2025 Women's Basketball Invitation Tournament
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Indianapolis, Indiana
| Season | 2024–25 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teams | 32 | ||||
| Finals site | Hinkle Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, Indiana | ||||
| Champions | Minnesota (1st title) | ||||
| Runner-up | Belmont (1st title game) | ||||
| Semifinalists | |||||
| Winning coach | Dawn Plitzuweit (1st title) | ||||
| MVP | Tori McKinney (Minnesota) | ||||
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The 2025 Women's Basketball Invitation Tournament (WBIT) was a single-elimination tournament of 32 NCAA Division I women's college basketball teams not selected to participate in the 2025 NCAA tournament. The tournament began on March 20 and ended on April 2. The first three rounds were played on the campuses of various schools, and the semifinal and championship games were played at Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana.[1]
The Minnesota Golden Gophers won the 2025 WBIT over the Belmont Bruins.[2] Minnesota was the sole Big Ten team invited to the 2025 WBIT.[3]
Automatic qualifiers
Teams and pairings for the 2025 WBIT were released by the WBIT committee on Sunday, March 16, 2025. Thirty–two teams qualified for the WBIT, including both automatic qualifiers and at-large selections.
The regular-season champion of any NCAA Division I conference (as determined by the conference's tiebreaking protocol) not otherwise selected for the NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament will, if eligible, secure an automatic qualification invitation to the WBIT. Like the Division I tournament committee, the WBIT selection committee used a variety of resources to determine the participating teams.
| Team | Conference | Overall record |
|---|---|---|
| Albany | America East | 26–6 |
| UTSA | American | 26–4 |
| Hawaii | Big West | 22–9 |
| North Carolina A&T | CAA | 19–11 |
| UNLV | Mountain West | 25–7 |
| Southeastern Louisiana | Southland | 26–5 |
| James Madison | Sun Belt | 28–5 |
| Gonzaga | WCC | 22–10 |
At-large bids
The following teams were awarded at-large bids.
| Team | Conference | Overall record |
|---|---|---|
| Arizona | Big 12 | 19–13 |
| Belmont | Missouri Valley | 22–12 |
| Boston College | ACC | 16–17 |
| Colorado | Big 12 | 20–12 |
| Davidson | A10 | 19–13 |
| Drake | Missouri Valley | 22–11 |
| Florida | SEC | 16–17 |
| Marquette | Big East | 20–10 |
| Middle Tennessee | CUSA | 26–8 |
| Minnesota | Big Ten | 20–11 |
| Missouri State | Missouri Valley | 25–8 |
| Northern Arizona | Big Sky | 26–7 |
| Northern Iowa | Missouri Valley | 17–16 |
| Oral Roberts | Summit | 24–8 |
| Portland | WCC | 29–4 |
| Quinnipiac | MAAC | 28–4 |
| Saint Joseph's | A10 | 23–9 |
| Seton Hall | Big East | 22–9 |
| Stanford | ACC | 16–14 |
| Texas Tech | Big 12 | 17–17 |
| Toledo | MAC | 24–8 |
| Villanova | Big East | 18–14 |
| Virginia Tech | ACC | 18–12 |
| Wyoming | Mountain West | 22–11 |