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1998 Women's National Invitation Tournament

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1998 Women's National Invitation Tournament
Teams16
Finals siteFerrell Center
Waco, TX
ChampionsPenn State (1st title)
Runner-upBaylor (1st title game)
Semifinalists
Winning coachRene Portland (1st title)
MVPHelen Darling (Penn State)
Attendance10,057 (championship)
Women's National Invitation Tournaments
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The 1998 Women's National Invitation Tournament was a single-elimination tournament of 16 NCAA Division I teams that were not selected to participate in the 1998 Women's NCAA tournament. It was the first edition of the postseason Women's National Invitation Tournament (WNIT).

The final four of the tournament paired Penn State against Indiana and Baylor against LSU. It was Penn State and Indiana third game of the year, Penn State won the rubber match 70–42 while Baylor beat LSU 66–61.

Bracket

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Visiting teams in first round are listed first. Games marked signify overtime. Source[1]

Regional bracket

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First Round
March 13
Second Round
March 15
Quarterfinals
March 20
      
Villanova 61
Penn State 68
at Penn State 72
Saint Joseph's 59
American 68
Saint Joseph's 77
at Penn State 70
Indiana 42
Cincinnati 62
Toledo 76
at Toledo 60
Indiana 61
Xavier 74
Indiana 80

Regional bracket

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First Round
March 13 & 15
Second Round
March 15 & 17
Quarterfinals
March 20
      
Boise State 38
LSU 58
at LSU 74
Butler 58
Butler 95
Bowling Green 90
LSU 61
at Baylor 66
Oklahoma State 75
Rice 52
Oklahoma State 47
at Baylor 54
Mississippi State 65
Baylor 75

Championship

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Championship
March 24
   
Penn State 59
at Baylor 56

WNIT All-Tournament Team

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References

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  1. ^ "1998 Women's National Invitational Tournament Bracket" (PDF). Retrieved February 28, 2023.
  2. ^ "WNIT Announces 20th Anniversary All-Time Top 20 Player List". womensnit.com. March 28, 2017. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
  3. ^ "2022-23 Baylor Bears women's basketball almanac" (PDF). baylorbears.com. Retrieved March 3, 2023.