2014 Women's Basketball Invitational
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American women's college basketball tournament
| Season | 2013–14 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teams | 16 | ||||
| Champions | UIC | ||||
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The 2014 Women's Basketball Invitational (WBI) was a single-elimination tournament of 16 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I teams that did not participate in the 2014 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament or 2014 WNIT. The field of 16 was announced on March 17, 2014.[1] All games were hosted by the higher seed throughout the tournament, unless the higher seed's arena was unavailable. The championship game was hosted by the school with the higher end of the season RPI. The tournament was won by the UIC Flames of the University of Illinois Chicago.
Bracket
[edit ]West Region
[edit ] 1st Round
March 19–20 Quarterfinals
March 22–23 Semi-finals
March 27
March 19–20 Quarterfinals
March 22–23 Semi-finals
March 27
1
Grand Canyon
51
8
Boise State
52
8
Boise State
59
4
Stephen F. Austin
80
4
Stephen F. Austin
59
5
Texas State
51
4
Stephen F. Austin
78
2
Charleston
74
2
Charleston
85
7
USC Upstate
71
2
Charleston
60
3
Northern Kentucky
54
3
Northern Kentucky
84
6
McNeese State
72
East Region
[edit ] 1st Round
March 19–20 Quarterfinals
March 22–23 Semi-finals
March 27
March 19–20 Quarterfinals
March 22–23 Semi-finals
March 27
1
Eastern Michigan
78
8
Evansville
65
1
Eastern Michigan
91
4
UIC
93
4
UIC
84
5
IPFW
71
4
UIC
74
6
Fairfield
44
2
Bucknell
47
7
Maine
77
7
Maine
50
6
Fairfield
63
3
Bryant
86
6
Fairfield
90
*#7 Maine will host #2 Bucknell in First round.
WBI Championship Game
[edit ] Championship Game
March 29
March 29
4W
Stephen F. Austin
64
4E
UIC
73
See also
[edit ]- 2014 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament
- 2014 Women's National Invitation Tournament
- Women's Basketball Invitational
References
[edit ]- ^ "2014 WBI Bracket" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 18, 2014. Retrieved March 17, 2014.