Bowling Green State University Athletics
BGSU Earns Berth in WNIT
March 17, 2024 | Women's Basketball
Dates & Matchups to be Announced
FORT COLLINS, Colo. (BGSU Strategic Communications) – The Bowling Green State University women's basketball team will return to the Postseason WNIT in 2024. The Falcons have received a bid to the 48-team field, which was announced Sunday night (March 17).
The official bracket, with matchups and round one game dates and times, will be released on Monday (March 18).
BGSU is appearing in the WNIT for the ninth time in program history, and the third time in four years. Last season, the Falcons advanced all the way to the semifinal round of the then 64-team tourney, defeating Liberty, Green Bay, Memphis and Florida before falling to Columbia in the Fab 4.
The Falcons will enter the 2024 Postseason WNIT with an all-time record of 12-9 in the tourney.
The 2024 field features 11 automatic qualifiers and 37 at-large selections, chosen after consideration of a mix of criteria by WNIT officials. There are 24 teams with 20 or more victories in the bracket.
The complete list of teams in the 2024 Postseason WNIT, which is produced by Triple Crown Sports, follows...
Automatic Qualifiers:
Colgate (18-13), Patriot
Grambling (22-9), Southwestern Athletic
Le Moyne (18-13), Northeast
Monmouth (21-9), Colonial
Niagara (20-13), Metro Athletic
Northern Arizona (25-9), Big Sky
South Carolina Upstate (16-15), Big South
Southern Indiana (24-6), Ohio Valley
Stetson (17-14), Atlantic Sun
UAlbany (25-6), America East
UNC Greensboro (21-11), Southern
At Large Qualifiers:
Boise State (21-13), Mountain West
Bowling Green (16-14), Mid-American
Buffalo (19-13), Mid-American
Butler (14-16), Big East
Central Arkansas (21-11), Atlantic Sun
Charleston (21-9), Colonial
Cincinnati (14-17), Big 12
Duquesne (20-12), Atlantic 10
Eastern Kentucky (22-11), Atlantic Sun
Florida International (20-11), Conference USA
Illinois State (21-11), Missouri Valley
Louisiana-Monroe (19-13), Sun Belt
Minnesota (16-15), Big Ten
Montana (22-9), Big Sky
Murray State (20-11), Missouri Valley
North Carolina A&T (20-11), Colonial
North Dakota State (21-11), Summit
Northern Colorado (15-15), Big Sky
Northern Iowa (16-15), Missouri Valley
Old Dominion (22-9), Sun Belt
Oral Roberts (21-10), Summit
Pacific (18-14), West Coast
Providence (13-20), Big East
Purdue (13-18), Big Ten
Purdue Fort Wayne (21-12), Horizon
Saint Louis (16-18), Atlantic 10
South Dakota (21-12), Summit
Southern Miss (18-13), Sun Belt
Stephen F. Austin (22-12), Western Athletic
Troy (19-11), Sun Belt
UAB (18-13), American Athletic
UC Riverside (18-13), Big West
UIC (18-15), Missouri Valley
UT San Antonio (17-14), American
Vermont (22-11), America East
Wisconsin (13-16), Big Ten
Wyoming (16-14), Mountain West
"So much has changed in the world of women's basketball, but the Postseason WNIT is proud to be a trusted destination for dozens of programs that recognize our commitment to respecting the sport, and how we have been unwavering in that goal for 26 years," said Sarah Molina, director of the Postseason WNIT. "We look forward to igniting the spark the event provides to programs ready to embrace the experience – time and again we've seen success in the Postseason WNIT lead to great things down the road."
The schedule for the tournament:
Round 1 - March 20-22, 2024
Round 2 - March 23-26, 2024
Round 3 - March 27-29, 2024
Quarterfinals - March 30-April 1, 2024
Semifinals - April 2-3, 2024
The 2024 Postseason WNIT will again have its championship game broadcast on CBS Sports Network, with tipoff set for Saturday, April 6, at 3 p.m. ET.
Follow the 2024 Postseason WNIT via...
Twitter: @WomensNIT
Facebook: /womensNIT
Hashtag: #WNIT
BGSU'S POSTSEASON WNIT HISTORY (12-9)
(10-6 home [2-2 Anderson Arena, 8-4 Stroh Center] | 1-1 away | 1-2 neutral-site games)
Date (Round) Opponent (Site) Result
3/13/98 (First) BUTLER (Anderson Arena) L 90-95
3/20/08 (First) DAYTON (Anderson Arena) W 64-52
3/22/08 (Second) at Michigan State L 66-74
3/22/09 (Second) SYRACUSE (Anderson Arena) W 72-69
3/26/09 (Third) INDIANA (Anderson Arena) L 67-75
3/15/12 (First) VCU (Stroh Center) L 71-72
3/21/13 (First) SMU (Stroh Center) W 76-70
3/23/13 (Second) DUQUESNE (Stroh Center) W 61-54
3/28/13 (Third) DREXEL (Stroh Center) L 47-50
3/20/14 (First) HIGH POINT (Stroh Center) W 72-62
3/24/14 (Second) ST. BONAVENTURE (Stroh Center) W 76-65
3/27/14 (Third) MICHIGAN (Stroh Center) W 63-53
3/31/14 (Quarterfinals) RUTGERS (Stroh Center) L 50-55
3/19/21 (First) vs. Creighton (Rockford, Ill.) L 65-72
3/20/21 (Consolation) vs. Dayton (Rockford, Ill.) W 77-76
3/22/21 (Cons. Championship) vs. Drake (Rockford, Ill.) L 68-78
3/16/23 (First) LIBERTY (Stroh Center) W 87-80
3/20/23 (Second) at Green Bay W 69-51
3/23/23 (Third) MEMPHIS (Stroh Center) W 73-60
3/27/23 (Quarterfinals) FLORIDA (Stroh Center) W 69-52
3/29/23 (Semifinals) COLUMBIA (Stroh Center) L 70-77
The official bracket, with matchups and round one game dates and times, will be released on Monday (March 18).
