Tuesday, March 17, 2009

Postseason Women’s National Invitation Tournament Brackets Announced

NEW YORK, NEW YORK (March 17, 2008) The WNIT kicks off postseason action Wednesday. March 18 with first-round games. All games are held on the campuses of participating schools. While 32 teams will play in the first round, 16 teams received a bye and will begin their tournament with a second-round game. The Postseason WNIT features 16 first-round games, followed by 16 second-round games, eight third-round games, four quarterfinal games, two semifinal games and the championship. The WNIT championship game will begin at 2 p.m. ET Saturday, April 4, and will be hosted by one of the two final participating schools.

Bellow are my first round picks:

Wednesday, March 18
New Mexico over Southern
Canisius over Syracuse

Thursday, March 19
Chattanooga over Kentucky
Portland State over Portland
Duquesne over Butler
Louisiana Tech over SMU
Oakland over Dayton
Boston University over Central Connecticut State
Florida Gulf Coast over George Washington
West Virginia over Coppin State

Friday, March 20
Harvard over St. John's
Georgetown over Winthrop
James Madison over American
Murray State over Arkansas-Little Rock

Saturday, March 21
Texas-Arlington over Oklahoma State
Creighton over UC Riverside

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