Lady Aggies Make The 2024 WNIT Field

[aggierattler]

Postseason WNIT officials release 48-team field for 2024 event

Matchups, full bracket, Round 1 game times set for Monday release

Postseason WNIT | 3/17/2024 9:00:33 PM

FORT COLLINS, CO – Tournament officials with the 2024 Postseason WNIT have sifted through the data and are pleased to announce the 48-team field that begins play this week, as the 26th edition of the Postseason WNIT returns to acknowledge deserving programs with a championship chase like no other.

The roster of teams reflects the depth and competitive excellence found throughout women’s college basketball and draws from Power 5 notables and ascending mid-major conferences. Games are played at campus locations, helping create unique and electric environments for the women’s game that has led to remarkable record-breaking crowds over the years – more than 14,600 fans attended the 2019 championship game featuring Arizona and Northwestern in Tucson, AZ, and last year’s title game in Lawrence, KS between Kansas and Columbia drew a crowd of 11,701.

The 2024 field features 11 automatic qualifiers and 37 teams at-large selections, chosen after consideration of a mix of criteria by WNIT officials. There are 24 teams with 20 or more victories in the bracket.

Here’s the field for the 2024 Postseason WNIT, which is produced by Triple Crown Sports (the official bracket with matchups and Round 1 game times will be released Monday, March 18):

Automatic Qualifiers:
Colgate (18-13), Patriot
Grambling (22-9), Southwestern Athletic
Le Moyne (18-13), Northeast
Monmouth (21-9), Coastal Athletic
Niagara (20-13), Metro Athletic
Northern Arizona (25-9), Big Sky
South Carolina Upstate (16-15), Big South
Southern Indiana (24-6), Ohio Valley
Stetson (17-14), Atlantic Sun
UAlbany (25-6), America East
UNC Greensboro (21-11), Southern

At Large Qualifiers:
Boise State (21-13), Mountain West
Bowling Green (16-14), Mid-American
Buffalo (19-13), Mid-American
Butler (14-16), Big East
Central Arkansas (21-11), Atlantic Sun
Charleston (21-9), Colonial
Cincinnati (14-17), Big 12
Duquesne (20-12), Atlantic 10
Eastern Kentucky (22-11), Atlantic Sun
Florida International (20-11), Conference USA
Illinois State (21-11), Missouri Valley
Louisiana-Monroe (19-13), Sun Belt
Minnesota (16-15), Big Ten
Montana (22-9), Big Sky
Murray State (20-11), Missouri Valley
>>>North Carolina A&T (20-11), Colonial Coastal<<<
North Dakota State (21-11), Summit
Northern Colorado (15-15), Big Sky
Northern Iowa (16-15), Missouri Valley
Old Dominion (22-9), Sun Belt
Oral Roberts (21-10), Summit
Pacific (18-14), West Coast
Providence (13-20), Big East
Purdue (13-18), Big Ten
Purdue Fort Wayne (21-12), Horizon
Saint Louis (16-18), Atlantic 10
South Dakota (21-12), Summit
Southern Miss (18-13), Sun Belt
Stephen F. Austin (22-12), Western Athletic
Troy (19-11), Sun Belt
UAB (18-13), American Athletic
UC Riverside (18-13), Big West
UI-Chicago (18-15), Missouri Valley
UT San Antonio (17-14), American
Vermont (22-11), America East
Wisconsin (13-16), Big Ten
Wyoming (16-14), Mountain West

“So much has changed in the world of women’s basketball, but the Postseason WNIT is proud to be a trusted destination for dozens of programs that recognize our commitment to respecting the sport, and how we have been unwavering in that goal for 26 years,” said Sarah Molina, director of the Postseason WNIT. “We look forward to igniting the spark the event provides to programs ready to embrace the experience – time and again we’ve seen success in the Postseason WNIT lead to great things down the road.”

Here’s the schedule for the tournament:
Round 1 - March 20-22, 2024
Round 2 - March 23-26, 2024
Round 3 - March 27-29, 2024
Quarterfinals - March 30-April 1, 2024
Semifinals - April 2-3, 2024

The 2024 Postseason WNIT will again have its championship game broadcast on CBS Sports Network, with tipoff set for Saturday, April 6, at 3 p.m. ET.

