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No Nicholls under consideration? Disappointing, for sure.
 
Teams that made WNIT--Brackets to follow
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2021 field announced for 32-team Postseason WNIT

FORT COLLINS, Colo. – After fighting through adversity and complications related to the COVID-19 pandemic, an impressive group of 32 teams kept up the fight all season and has been selected to play in the 2021 Postseason WNIT.
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AQ’s (9)
Bowling Green (20-6), Mid-American
California Baptist (24-0), Western Athletic
Dayton (14-3), Atlantic 10
Delaware (21-4), Colonial
Louisiana (16-6), Sun Belt
New Mexico (15-4), Mountain West
Rice (18-4), Conference USA
Samford (14-9), Southern
UT Martin (20-5), Ohio Valley

At-Large (23)
Arizona State (11-10), Pac-12
Charlotte (10-10), Conference USA
Clemson (11-13), Atlantic Coast
Colorado (10-10), Pac-12
Creighton (9-11), Big East
DePaul (14-8), Big East
Drake (16-11), Missouri Valley
Florida (11-13), SEC
Fordham (12-4), Atlantic 10
Fresno State (16-10), Mountain West
Houston (16-7), American
Illinois State (15-7), Missouri Valley
Milwaukee (19-7), Horizon
Missouri (9-11), SEC
Nebraska (12-12), Big Ten
Northern Iowa (14-12), Missouri Valley
Ohio (14-8), Mid-American
Ole Miss (11-11), SEC
Saint Louis (12-4), Atlantic 10
San Francisco (15-10), West Coast
Tulane (17-8), American
UMass (14-7), Atlantic 10
Villanova (15-6), Big East
 
UConnCat said:
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Confirmation of what classless sore losers they are.

This GIF is getting a workout today.

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Plebe said:
You could be right. From what little I've observed in previous iterations of the WNIT I don't believe a team with their RPI (RIP) and resume would get a bid, but I could certainly be wrong, and this neutral court format certainly could change their calculus.

So you think UTA gets a bid but not TCU, just based on the win-loss record?
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You were right - no UTA!
 
Vowelguy said:
You were right - no UTA!
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Ha I was fixin' to launch a rant about the need for merit-based at-large selections.

On the financial side, I'm guessing they may be charging teams a facility fee of some kind, as well as making them responsible for their own travel expenses.
 
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I'll guess
Rockford: Milwaukee, Nebraska, No Iowa, Dayton, Creighton, DePaul, Drake, Ill St
Charlotte: Charlotte, Clemson, florida, Delaware, Ohio, BGSU, Umass, Villanova
Memphis: UTM, Samford, La, St Louis, Tulane, Mizzou, Fordham, Ole Miss
Ft Worth: New Mexico, Rice, Houston, Colo, Fresno, Cal Baptist, ASU, San Fran
 
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Glad to see Creighton getting a bid, along with DePaul and Villanova from the Big East. Did Seton Hall decline?

Creighton (9-11), Clemson (11-13), Florida (11-13) and Missouri (9-11) are the (first ever?) teams with losing records getting at-large bids.
 
Have to believe Clemson was a location choice (hoping to get butts in the seats) rather than merit based. They were NOT a bubble team from the ACC
 
Rooster C. said:
Have to believe Clemson was a location choice (hoping to get butts in the seats) rather than merit based. They were NOT a bubble team from the ACC
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Ha ... have you ever seen the attendance at a Clemson home game?

Not all WNIT at-large teams are "bubble" teams per se.

But Clemson wasn't terribly far from it -- #64 in the NET, wins over tournament teams Florida State, Syracuse, Wake Forest and bona fide "bubble" team Notre Dame :)
 
Plebe said:
Glad to see Creighton getting a bid, along with DePaul and Villanova from the Big East. Did Seton Hall decline?

Creighton (9-11), Clemson (11-13), Florida (11-13) and Missouri (9-11) are the (first ever?) teams with losing records getting at-large bids.
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SH must have declined. Good for the teams that chose to play. Chance to get better.
 
Vowelguy said:
I'll guess
Rockford: Milwaukee, Nebraska, No Iowa, Dayton, Creighton, DePaul, Drake, Ill St
Charlotte: Charlotte, Clemson, florida, Delaware, Ohio, BGSU, Umass, Villanova
Memphis: UTM, Samford, La, St Louis, Tulane, Mizzou, Fordham, Ole Miss
Ft Worth: New Mexico, Rice, Houston, Colo, Fresno, Cal Baptist, ASU, San Fran
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I just realized Fort Worth is the westernmost of the four regional sites.