BGSU is appearing in the WNIT for the ninth time in program history, and the third time in four years. Last season, the Falcons advanced all the way to the semifinal round of the then 64-team tourney, defeating Liberty, Green Bay, Memphis and Florida before falling to Columbia in the Fab 4.
The Falcons will enter the 2024 Postseason WNIT with an all-time record of 12-9 in the tourney.
The 2024 field features 11 automatic qualifiers and 37 at-large selections, chosen after consideration of a mix of criteria by WNIT officials. There are 24 teams with 20 or more victories in the bracket.
The complete list of teams in the 2024 Postseason WNIT, which is produced by Triple Crown Sports, follows...
Automatic Qualifiers:
Colgate (18-13), Patriot
Grambling (22-9), Southwestern Athletic
Le Moyne (18-13), Northeast
Monmouth (21-9), Colonial
Niagara (20-13), Metro Athletic
Northern Arizona (25-9), Big Sky
South Carolina Upstate (16-15), Big South
Southern Indiana (24-6), Ohio Valley
Stetson (17-14), Atlantic Sun
UAlbany (25-6), America East
UNC Greensboro (21-11), Southern
At Large Qualifiers:
Boise State (21-13), Mountain West
Bowling Green (16-14), Mid-American
Buffalo (19-13), Mid-American
Butler (14-16), Big East
Central Arkansas (21-11), Atlantic Sun
Charleston (21-9), Colonial
Cincinnati (14-17), Big 12
Duquesne (20-12), Atlantic 10
Eastern Kentucky (22-11), Atlantic Sun
Florida International (20-11), Conference USA
Illinois State (21-11), Missouri Valley
Louisiana-Monroe (19-13), Sun Belt
Minnesota (16-15), Big Ten
Montana (22-9), Big Sky
Murray State (20-11), Missouri Valley
North Carolina A&T (20-11), Colonial
North Dakota State (21-11), Summit
Northern Colorado (15-15), Big Sky
Northern Iowa (16-15), Missouri Valley
Old Dominion (22-9), Sun Belt
Oral Roberts (21-10), Summit
Pacific (18-14), West Coast
Providence (13-20), Big East
Purdue (13-18), Big Ten
Purdue Fort Wayne (21-12), Horizon
Saint Louis (16-18), Atlantic 10
South Dakota (21-12), Summit
Southern Miss (18-13), Sun Belt
Stephen F. Austin (22-12), Western Athletic
Troy (19-11), Sun Belt
UAB (18-13), American Athletic
UC Riverside (18-13), Big West
UIC (18-15), Missouri Valley
UT San Antonio (17-14), American
Vermont (22-11), America East
Wisconsin (13-16), Big Ten
Wyoming (16-14), Mountain West
"So much has changed in the world of women's basketball, but the Postseason WNIT is proud to be a trusted destination for dozens of programs that recognize our commitment to respecting the sport, and how we have been unwavering in that goal for 26 years," said Sarah Molina, director of the Postseason WNIT. "We look forward to igniting the spark the event provides to programs ready to embrace the experience – time and again we've seen success in the Postseason WNIT lead to great things down the road."
The schedule for the tournament:
Round 1 - March 20-22, 2024
Round 2 - March 23-26, 2024
Round 3 - March 27-29, 2024
Quarterfinals - March 30-April 1, 2024
Semifinals - April 2-3, 2024
The 2024 Postseason WNIT will again have its championship game broadcast on CBS Sports Network, with tipoff set for Saturday, April 6, at 3 p.m. ET.
Follow the 2024 Postseason WNIT via...
Twitter: @WomensNIT
Facebook: /womensNIT
Hashtag: #WNIT
BGSU'S POSTSEASON WNIT HISTORY (12-9)
(10-6 home [2-2 Anderson Arena, 8-4 Stroh Center] | 1-1 away | 1-2 neutral-site games)
Date (Round) Opponent (Site) Result
3/13/98 (First) BUTLER (Anderson Arena) L 90-95
3/20/08 (First) DAYTON (Anderson Arena) W 64-52
3/22/08 (Second) at Michigan State L 66-74
3/22/09 (Second) SYRACUSE (Anderson Arena) W 72-69
3/26/09 (Third) INDIANA (Anderson Arena) L 67-75
3/15/12 (First) VCU (Stroh Center) L 71-72
3/21/13 (First) SMU (Stroh Center) W 76-70
3/23/13 (Second) DUQUESNE (Stroh Center) W 61-54
3/28/13 (Third) DREXEL (Stroh Center) L 47-50
3/20/14 (First) HIGH POINT (Stroh Center) W 72-62
3/24/14 (Second) ST. BONAVENTURE (Stroh Center) W 76-65
3/27/14 (Third) MICHIGAN (Stroh Center) W 63-53
3/31/14 (Quarterfinals) RUTGERS (Stroh Center) L 50-55
3/19/21 (First) vs. Creighton (Rockford, Ill.) L 65-72
3/20/21 (Consolation) vs. Dayton (Rockford, Ill.) W 77-76
3/22/21 (Cons. Championship) vs. Drake (Rockford, Ill.) L 68-78
3/16/23 (First) LIBERTY (Stroh Center) W 87-80
3/20/23 (Second) at Green Bay W 69-51
3/23/23 (Third) MEMPHIS (Stroh Center) W 73-60
3/27/23 (Quarterfinals) FLORIDA (Stroh Center) W 69-52
3/29/23 (Semifinals) COLUMBIA (Stroh Center) L 70-77
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