2007 Women's National Invitation Tournament

2007 Women's National Invitation Tournament

Teams	48
Finals site	Arena-Auditorium Laramie, Wyoming
Champions	Wyoming (1st title)
Runner-up	Wisconsin (3rd title game)
Winning coach	Joe Legerski (1st title)
Attendance	15,462 (championship game)
Women's National Invitation Tournaments «2006 2008»

The 2007 Women's National Invitation Tournament (WNIT) was a single-elimination tournament of 48 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I teams that did not participate in the 2007 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament.

The teams were deemed the "best of the rest" from the 31 Division I conferences were joined by 17 at-large selections.

The final four of the tournament paired Wisconsin against Western Kentucky and Wyoming against 2006 WNIT champion Kansas State. Wisconsin (23–12) defeated Western Kentucky 79–72. Meanwhile, across the country, Wyoming and Kansas State played a triple-overtime thriller. The Cowgirls eventually pulled out the victory, holding Kansas State to a single point in the third overtime, and winning 89–79.

The championship game of the WNIT was played Saturday, March 31, 2007, in front of 15,462 fans at the Arena-Auditorium in Laramie, Wyoming (the largest crowd in Wyoming Cowgirl History). Wyoming dominated the game and won 72–56, bringing the Cowgirls their first postseason championship win. They also became the first Mountain West Conference team to win the tournament.

Region 1

Source:

	Round 1 March 14–16					Round 2 March 16–19					Round 3 March 20–22					Quarterfinals March 22–25
						Missouri		67
						Wyoming		73
	Wyoming		84
	Nevada		56
											Wyoming		64
											Oregon		62
						Oregon		70
						UC Santa Barbara		54
	San Diego		63
	UC Santa Barbara		75
																Wyoming		70
																South Dakota State		59
						Indiana		74
						Iona		71
	Iona		91
	Long Island		79
											Indiana		53
											South Dakota State		60
						South Dakota State		61
						Illinois State		48
	Illinois State		71***
	Rice		61

(***) denotes triple overtime

Region 2

	Round 1 March 14–16					Round 2 March 16–19					Round 3 March 20–22					Quarterfinals March 22–25
						Virginia Tech		74
						Western Carolina		64
	W. Carolina		91
	E. Tennessee St.		63
											Virginia Tech		73
											Auburn		81
						Auburn		74
						UAB		60
	UAB		81
	Davidson		77
																Auburn		54
																Kansas State		67
						Illinois		59
						Utah		48
	Utah		78
	Montana		70
											Illinois		51
											Kansas State		66
						Kansas State		72
						Southern Illinois		46
	Stephen F. Austin		50
	Southern Illinois		58

Region 3

	Round 1 March 14–16					Round 2 March 16–19					Round 3 March 20–22					Quarterfinals March 22–25
						Mississippi State		79
						Tulane		73
	Tulane		76
	Jackson State		43
											Mississippi State		56
											W. Kentucky		59
						W. Kentucky		73
						Minnesota		57
	Minnesota		97
	Illinois-Chicago		54
																W. Kentucky		72
																Hofstra		54
						South Carolina		81
						Hartford		40
	Hartford		70
	Bucknell		54
											South Carolina		59
											Hofstra		64
						Hofstra		64
						Seton Hall		52
	Seton Hall		60
	Dartmouth		39

Region 4

	Round 1 March 14–16					Round 2 March 16–19					Round 3 March 20–22					Quarterfinals March 22–25
						Virginia		74
						Charlotte		72
	Charlotte		72
	High Point		45
											Virginia		73
											S. Florida		72
						S. Florida		66
						Coppin State		49
	Saint Joseph's		52
	Coppin State		67
																Virginia		78
																Wisconsin		84
						Wisconsin		77
						Arkansas State		45
	Arkansas State		59
	Murray State		52
											Wisconsin		67
											Kentucky		61
						Ball State		82
						Kentucky		85
	Oakland		56
	Kentucky		65

Semifinals and final

	Semifinals March 26–29					Championship March 31
	Wyoming		89***
	Kansas State		79
						Wyoming		72
						Wisconsin		56
	W. Kentucky		72
	Wisconsin		79

(***) denotes triple overtime