Follow the 2023 Postseason WNIT:
Twitter: @womensnit
Facebook: /womensNIT
Hashtag: #WNIT

LINK: womensnit.com/news/2024/3/17/general-2024-postseason-wnit-field-announced.aspx

[Bornthrilla]

There's no way we would have earned an at-large bid this year, if not for our conference affiliation. Being in the CAA boosted our strength of schedule and RPI.

[aggierattler]

Mar 17, 2024 21:41:25 GMT -5 Bornthrilla said:

There's no way we would have earned an at-large bid this year, if not for our conference affiliation. Being in the CAA boosted our strength of schedule and RPI.

I agree 100% with that.

Monmouth, Charleston and Grambling State also made it in.

[VA's Finest]

Mar 17, 2024 21:49:17 GMT -5 aggierattler said:

Mar 17, 2024 21:41:25 GMT -5 Bornthrilla said:

There's no way we would have earned an at-large bid this year, if not for our conference affiliation. Being in the CAA boosted our strength of schedule and RPI.

I agree 100% with that.

Monmouth, Charleston and Grambling State also made it in.

And not trying to call anyone out, but there was clearly a league omitted from the field.

Ijs

[aggierattler]

SIDE NOTE: That's makes eleven (11) D-I HBCU squads playing postseason basketball...

[jbrob]

Mar 17, 2024 21:41:25 GMT -5 Bornthrilla said:

There's no way we would have earned an at-large bid this year, if not for our conference affiliation. Being in the CAA boosted our strength of schedule and RPI.

What got Grambling State in the WNIT?

[aggiechampd]

Mar 17, 2024 22:31:08 GMT -5 jbrob said:

Mar 17, 2024 21:41:25 GMT -5 Bornthrilla said:

There's no way we would have earned an at-large bid this year, if not for our conference affiliation. Being in the CAA boosted our strength of schedule and RPI.

What got Grambling State in the WNIT?

Autobid for the SWAC…CAA has one as well…

[pj]

A&T won some games this year. Here we go again. “…dance your way, out of your constrictions” George Clinton- One Nation under a Groove.

[aggierattler]

Mar 17, 2024 22:34:37 GMT -5 aggiechampd said:

Mar 17, 2024 22:31:08 GMT -5 jbrob said:

What got Grambling State in the WNIT?

Autobid for the SWAC…CAA has one as well…

Did the rule change to where now the second place regular season team can go to the WNIT if the regular season champion also wins the conference tournament??

Jackson State's women went undefeated in conference play during the season and won the SWAC Tournament.

[Bornthrilla]

[aggieforlife]

CONGRATULATIONS LADIES AND Coach Rob. I think we will play UNCg or Upstate SC

[aggierattler]

[aggierattler]

Mar 17, 2024 22:31:08 GMT -5 jbrob said:

Mar 17, 2024 21:41:25 GMT -5 Bornthrilla said:

There's no way we would have earned an at-large bid this year, if not for our conference affiliation. Being in the CAA boosted our strength of schedule and RPI.

What got Grambling State in the WNIT?

I'm wondering how Alabama A&M (11-22) got in the College Insider Tournament (CIT)??

Anyway, back to us...

Out of the field, do you think that they'll pit us against uncg or USC-Upstate?? I'd fight hard for the game to be in Corbett and promote the hell out of it, but both of them have an AQ and would probably be guaranteed to have home games themselves.

[aggiechampd]

Mar 17, 2024 22:57:12 GMT -5 aggierattler said:

Mar 17, 2024 22:34:37 GMT -5 aggiechampd said:

Autobid for the SWAC…CAA has one as well…

Did the rule change to where now the second place regular season team can go to the WNIT if the regular season champion also wins the conference tournament??

Jackson State's women went undefeated in conference play during the season and won the SWAC Tournament.

I thought that was always the case.

[jbrob]

For the 2024 NIT, conference regular-season champions that do not win their conference tournament or are not otherwise selected to the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship will not receive an automatic bid to the NIT.

Instead, the NIT will guarantee two teams (based on the NET rankings) from each of six conferences (Atlantic Coast, Big East, Big Ten, Big 12, Pac-12 and Southeastern).

Once the 12 automatic qualifying schools have been selected, the NIT Committee will select the 20 best teams available to complete the tournament's 32-team field.

www.ncaa.org/news/2023/10/27/media-center-nit-announces-changes-to-tournament-selection-format.aspx