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
RPI. The tournament was won by the Minnesota Golden Gophers
.
2012 Teams
Seattle will be making its first division I postseason appearance, SIU Edwardsville will host its first ever division I postseason game.
West Region
| 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
#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
| Championship game March 25 | ||||
| 7 | Northern Iowa | 74 | ||
| 2 | Minnesota | 88 | ||
See also
- 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
- ^ "2012 WBI Bracket" (PDF). www.womensbasketballinvitational.com. Retrieved March 19, 2012.[permanent dead link]