Women's Basketball Invitational
| File:Womens BBall Invitational.png Women's Basketball Invitational | |
| Sport | Basketball |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2009 |
| Founder | Sport Tours International |
| First season | 2010 |
| No. of teams | 16 |
| Country |  United States |
| Most recent champion(s) | Louisiana-Lafayette |
| Most titles | Louisiana-Lafayette (2) |
| Related competitions | Women's National Invitation Tournament |
| Official website | Website |
The Women's Basketball Invitational (WBI) is a women's college basketball tournament created in 2009 by Sport Tours. The inaugural tournament occurred at the conclusion of the 2009–10 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. Selections for the WBI are announced on Selection Monday. The field for the WBI consists of a 16-team, single elimination divided into two regions with 8 seeded teams in each.[1] Teams are picked based on RPI, record, conference standings, end of year performance, and quality wins and losses.[2]
Teams in the WBI compete on the home court of the higher seed. The championship game is hosted by the team with the higher RPI. Teams not making the NCAA Tournament or WNIT are eligible for the WBI.
Although the WBI shares a similar name with the College Basketball Invitational and fills a similar role (a postseason tournament outside the auspices of the NCAA and NIT tournaments), the two competitions are operated by separate organizations and are unrelated except for the coincidental name.
Past champions
| Year | Champion | Runner-up | Venue and city | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Appalachian State | 79 | Memphis | 71 | Holmes Convocation Center | Boone, NC |
| 2011 | UAB | 68 | Cal State Bakersfield | 60 | Bartow Arena | Birmingham, AL |
| 2012 | Minnesota | 88 | Northern Iowa | 74 | Williams Arena | Minneapolis, MN |
| 2013 | Detroit | 73 | McNeese State | 62 | Calihan Hall | Detroit, MI |
| 2014 | UIC | 73 | Stephen F. Austin | 64 | UIC Pavilion | Chicago, IL |
| 2015 | Louisiana–Lafayette | 52 | Siena | 50 | Earl K. Long Gymnasium | Lafayette, LA |
| 2016 | Louisiana–Lafayette | 87 | Weber State | 85 | Earl K. Long Gymnasium | Lafayette, LA |
See also
References
- ^ "WBI Frequently Asked Questions". PrestoSports. Retrieved 2015-03-11.
- ^ "WBI Selection Process". WBI. PrestoSports. Retrieved 23 February 2016.