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 Round 1 Game Times Announced For 2009 Postseason WNIT   Tuesday, March 17, 2009 – Game times have been set for all first-round games of the Postseason Women’s National Invitation Tournament. The event kicks off Wednesday with two games on the schedule. The remaining 14 first-round games will be played through Saturday. Part of the field – 16 teams – received a first-round bye and will begin their tournament in Round 2 as early as Saturday. The 48-team field was selected Monday night and features 31 automatic qualifiers – one from each conference – and 17 teams selected at-large. All games are hosted by participating schools. Round 1 Games Wednesday, March 18 Canisius at Syracuse, 7 p.m. ET Southern at New Mexico, 9 p.m. ET Thursday, March 19 Dayton at Oakland, 6:30 p.m. ET Butler at Duquesne, 7 p.m. ET Central Connecticut State at Boston University, 7 p.m. ET Coppin State at West Virginia, 7 p.m. ET Chattanooga at Kentucky, 7 p.m. ET George Washington at Florida Gulf Coast, 7 p.m. ET SMU at La Tech, 8 p.m. ET Portland at Portland State, 10:05 p.m. ET Friday, March 20 Harvard at St. John’s, 7 p.m. ET American at James Madison, 7 p.m. ET Winthrop at Georgetown, 7:30 p.m. ET Murray State at Arkansas-Little Rock, 8 p.m. ET Saturday, March 21 UT Arlington at Oklahoma State, 3 p.m. ET UC Riverside at Creighton, 8 p.m. ET Round 2 Games Saturday, March 21 Coppin State-West Virginia winner at St. Bonaventure, 1 p.m. ET George Washington-Florida Gulf Coast winner at South Florida, 7 p.m. ET Portland-Portland State winner at Oregon State, 10 p.m. ET Sunday, March 22 Dayton-Oakland winner at Indiana, 2 p.m. ET Chattanooga-Kentucky winner at Wisconsin, 2 p.m. ET Harvard-St. John’s winner at Hartford, 4 p.m. ET American-James Madison winner at Richmond, 4 p.m. ET Winthrop-Georgetown winner at Wake Forest, 5 p.m. ET Arkansas-Little Rock-Murray State winner vs. Mississippi, time, site TBD Monday, March 23 Central Connecticut State-Boston winner at Boston College, 7 p.m. ET UT Arlington-Oklahoma State winner at Arkansas, 8 p.m. ET Butler-Duquesne winner at Marquette, 8 p.m. ET UC Riverside-Creighton winner at Kansas, 8 p.m. ET Date TBD Southern-New Mexico winner vs. Nebraska, date, site TBD SMU-LA Tech winner at Illinois State, date TBD Canisius-Syracuse winner at Bowling Green, date TBD