2012 Women's Basketball Invitational
The 2012 Women's Basketball Invitational (WBI) was a single-elimination tournament of 16 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I teams that did not participate in the 2012 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament or 2012 WNIT. The 2012 bracket was announced on Selection Monday 2012, March 13.[1] All games are hosted by the higher seed throughout the tournament, unless the higher seed's arena is unavailable. The Championship game is hosted by the school with the higher end of the season RPI.
2012 Teams
Seattle will be making its first division I postseason appearance, SIU Edwardsville will host its first ever division I postseason game.
West Region
1st Round March 14, 15, 16 | Quarterfinals March 17, 18 | Semi Finals March 21 | ||||||||||||
1 | Seattle | 61 | ||||||||||||
8 | North Dakota | 47 | ||||||||||||
1 | Seattle | 82 | ||||||||||||
5 | Wright State | 65 | ||||||||||||
4 | SIU-Edwardsville | 64 | ||||||||||||
5 | Wright State | 73 | ||||||||||||
1 | Seattle | 64 | ||||||||||||
7 | Northern Iowa | 68 | ||||||||||||
2 | Stephen F. Austin | 67 | ||||||||||||
7 | Northern Iowa | 83 | ||||||||||||
7 | Northern Iowa | 78 | ||||||||||||
3 | Sam Houston State | 69 | ||||||||||||
3 | Sam Houston State | 77 | ||||||||||||
6 | Rice | 55 | ||||||||||||
East Region
#8 Manhattan will host a first round game
1st Round March 14, 15, 16 | Quarterfinals March 17, 18 | Semi Finals March 23 | ||||||||||||
1 | Robert Morris | 54 | ||||||||||||
8 | Manhattan | 77 | ||||||||||||
8 | Manhattan | 78 | ||||||||||||
4 | Holy Cross | 63 | ||||||||||||
4 | Holy Cross | 63 | ||||||||||||
5 | New Hampshire | 59 | ||||||||||||
8 | Manhattan | 54 | ||||||||||||
2 | Minnesota | 67 | ||||||||||||
2 | Minnesota | 80 | ||||||||||||
7 | Charleston Southern | 51 | ||||||||||||
2 | Minnesota | 85 | ||||||||||||
3 | Bradley | 59 | ||||||||||||
3 | Bradley | 74 | ||||||||||||
6 | Tennessee Tech | 71 | ||||||||||||
WBI Championship Game
Championship Game March 25 | ||||
7 | Northern Iowa | 74 | ||
2 | Minnesota | 88 | ||
See also
- 2012 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
- 2012 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament
- NCAA Women's Division I Tournament bids by school
- 2012 Women's National Invitation Tournament
References
- ↑ "2012 WBI Bracket" (PDF). www.womensbasketballinvitational.com. Retrieved 19 March 2012.
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