2009 Women's National Invitation Tournament


The 2009 Women's National Invitation Tournament was a single-elimination tournament of 48 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I teams that did not participate in the 2009 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament. It was won by South Florida. The 41st annual tournament was played from March 18, 2009 to April 4, 2009, 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.

Seeding

Teams are not seeded in the WNIT. Rather, teams are placed into one of three tiers. Teams in the upper tier are spread around the bracket as best as possible, although not every upper tier team receives a first round bye. Lower tier and middle tier teams tend to meet in the first round, while upper tier teams will usually play winners of first-round games in the second round. The organizers attempt to bracket the first two rounds based on geography. The location of games is determined in part by seed, but also by facility availability and other factors.

Participants

Sections

Bracket

All times US EDT
† – Denotes overtime period

Section 1

Note: Asterisk denotes home team. † denotes overtime.

Section 2

Note: Asterisk denotes home team. † denotes overtime.

Section 3

Note: Asterisk denotes home team. † denotes overtime.

Section 4

Note: Asterisk denotes home team. † denotes overtime

Semifinals and finals

Note: Asterisk denotes home team