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| All mid-majors.
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| Posted: 03/16/21 8:28 pm ::: |
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| Wow, I didn't know this tournament existed before just now.
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| Posted: 03/16/21 8:53 pm ::: |
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| Wow, I didn't know this tournament existed before just now. |
I've heard of it but just wasn't sure if they were having it this year until I saw this post.
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| Posted: 03/16/21 8:54 pm ::: |
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| Wow, I didn't know this tournament existed before just now. |
I've heard of it but just wasn't sure if they were having it this year until I saw this post. |
Is this like the next best tournament after the WNIT?
p.s. I'm surprised to not see IUPUI in any of these tournaments.
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| Posted: 03/16/21 9:01 pm ::: |
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| Marquette Fan wrote: |
| undersized_post wrote: |
| Wow, I didn't know this tournament existed before just now. |
I've heard of it but just wasn't sure if they were having it this year until I saw this post. |
Is this like the next best tournament after the WNIT?
p.s. I'm surprised to not see IUPUI in any of these tournaments. |
Essentially yes. It's been around longer than I realized - first year was 2010. Looks like it's usually 16 teams but this year is 8 teams - makes sense - the WNIT has less teams this year too.
https://www.womensbasketballinvitational.com/faqs
IUPUI might have turned down bids to WNIT and/or the WBI. I don't see UW-Green Bay playing in either of those tournaments either - guessing they turned down a bid but don't know for sure.
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| Posted: 03/16/21 9:06 pm ::: |
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| Marquette Fan wrote: |
| undersized_post wrote: |
| Wow, I didn't know this tournament existed before just now. |
I've heard of it but just wasn't sure if they were having it this year until I saw this post. |
Is this like the next best tournament after the WNIT?
p.s. I'm surprised to not see IUPUI in any of these tournaments. |
Essentially yes. It's been around longer than I realized - first year was 2010. Looks like it's usually 16 teams but this year is 8 teams - makes sense - the WNIT has less teams this year too.
https://www.womensbasketballinvitational.com/faqs
IUPUI might have turned down bids to WNIT and/or the WBI. |
Can you speak to why a team would turn down an invitation? I'd never heard of that before this board. Cost? Motivation?
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| Posted: 03/16/21 9:08 pm ::: |
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| Marquette Fan wrote: |
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| Wow, I didn't know this tournament existed before just now. |
I've heard of it but just wasn't sure if they were having it this year until I saw this post. |
Is this like the next best tournament after the WNIT?
p.s. I'm surprised to not see IUPUI in any of these tournaments. |
Essentially yes. It's been around longer than I realized - first year was 2010. Looks like it's usually 16 teams but this year is 8 teams - makes sense - the WNIT has less teams this year too.
https://www.womensbasketballinvitational.com/faqs
IUPUI might have turned down bids to WNIT and/or the WBI. |
Can you speak to why a team would turn down an invitation? I'd never heard of that before this board. Cost? Motivation? |
A lot of teams have turned down bids to the WNIT. They might be too disappointed they didn't make the NCAA Tournament, they might have a lot of injuries and there are many other reasons. And this year it just might not be worth the Covid risk.
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| Posted: 03/16/21 9:20 pm ::: |
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| All mid-majors. |
It's usually all mid-majors. However, Minnesota and Washington have played in it.
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| Posted: 03/16/21 10:29 pm ::: |
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| Marquette Fan wrote: |
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| Marquette Fan wrote: |
| undersized_post wrote: |
| Wow, I didn't know this tournament existed before just now. |
I've heard of it but just wasn't sure if they were having it this year until I saw this post. |
Is this like the next best tournament after the WNIT?
p.s. I'm surprised to not see IUPUI in any of these tournaments. |
Essentially yes. It's been around longer than I realized - first year was 2010. Looks like it's usually 16 teams but this year is 8 teams - makes sense - the WNIT has less teams this year too.
https://www.womensbasketballinvitational.com/faqs
IUPUI might have turned down bids to WNIT and/or the WBI. |
Can you speak to why a team would turn down an invitation? I'd never heard of that before this board. Cost? Motivation? |
A lot of teams have turned down bids to the WNIT. They might be too disappointed they didn't make the NCAA Tournament, they might have a lot of injuries and there are many other reasons. And this year it just might not be worth the Covid risk. |
In a year when many universities are losing money, I wouldn’t be surprised if Athletic departments and schools didn’t allow teams to play in post season tournament that are pay to play.
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| Posted: 03/16/21 10:41 pm ::: |
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| The thickness of the bubble membrane may also have been a consideration for some teams. I know at least one team side-eyed the hell out of the WNIT setup and was not interested in participating in it.
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| Posted: 03/19/21 10:25 pm ::: |
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First round results
Cleveland State 68, Manhattan 55
Stetson 49, Loyola Chicago 45
Portland 67, Abilene Christian 42
Northern Arizona 82, FIU 69
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| Posted: 03/20/21 10:19 pm ::: |
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Semifinals
Cleveland State 64, Stetson 54
Portland 80, Northern Arizona 65
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| Posted: 03/21/21 11:04 pm ::: |
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| Cleveland State takes the tournament with a 67-64 win over Portland
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