2012 Women's Basketball Invitational
| Teams | 16 | ||||
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| Champions | Minnesota | ||||
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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 Division I women's basketball tournament or 2012 Women's National Invitation Tournament. The 2012 bracket was announced on March 13, 2012.[1] All games were hosted by the higher seed throughout the tournament, unless the higher seed's arena was unavailable. The championship game was hosted by the school with the higher end of the season RPI. The tournament was won by the Minnesota Golden Gophers.
2012 Teams[edit]
Seattle will be making its first division I postseason appearance, SIU Edwardsville will host its first ever division I postseason game.
West Region[edit]
| 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[edit]
#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[edit]
| Championship game March 25 | ||||
| 7 | Northern Iowa | 74 | ||
| 2 | Minnesota | 88 | ||
See also[edit]
- 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[edit]
- ^ "2012 WBI Bracket" (PDF). www.womensbasketballinvitational.com. Retrieved March 19, 2012.[permanent dead link]