We’re not done yet - other tournament possibilities?

[2011WinOverVillanova]

WNIT? Do you think we could get a home game for Kennedy Harris and Louis Volker?

 

[Pablo]

WNIT? Do you think we could get a home game for Kennedy Harris and Louis Volker?

Patriots Fall Short in A-10 Championship - George Mason University Athletics

GLEN ALLEN, Va. — In a nail-biter at the Henrico Sports & Events Center, George Mason (23-9, 16-2 Atlantic 10) narrowly fell to the University of Rhode Island (28-4,

gomason.com

"UP NEXT
The Patriots will learn their fate on Sunday, March 15. They will either receive an at-large bid NCAA Tournament or learn where and against who they will play in the WBIT Tournament."

 

[2011WinOverVillanova]

Patriots Fall Short in A-10 Championship - George Mason University Athletics

GLEN ALLEN, Va. — In a nail-biter at the Henrico Sports & Events Center, George Mason (23-9, 16-2 Atlantic 10) narrowly fell to the University of Rhode Island (28-4,

gomason.com

"UP NEXT
The Patriots will learn their fate on Sunday, March 15. They will either receive an at-large bid NCAA Tournament or learn where and against who they will play in the WBIT Tournament."

Is that a typo? WBIT? Did they mean WNIT?

 

[Pablo]

Is that a typo? WBIT? Did they mean WNIT?

2026 Women's Basketball Invitation Tournament (WBIT)

The NCAA has announced that the 2026 and 2027 Women’s Basketball Invitation Tournament semifinals and finals will be in Wichita, Kansas at Charles Koch Arena on the Wichita State University (WSU) campus. This will be the first year that Wichita will host the final WBIT games. Wichita has...

www.visitwichita.com

 

[2011WinOverVillanova]

2026 Women's Basketball Invitation Tournament (WBIT)

The NCAA has announced that the 2026 and 2027 Women’s Basketball Invitation Tournament semifinals and finals will be in Wichita, Kansas at Charles Koch Arena on the Wichita State University (WSU) campus. This will be the first year that Wichita will host the final WBIT games. Wichita has...

www.visitwichita.com

https://www.womensnit.com/ - my question stands. Was it an understandable typo or is one bigger than the other? WNIT vs WBIT?

 

[Pablo]

https://www.womensnit.com/ - my question stands. Was it an understandable typo or is one bigger than the other? WNIT vs WBIT?

The WBIT is operated and funded by the NCAA. It is a more prestigious post-season tournament than the non-NCAA affiliated WNIT, which is a "pay-to-play" tournament.

 

[jessej]

 

[jessej]

read the terminology closely

WNIT is Co-owned by the NCAA with another entity
WBIT is fully owned by the NCAA

The NCAA prioritizes WBIT since it is pay for play, and without that fact, they would lose money.

 

[jessej]

WBIT projections - not updated to include today's results

https://omnirankings.com/wcb/Macro/WBIT%20Selection.htm

implicit assumption is that Richmond makes the NCAA Tourney

 

[jessej]

WNIT Projections - note that the A-10 teams are not the top 4 Seeds
making this a minor tournament to the WBIT

https://omnirankings.com/wcb/Macro/WNIT%20Selection.htm

 

[jessej]

Note - I have no idea of the AD's budget for Women's BBall

WBIT will involve expenditures to play - as we will likely play on the road and against higher quality teams than the WNIT

 

[psyclone]

Post game press conference start ~7 min mark with Mason. Coach Reiss of URI later says some nice things about VBL and Mason's program.

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[GMUgemini]

It’s annoyingly confusing (why the NCAA didn’t just buy the NIT brand outright like for the men who knows), but everyone is right

Tier 1: NCAA
Tier 2: WBIT
Tier 3: WNIT

 

[psyclone]

2026 WBIT: Schedule, game times, TV channels for the women's basketball tournament

Follow along for complete coverage of the 2026 WBIT event for DI women's college basketball.

www.ncaa.com

 

[jessej]

It’s annoyingly confusing (why the NCAA didn’t just buy the NIT brand outright like for the men who knows), but everyone is right

Tier 1: NCAA
Tier 2: WBIT
Tier 3: WNIT

if memory serves me correct - The original NIT (men for sure, don't know if it included Women) sued the NCAA over Antitrust violations and as a settlement the NCAA was forced to buy the NIT.

At some point a portion of the NIT was sold to another interest. I don't know the specifics but with the creation of the WBIT we may be looking at another court case.

 

[DRK331]

Will we get more home games for the Women's team?

 

[2011WinOverVillanova]

Will we get more home games for the Women's team?

That’s a valid question. I’d prefer we do a cost free home game so our great WBB fans like Chris/Kathy and Mr. Baltimore Orioles can get to cheer them on versus being sent to some arena far away with only a tiny bit of Mason fans going.

 

[psyclone]

Will we get more home games for the Women's team?

We might. Last year St Joe's (23-9) lost to us in the finals and hosted 2 home games, beating Albany and losing to Villanova.

Davidson (19-13) was not a host and lost at JMU.

It would be dependent on some sort of seeding, I presume, and the availability of EBA.

 

[GMUgemini]

We might. Last year St Joe's (23-9) lost to us in the finals and hosted 2 home games, beating Albany and losing to Villanova.

Davidson (19-13) was not a host and lost at JMU.

It would be dependent on some sort of seeding, I presume, and the availability of EBA.

St. Joes finished with a NET 53 last season. Not sure what the loss to URI will do but Mason is currently at 60 in the NET.

 

[psyclone]

St. Joes finished with a NET 53 last season. Not sure what the loss to URI will do but Mason is currently at 60 in the NET.

NET for top 3 teams remain unchanged:

37 Richmond
49 URI
60 Mason

DI Women's Basketball Rankings - NCAA Women's Basketball NET Rankings | NCAA.com

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