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NDSU Women’s Basketball Selected to Women’s National Invitation Tournament
3/13/2023 1:22:00 PM | Women's Basketball
FARGO, N.D. – The North Dakota State women's basketball team has been selected as an automatic qualifier for the Women's National Invitation Tournament (WNIT) for the first time in program history, the organization announced on Monday.
The Bison (18-11) totaled their most wins in a season since 2004-05 and finished in second place in the Summit League to earn the automatic qualifier into the WNIT, which goes to the highest-finishing team in its conference regular season standings and is not selected to the NCAA Tournament. NDSU was the only Summit League school selected to the 64-team field.
The Bison will travel to Oregon (17-14) on Friday. It will be the first all-time meeting between the Ducks and the Bison. Tip-off is set for 9:00 p.m. CT at Matthew Knight Arena.
The full WNIT release can be viewed here.
About the WNIT:
Dates to Know:
Selection - Sunday, March 12, 2023.
Bracket Announced - Monday, March 13, 2023
Round 1 - March 15-17, 2023
Round 2 - March 18-21, 2023
Round 3 - March 22-24, 2023
Quarterfinals - March 25-27, 2023
Semifinals - March 28-29, 2023
Championship - Saturday, April 1, 2023 at 5:30 p.m. ET (CBS Sports Network)
The Field
The 64-team field includes 32 teams that receive automatic berths - one berth from each of the nation's conferences - and 32 at-large selections. All teams at the Division I level will be considered for at-large berths, including those who are independent and/or are in the transition process of reaching full NCAA Division I status.
The Bison (18-11) totaled their most wins in a season since 2004-05 and finished in second place in the Summit League to earn the automatic qualifier into the WNIT, which goes to the highest-finishing team in its conference regular season standings and is not selected to the NCAA Tournament. NDSU was the only Summit League school selected to the 64-team field.
The Bison will travel to Oregon (17-14) on Friday. It will be the first all-time meeting between the Ducks and the Bison. Tip-off is set for 9:00 p.m. CT at Matthew Knight Arena.
The full WNIT release can be viewed here.
About the WNIT:
Dates to Know:
Selection - Sunday, March 12, 2023.
Bracket Announced - Monday, March 13, 2023
Round 1 - March 15-17, 2023
Round 2 - March 18-21, 2023
Round 3 - March 22-24, 2023
Quarterfinals - March 25-27, 2023
Semifinals - March 28-29, 2023
Championship - Saturday, April 1, 2023 at 5:30 p.m. ET (CBS Sports Network)
The Field
The 64-team field includes 32 teams that receive automatic berths - one berth from each of the nation's conferences - and 32 at-large selections. All teams at the Division I level will be considered for at-large berths, including those who are independent and/or are in the transition process of reaching full NCAA Division I status.
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