2012 Women's Basketball Invitational

The 2012 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 2012 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament or 2012 WNIT. The 2012 bracket was announced on Selection Monday 2012, March 13. All games are hosted by the higher seed throughout the tournament, unless the higher seed's arena is unavailable. The Championship game is hosted by the school with the higher end of the season RPI.

2012 Teams

Seattle will be making its first division I postseason appearance, SIU Edwardsville will host its first ever division I postseason game.

West Region

	1st Round March 14, 15, 16					Quarterfinals March 17, 18					Semi Finals March 21
	1	Seattle	61
	8	North Dakota	47
						1	Seattle	82
						5	Wright State	65
	4	SIU-Edwardsville	64
	5	Wright State	73
											1	Seattle	64
											7	Northern Iowa	68
	2	Stephen F. Austin	67
	7	Northern Iowa	83
						7	Northern Iowa	78
						3	Sam Houston State	69
	3	Sam Houston State	77
	6	Rice	55

East Region

#8 Manhattan will host a first round game

	1st Round March 14, 15, 16					Quarterfinals March 17, 18					Semi Finals March 23
	1	Robert Morris	54
	8	Manhattan	77
						8	Manhattan	78
						4	Holy Cross	63
	4	Holy Cross	63
	5	New Hampshire	59
											8	Manhattan	54
											2	Minnesota	67
	2	Minnesota	80
	7	Charleston Southern	51
						2	Minnesota	85
						3	Bradley	59
	3	Bradley	74
	6	Tennessee Tech	71

WBI Championship Game

	Championship Game March 25
	7	Northern Iowa	74
	2	Minnesota	88

See also

• 2012 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
• 2012 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament
• NCAA Women's Division I Tournament bids by school
• 2012 Women's National Invitation Tournament