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Welp..... anyone know when they announce the bids for the WBI ?

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It looks like Ga Tech/ACC, Michigan/Big Ten and Utah/Pac12 turned down autobids to the WNIT.
I know Utah was down to 7 healthy players. Not sure about the other teams
 
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ochoopsfan said:
It looks like Ga Tech/ACC, Michigan/Big Ten and Utah/Pac12 turned down autobids to the WNIT.
I know Utah was down to 7 healthy players. Not sure about the other teams
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The Big Ten autobid went to Ohio State.
 
Non-NCAA teams with non-losing records that are not in the WNIT
Blue = WBI

ACC - GaTech (declined), Duke (15-15)
PAC - Utah (declined), USC (17-13)
B12 - none
B10 - Purdue (declined)
SEC - Georgia (declined), LSU (declined)

BgE - none
WCC - none
MAC - Akron (16-14), No Illinois (19-13)
AAC - E Carolina (16-15)
CAA - UNC Wilmington (18-12), Delaware (16-15)

IVY - Yale (16-13)
SUN - GaSt (17-13), AppSt (18-14), Coastal Car (17-14)
MVC - IllSt (19-12), Bradley (20-10), SoIll (15-15)
USA - Marshall (16-14), So Miss (17-13), UNT (15-15)
MTN - Utah St (16-15)

SKY - Mont St (16-15)
A10 - Duq (19-13), Dvdsn (17-14), GMU (16-14), UMass (16-16)
PAT - Lehigh (21-10), BU (15-14), Holy Cross (18-13)
SMM - OralRob (18-13)
BgW - Riverside (17-15), Northridge (16-15), Irvine (20-11)
 
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WBI should be released soon. This is their Selection Monday as well

WBI
 
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WNIT teams by conference (AQs in bold)

Big East (5): Butler, Georgetown, Providence, Seton Hall, Villanova
C-USA (5): UAB, Charlotte, MTSU, Old Dominion, Western Kentucky
MAC (4): Ohio, Kent St, Miami, Toledo
WCC (4): Pepperdine, LMU, Pacific, St. Mary's

AAC: Cincinnati, Houston, South Florida
Big Sky: Idaho, Idaho St, Northern Colorado
Big Ten: Ohio St, Minnesota, Northwestern
CAA: James Madison, Drexel, Northeastern
Horizon: Green Bay, IUPUI, Youngstown St
Mountain West: New Mexico, Fresno St, Wyoming
Sun Belt: UT Arlington, South Alabama, Troy

A-10: VCU, Dayton
Big 12: West Virginia, TCU
Ivy: Penn, Harvard
Southland: Lamar, SF Austin

Single-bid conferences (17):
America East: Hartford
ACC: Virginia Tech (Georgia Tech declined)
ASUN: Stetson
Big South: High Point
Big West: Hawai'i
MAAC: Rider
MEAC: North Carolina A&T
Missouri Valley: Northern Iowa
Northeast: Sacred Heart
Ohio Valley: Morehead St
Pac-12: Arizona (Utah declined)
Patriot: American
SEC: Arkansas (Georgia declined)
SoCon: Furman
SWAC: Prairie View A&M
Summit: Denver
WAC: Cal Baptist
 
vowelguy said:
Non-NCAA teams with non-losing records that are not in the WNIT

ACC - GaTech (declined), Duke (15-15)
PAC - Utah (declined), USC (17-13)
B12 - none
B10 - Purdue (declined)
SEC - Georgia (declined), LSU (declined)

BgE - none
WCC - none
MAC - Akron (16-14), No Illinois (19-13)
AAC - E Carolina (16-15)
CAA - UNC Wilmington (18-12), Delaware (16-15)

IVY - Yale (16-13)
SUN - GaSt (17-13), AppSt (18-14), Coastal Car (17-14)
MVC - IllSt (19-12), Bradley (20-10), SoIll (15-15)
USA - Marshall (16-14), So Miss (17-13), UNT (15-15)
MTN - Utah St (16-15)
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USC must've been offered and declined.
Duke was almost certainly offered as well.

I suspect the others weren't offered.
 
Plebe said:
USC must've been offered and declined.
Duke was almost certainly offered as well.

I suspect the others weren't offered.
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I havent got the scoop on USC, as I used too. I wonder if the recent scandal tied things up there. Donna Heinel was fired and is one of the ones on the indictments list(I believe) She was the head of the WBB program at USC,, among other programs.

If the WNIT is still where the teams bid to host USC would lose $$ on any hosting game as nobody shows up. If they decide to play on the road thats a lot of traveling too. They made the WNIT finals in 2011, lost to Toledo. They played the first game at home to about 400 people that half were from UCSB and the rest of the games on the road at Colorado(before they were in Pac12) Nevada, BYU, Illinois state and finally in Toledo. I went to the Colorado and Toledo games.
 
