2018 Women's Basketball Invitational

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The 2018 Women's Basketball Invitational (WBI) was a single-elimination tournament consisting of 16 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I teams that did not participate in the 2018 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament or 2018 Women's National Invitation Tournament. The 2018 field was announced on March 13. First round WBI games occurred on March 14 and 15; second-round games were played on March 19 and 20. The tournament semifinals were held March 23 and 24, and the 2018 WBI Championship game was held on March 29.[1] Yale defeated Central Arkansas, 54-50, to become WBI champions.

Bracket[]

First Round
March 14–15 		Quarterfinals
March 19 		Semifinals
March 24
         
Nevada 70
UC Irvine 60
Nevada 86
Fresno State 74
Bakersfield 66
Fresno State 77
Nevada 56
Central Arkansas 65
Texas Southern 56
Weber State 66
Weber State 67
Central Arkansas 82
Central Arkansas 51
SIUE 39
First Round
March 14–15 		Quarterfinals
March 19–20 		Semifinals
March 24
         
Northeastern 58
Yale 68
Yale 70
Binghamton 64
Youngstown State 59
Binghamton 70
Yale 76*
South Alabama 74
UNC Asheville 64
Furman 65
Furman 53
South Alabama 54
South Alabama 49
Stetson 33

WBI Championship Game[]

Championship Game
March 29
Central Arkansas 50
Yale 54

* - Denotes overtime

References[]

  1. ^ "2018 WBI Bracket". Women's Basketball Invitational. PrestoSports. Retrieved March 13, 2018.

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