2007 Women's National Invitation Tournament

2007 Women's National Invitation Tournament
Teams	48
Finals site	Arena-Auditorium; Laramie, Wyoming
Champions	Wyoming (1st title)
Runner-up	Wisconsin (3rd title game)
Winning coach	Joe Legerski (1st title)
Attendance	15,462 (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

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

[history-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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