Preseason WNIT Event Info Year 2009 WNIT 2008 WNIT 2007 WNIT 2006 WNIT 2005 WNIT 2004 WNIT 2003 WNIT 2002 WNIT 2001 WNIT 2000 WNIT 1999 WNIT 1998 WNIT 1997 WNIT 1996 WNIT 1995 WNIT 1994 WNIT Records Postseason WNIT Event Info Year 2010 WNIT 2009 WNIT 2008 WNIT 2007 WNIT 2006 WNIT 2005 WNIT 2004 WNIT 2003 WNIT 2002 WNIT 2001 WNIT 2000 WNIT 1999 WNIT 1998 WNIT Records 48-team Field Announced for 2007 Postseason WNIT   Monday, March 12, 2007 – The first 48-team field in the history of the Postseason Women’s National Invitation Tournament was announced tonight. For the first time, each of the nation’s 31 conferences will be represented in the WNIT. The tournament expanded to 48 teams this year to accommodate an automatic berth for each of the conferences. The WNIT kicks off postseason action Wednesday, with first-round games. Sixteen teams will play in that round, and then feed into 16 second-round games. All games throughout the tournament are held on the campuses of participating schools, and no seeds are designated. Here are the 48 teams in the tournament: Automatic Berths Ball State (Mid American) Bucknell (Patriot) Charlotte (Atlantic 10) Coppin State (Mid-Eastern) Dartmouth (Ivy) East Tennessee State (Atlantic Sun) Hartford (America East) High Point (Big South) Hofstra (Colonial) Illinois (Big Ten) Illinois Chicago (Horizon) Iona (Metro Atlantic) Jackson State (Southwestern) Long Island (Northeast) Mississippi State (SEC) Missouri (Big 12) Montana (Big Sky) Murray State (Ohio Valley) Nevada (Western Athletic) Oakland (Mid Continent) Oregon (Pacific 10) San Diego (West Coast) South Florida (Big East) Southern Illinois (Missouri Valley) Stephen F. Austin (Southland) UC Santa Barbara (Big West) Tulane (Conference USA) Virginia Tech (ACC) Western Carolina (Southern) Western Kentucky (Sun Belt) Wyoming (Mountain West) At-Large Berths Alabama-Birmingham Arkansas State Auburn Davidson Illinois State Indiana Kansas State Kentucky Minnesota Rice Seton Hall South Carolina South Dakota State St. Joseph’s Utah Virginia Wisconsin First Round (times TBD) Wednesday, March 14, 2007 Illinois Chicago at Minnesota Montana at Utah Jackson State at Tulane Thursday, March 15 (times TBD) Nevada at Wyoming UC Santa Barbara at San Diego Long Island at Iona Rice at Illinois State East Tennessee State at Western Carolina Davidson at Alabama-Birmingham Kentucky at Oakland Stephen F. Austin at Southern Illinois Murray State at Arkansas State High Point at Charlotte Coppin State at St. Joseph’s Bucknell at Hartford Dartmouth at Seton Hall