2025 Women’s NIT bracket and games

FORT COLLINS, CO – The 2025 Postseason WNIT launches with a flourish this week, with times, dates and locations now secured for the 16 Round 1 games on the schedule. Teams with first-round byes have also been determined.

This marks the 27^th edition of the Postseason WNIT, powered by Triple Crown Sports and first held in 1998.

Round 1 schedule (all times ET)
Thursday, March 20
Army West Point (24-7) 59 Bryant (17-14) 58
Campbell (21-12) 57 Coastal Carolina (23-8) 55
Duquesne (19-12) 70 Longwood (22-11) 68

Massachusetts (16-14) 86 Stonehill (17-15) 40
Western Illinois (16-16) 89 Lipscomb (20-11) 74
Abilene Christian (20-12) 86 Northwestern State 59
Texas Southern (16-15) 54 Saint Mary’s (14-16) 50
Texas Arlington (17-13) 78 Incarnate Word (18-13) 52
Lindenwood (21-10) 76 Tulsa (17-14) 60
New Mexico State (17-15) 54 Pacific (15-18) 49

Friday, March 21
Howard (21-11) 72 Siena (17-13) 62
Illinois-Chicago (14-17) 63 Alabama-Birmingham 48
Utah Valley (18-12) 70 Air Force (18-14) 64

Saturday, March 22
Old Dominion (17-15) 63 Navy (19-11) 42
Chattanooga (16-14) 53 Alabama A&M (21-10)
Coppin State (18-14) 58 Colgate (23-9) 48

Round 2 in bracket order

Sunday, March 23, 2025

Duquesne 73 Miami of Ohio (19-11) 66
Illinois State (21-12) 90 Western Illinois 80
Lindenwood 67 Tarleton State (20-13) 59
Butler (15-17) 61 Illinois Chicago 54
Buffalo (25-7) 84 Massachusetts 82
Southern Indiana (22-12) 60 Campbell 51
Rutgers (11-19) 71 Army (West Point) 60

Monday, March 24, 2025 

Troy (20-13) 85 Chattanooga (17-14) 72

College of Charleston (24-7) 76 Howard (22-11) 56

North Texas (24-8) 78 Texas Arlington (18-13) 67

Louisiana Tech (16-15) 71 Texas Southern (17-15) 64

Abilene Christian (21-12) 75 Central Arkansas (23-9) 63

North Dakota State (19-11) 68 New Mexico State (18-15) 65

Washington State (20-13) 57 Utah Valley (19-12) 54

Tuesday, March 25, 2025

Cleveland State (24-9) 7 2 Coppin State 70 OVERTIME
Purdue Fort Wayne (25-8) 87 Old Dominion 61

Wednesday, March 26, 2025

Louisiana Tech 68 Lindenwood 64

Thursday, March 27, 2025

Rutgers 89 Charleston 67

Troy 88 North Texas State 86

Buffalo 76 Southern Indiana 64

Illinois State 78 Abilene Christian 68

North Dakota State 59 Washington State 51

Friday, March 28, 2025

Cleveland State 55 Duquesne 52

Purdue Fort Wayne 87 Butler 61

Sunday, March 30, 2025

Rutgers vs. Buffalo

Monday, March 31. 2025

Illinois State vs. Louisiana Tech

Purdue Fort Wayne vs. Cleveland State

North Dakota State vs. Troy

Tuesday, April 1, 2025

 

Here’s the rest of the schedule for the 27^th edition of the Postseason WNIT:

Great 8 – March 29-31, 2025
Fab 4 – April 1-2, 2025
Championship – Saturday, April 5, 2025 at 3 p.m. ET (CBS Sports Network)