Women's National Invitation Tournament

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The Women's National Invitation Tournament (WNIT) is a college basketball tournament with a preseason and postseason version played every year. It is operated in a similar fashion to the men's NIT.

Unlike the men's NIT, the WNIT is not operated by the NCAA, nor was it operated by the Metropolitan Intercollegiate Basketball Association, the body which ran the men's NIT for virtually all of its history until the NCAA purchased that tournament in 2005. Currently, the WNIT is owned and promoted by Triple Crown Sports, a Denver, Colorado-based promotion and marketing company.

From 1998 to 2005, the field was 32 teams. In 2006, it was 40 teams and since 2007 it has been 48.

For historical purposes, the results of the past National Women’s Invitational Tournaments (1969-96, 98-00) or Women’s NIT are listed below. The tournament was played in Amarillo, Texas until 1998, when schools began to host.

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Year Champion Runner-up Venue and city
1969 Wayland Baptist ?? Ouachita Baptist  ?? ? Amarillo, Texas
1970 Wayland Baptist ?? Midwestern State  ?? ? Amarillo, Texas
1971 Wayland Baptist ?? Parsons  ?? ? Amarillo, Texas
1972 Wayland Baptist ?? John F. Kennedy  ?? ? Amarillo, Texas
1973 Wayland Baptist ?? John F. Kennedy  ?? ? Amarillo, Texas
1974 Wayland Baptist ?? John F. Kennedy  ?? ? Amarillo, Texas
1975 Wayland Baptist ?? UCLA  ?? ? Amarillo, Texas
1976 Wayland Baptist ?? UCLA  ?? ? Amarillo, Texas
1977 Wayland Baptist ?? UCLA  ?? ? Amarillo, Texas
1978 Old Dominion ?? Texas  ?? ? Amarillo, Texas
1979 South Carolina ?? Drake  ?? ? Amarillo, Texas
1980 Oregon State ?? North Carolina  ?? ? Amarillo, Texas
1981 Georgia ?? Arizona State  ?? ? Amarillo, Texas
1982 Oregon State ?? Florida State  ?? ? Amarillo, Texas
1983 New Orleans ?? Memphis State  ?? ? Amarillo, Texas
1984 Vanderbilt ?? Chattanooga  ?? ? Amarillo, Texas
1985 LSU ?? Florida  ?? ? Amarillo, Texas
1986 Idaho ?? Northwestern State  ?? ? Amarillo, Texas
1987 Arkansas ?? California  ?? ? Amarillo, Texas
1988 DePaul ?? Purdue  ?? ? Amarillo, Texas
1989 Oregon ?? San Diego State  ?? ? Amarillo, Texas
1990 Kentucky ?? Toledo  ?? ? Amarillo, Texas
1991 Santa Clara ?? Indiana  ?? ? Amarillo, Texas
1992 Georgia Tech ?? Hawaiʻi  ?? ? Amarillo, Texas
1993 Arkansas State ?? SMU  ?? ? Amarillo, Texas
1994 Oklahoma ?? Arkansas State  ?? ? Amarillo, Texas
1995 Texas A&M ?? Northwestern State  ?? ? Amarillo, Texas
1996 Arizona ?? Northwestern  ?? ? Amarillo, Texas
1997 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
1998 Penn State 59 Baylor 56 Ferrell Center Waco, Texas
1999 Arkansas 67 Wisconsin 64 Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, Arkansas
2000 Wisconsin 75 Florida 74 Kohl Center Madison, Wisconsin
2001 Ohio State 62 New Mexico 61 University Arena Albuquerque, New Mexico
2002 Oregon 54 Houston 52 McArthur Court Eugene, Oregon
2003 Auburn 64 Baylor 63 Ferrell Center Waco, Texas
2004 Creighton 73 UNLV 52 Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, Nebraska
2005 Missouri State 78 West Virginia 70 Hammons Student Center Springfield, Missouri
2006 Kansas State 77 Marquette 65 Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, Kansas
2007 Wyoming 72 Wisconsin 56 Arena-Auditorium Laramie, Wyoming
2008 Marquette 81 Michigan State 66 Jack Breslin Student Events Center East Lansing, Michigan

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