So how much longer will the WNIT exist? Too many teams lately turning down bids.
 
GDawg said:
So how much longer will the WNIT exist? Too many teams lately turning down bids.
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Just because a handful of teams decline their bids, the tournament should fold?

The tournament is pretty much self-financing since the teams host and the visitors pay for their own travel.

Last year's championship game was seen by a record crowd at Indiana's Assembly Hall. More often than not, the home team packs the house for the championship game.
 
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WNIT bracket is up:
2019 Post Bracket (PDF) - WNIT Pre and Post Tournament

Interesting first-round games:
  • Houston @ Arkansas
  • Youngstown St @ Cincinnati
  • Stetson @ South Florida
Looking ahead to likely meetings:
  • Cincinnati vs. Minnesota in 2nd round
  • South Florida vs. James Madison in 2nd round
  • Arkansas vs. TCU in Sweet 16
  • Ohio vs. Ohio State in Sweet 16
  • Virginia Tech vs. USF/JMU in Sweet 16
  • West Virginia vs. Ohio/Ohio St in QF
 
Plebe said:
WNIT bracket is up:
2019 Post Bracket (PDF) - WNIT Pre and Post Tournament

Interesting first-round games:
  • Houston @ Arkansas
  • Youngstown St @ Cincinnati
  • Stetson @ South Florida
Looking ahead to likely meetings:
  • Cincinnati vs. Minnesota in 2nd round
  • South Florida vs. James Madison in 2nd round
  • Arkansas vs. TCU in Sweet 16
  • Ohio vs. Ohio State in Sweet 16
  • Virginia Tech vs. USF/JMU in Sweet 16
  • West Virginia vs. Ohio/Ohio St in QF
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Ohio has to get by my Panthers of HPU first :mad:

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DaBball said:
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Honestly, that's ridiculous and sour grapes. "We didn't get an invite to the big dance, we thought we deserved one, so we are taking our princess tiaras and heading home".

I'm sure the players follow along with the energy/attitude of the coaches. If the coaches go to the players and say "We got dissed, and NOW they want to give us a bid to the NIT. How disrespectful. By the way do any of you feel like playing in the lowly WNIT?" What do you think the players will say?

I blame the coaches for being poor leaders and poor sports and poor ambassadors for the game.

I could picture Geno, and many other top level coaches, saying "Maybe you feel we should have gotten in, but we lost games we needed to win to make it so that they HAD to give us a ticket to the NCAA's. So put on your big girl pants and let's go and rock the WNIT"...
 
I dunno, the WNIT is a consolation tourney. I can see a program saying "The standard is the NCAAs. If we don't meet that standard, the season is over." Hatchell said that one year.
 
Plebe said:
Just because a handful of teams decline their bids, the tournament should fold?

The tournament is pretty much self-financing since the teams host and the visitors pay for their own travel.

Last year's championship game was seen by a record crowd at Indiana's Assembly Hall. More often than not, the home team packs the house for the championship game.
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You made the assumption that because I asked about it's viability that I was advocating for it to fold. I'm all for opportunities for emerging programs to get tournament experience.
 
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I hope they televise the Houston- Arkansas game Thursday night.

I also hope Arkansas wins the NIT.

Yeh, Man!!!!
 
Trying to find the link for some (If not all) of these WNIT games.
 
EricLA said:
Honestly, that's ridiculous and sour grapes. "We didn't get an invite to the big dance, we thought we deserved one, so we are taking our princess tiaras and heading home".

I'm sure the players follow along with the energy/attitude of the coaches. If the coaches go to the players and say "We got dissed, and NOW they want to give us a bid to the NIT. How disrespectful. By the way do any of you feel like playing in the lowly WNIT?" What do you think the players will say?

I blame the coaches for being poor leaders and poor sports and poor ambassadors for the game.

I could picture Geno, and many other top level coaches, saying "Maybe you feel we should have gotten in, but we lost games we needed to win to make it so that they HAD to give us a ticket to the NCAA's. So put on your big girl pants and let's go and rock the WNIT"...
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Best way to prove you belonged in the NCAA is to win the NIT (or at least make the final game). Of course maybe those coaches are worried that they will take a beating in that tourney too and then everyone will know they were rightfully omitted.
 
Oops. Never mind. So far the WNIT just shares links to the games but no actual video link. Tried watching the Ohio St/Morehead State game and looks like a monthly subscription is on the line. But if you go to the stats link, you can listen to the game.
 
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Rocket009 said:
Best way to prove you belonged in the NCAA is to win the NIT (or at least make the final game). Of course maybe those coaches are worried that they will take a beating in that tourney too and then everyone will know they were rightfully omitted.
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Exactly. If my team didn't make it to the Big Show and we are a 18-12 team, I would definitely be okay with going to the WNIT, or the CBI, and looking to make some noise for the future of the program. Plus it gives the players more chances to play before the summer.
 
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