In this scenario Ole Miss would have to be deemed the favorite to win Memphis IMO.

As a Houston native (okay, near-native), would be weird to see Houston and Rice, whose campuses are about three miles apart, playing each other in Fort Worth.
 
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Plebe said:
Glad to see Creighton getting a bid, along with DePaul and Villanova from the Big East. Did Seton Hall decline?

Creighton (9-11), Clemson (11-13), Florida (11-13) and Missouri (9-11) are the (first ever?) teams with losing records getting at-large bids.
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SMH. Maybe a whole lot of teams declined?
 
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nwhoopfan said:
SMH. Maybe a whole lot of teams declined?
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For sure some declined (we already have confirmation of some), but none of these teams is clearly undeserving, based on resume and NET ranking. The usual requirement of a minimum .500 overall record was waived.
 
I think we might have seen some teams decline as they probably decided that the risk factors of catching COVID outweighed the rewards of playing in the WNIT.
 
ochoopsfan said:
Teams that made WNIT--Brackets to follow
womensnit.com

2021 field announced for 32-team Postseason WNIT

FORT COLLINS, Colo. – After fighting through adversity and complications related to the COVID-19 pandemic, an impressive group of 32 teams kept up the fight all season and has been selected to play in the 2021 Postseason WNIT.
womensnit.com womensnit.com

AQ’s (9)
Bowling Green (20-6), Mid-American
California Baptist (24-0), Western Athletic
Dayton (14-3), Atlantic 10
Delaware (21-4), Colonial
Louisiana (16-6), Sun Belt
New Mexico (15-4), Mountain West
Rice (18-4), Conference USA
Samford (14-9), Southern
UT Martin (20-5), Ohio Valley

At-Large (23)
Arizona State (11-10), Pac-12
Charlotte (10-10), Conference USA
Clemson (11-13), Atlantic Coast
Colorado (10-10), Pac-12
Creighton (9-11), Big East
DePaul (14-8), Big East
Drake (16-11), Missouri Valley
Florida (11-13), SEC
Fordham (12-4), Atlantic 10
Fresno State (16-10), Mountain West
Houston (16-7), American
Illinois State (15-7), Missouri Valley
Milwaukee (19-7), Horizon
Missouri (9-11), SEC
Nebraska (12-12), Big Ten
Northern Iowa (14-12), Missouri Valley
Ohio (14-8), Mid-American
Ole Miss (11-11), SEC
Saint Louis (12-4), Atlantic 10
San Francisco (15-10), West Coast
Tulane (17-8), American
UMass (14-7), Atlantic 10
Villanova (15-6), Big Eas
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Plebe said:
Ha ... have you ever seen the attendance at a Clemson home game?

Not all WNIT at-large teams are "bubble" teams per se.

But Clemson wasn't terribly far from it -- #64 in the NET, wins over tournament teams Florida State, Syracuse, Wake Forest and bona fide "bubble" team Notre Dame :)
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Well....Miami did not have a losing record....and they beat FSU, Wake Forest(when it was a must-win for them) and Clemson twice! A slightly higher NET but they lost a close game at Louisville by only 3 and beat NC twice as well as having a better conference record so.....
 
Knowing next to nothing about these teams, I'll predict a final 8 of:

ASU - Cal Baptist / Delaware - Villanova
Nebraska - Ole Miss / BGSU - DePaul

Massey predicts:
Mizzou - Houston / Clemson - Florida
Colorado - Ole Miss / Creighton - DePaul
 
Plebe said:
In line with the above, WNIT auto bids will go to the following regular-season conference champs:

Maine (America East)​
Dayton (Atlantic 10)​
Delaware (Colonial)​
Rice (Conference USA)​
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IUPUI (Horizon)​
Bowling Green (MAC)​
New Mexico (Mountain West)​
TN Martin (Ohio Valley)​
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Bucknell (Patriot)​
Samford (SoCon)​
Louisiana (Sun Belt)​
Cal Baptist (WAC)​
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Maine turned down its bid.
Bucknell & IUPUI must have as well
 
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I'm not sure who I like in this bracket.

Cal Baptist with a tough path through Houston, Arizona State, and heck New Mexico might even beat them in R1.

I'm eying whether Chelsea Perry can lead UT Martin past Nebraska, then likely Colorado back to back while Ole Miss gets an easier route to Round 3-- but Tulane is no slouch.

I'd say......


Arizona State
Houston
Ohio
Villanova
UT Martin
Tulane
Bowling Green
Milwaukee
 
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