. Oklahoma State was coached by Jim Littell, who took over following the death of head coach Kurt Budke in a plane crash on November 17, 2011.^[6]

Source:^[7]

Team listed on top is home team

	First round March 14–16			Second round March 17–19			Third round March 21–23			Quarterfinals March 24–26
	Oregon State	66
	UC Davis	48
		Oregon State	56
			Saint Mary's	41
	Saint Mary's	71
	UNLV	63
		Oregon State	49
			Washington	55
	Washington	90
	Cal Poly	71
		Washington	52
			Utah	39
	Utah	69
	Utah State	58
		Washington	47
			San Diego	58
	Texas Tech	85
	Eastern Illinois	71
		Texas Tech	69
			Tulane	55
	Tulane	68
	Mississippi Valley State	61
		Texas Tech	51
			San Diego	60
	San Diego	60
	Cal State Northridge	58
		San Diego	83
			Pacific	75
	Pacific	77
	Arizona State	62

	First round March 14–16			Second round March 17–19			Third round March 21–23			Quarterfinals March 24–26
	Illinois State	69
	Central Michigan	68
		Illinois State	55
			Villanova	58
	Villanova	58
	American	39
		Villanova	47
			Colorado	48
	South Dakota	61
	Drake	53
		South Dakota	55
			Colorado	64
	Colorado	54
	Northern Colorado	42
		Colorado	70
			Oklahoma State	78
	Wichita State	79
	Oral Roberts	57
		Wichita State	44
			Oklahoma State	63
	Oklahoma State	72
	Central Arkansas	51
		Oklahoma State	70
			Missouri State	57
	Missouri State	81
	UMKC	79
		Missouri State	82
			Memphis	65
	Memphis	60
	Chattanooga	59

	First round March 14–16			Second round March 17–19			Third round March 21–23			Quarterfinals March 24–26
	Temple	75
	Quinnipiac	60
		Temple	64
			Harvard	59
	Hofstra	71
	Harvard	73
		Temple	68
			Syracuse	82
	Hartford	42
	Syracuse	59
		Syracuse	65
			Drexel	43
	Fairfield	41
	Drexel	57
		Syracuse	74OT
			Toledo	73
	Toledo	59
	Detroit	49
		Toledo	74
			Cincinnati	51
	Cincinnati	68OT
	Duquesne	63
		Toledo	81
			VCU	64
	Saint Joseph's	67
	Boston University	56
		Saint Joseph's	65
			VCU	67OT
	Bowling Green	71
	VCU	72

	First round March 14–16			Second round March 17–19			Third round March 21–23			Quarterfinals March 24–26
	NC State	88
	High Point	78
		NC State	62
			Appalachian State	66
	UNC Wilmington	73
	Appalachian State	79
		Appalachian State	58
			Virginia	74
	Virginia	59 OT
	Howard	56
		Virginia	68
			Richmond	55
	Richmond	76
	Miami (Ohio)	54
		Virginia	59
			James Madison	68
	James Madison	64
	Davidson	49
		James Madison	84 OT
			Wake Forest	76
	Charlotte	61
	Wake Forest	72
		James Madison	72
			South Florida	45
	South Florida	76
	FAU	20
		South Florida	77
			FIU	61
	FIU	75
	Stetson	47

Played at host schools

	Semifinals March 28 CBSSN			Championship Game March 31 CBSSN
	San Diego	57
	Oklahoma State	73
		Oklahoma State	75
			James Madison	68
	Syracuse	71
	James Madison	74

• Toni Young, Oklahoma State (MVP)
• Liz Donohoe, Oklahoma State
• Kirby Burkholder, James Madison
• Tarik Hislop, James Madison
• Kayla Alexander, Syracuse
• Dominique Conners, San Diego

Source:^[8]

• 2012 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
• 2012 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament
• 2012 Women's Basketball Invitational