University of Massachusets Athletics
Minutewomen Accept WNIT Invite for 4th Time in Program History
March 16, 2025 | Women's Basketball
FORT COLLINS, Colo. -- Postseason basketball is on the horizon for the Massachusetts women's basketball program as UMass accepts its invitation to the WNIT, announced on Sunday night. The tournament bracket is set to be released on Monday, March 17th with matchups, locations, and tip-off times. Information will be provided as soon as it is made available at umassathletics.com or @UMassWBB on X (Twitter).Â
This will be the fourth time in program history the Minutewomen are heading to the 48-team tournament, marking the seventh time Massachusetts heads to a postseason tournament overall with NCAA Tournament appearances in 1996, 1998, and 2022.
The Minutewomen continue to build on an impressive turnaround season, increasing their overall win total from last year by 11 and nine more conference victories. UMass earned a first-round bye in this year's Atlantic 10 Championship as the seventh seed. Massachusetts currently sits at 152 in the NCAA Women's Basketball NET rankings; sitting at 54th in the country in scoring defense, 64th in opponent field goal percentage, 71st in forced turnovers, and 86th in rebound margin.
Below is the following schedule for each round of the WNIT:
Round 1 - March 20-22, 2025
Round 2 - March 23-25, 2025
Super 16 - March 26-28, 2025
Great 8 - March 29-31, 2025
Fab 4 - April 1-2, 2025
Championship - Saturday, April 5, 2025Â at 3Â p.m. ET (CBS Sports Network)
This will be the fourth time in program history the Minutewomen are heading to the 48-team tournament, marking the seventh time Massachusetts heads to a postseason tournament overall with NCAA Tournament appearances in 1996, 1998, and 2022.
The Minutewomen continue to build on an impressive turnaround season, increasing their overall win total from last year by 11 and nine more conference victories. UMass earned a first-round bye in this year's Atlantic 10 Championship as the seventh seed. Massachusetts currently sits at 152 in the NCAA Women's Basketball NET rankings; sitting at 54th in the country in scoring defense, 64th in opponent field goal percentage, 71st in forced turnovers, and 86th in rebound margin.
Below is the following schedule for each round of the WNIT:
Round 1 - March 20-22, 2025
Round 2 - March 23-25, 2025
Super 16 - March 26-28, 2025
Great 8 - March 29-31, 2025
Fab 4 - April 1-2, 2025
Championship - Saturday, April 5, 2025Â at 3Â p.m. ET (CBS Sports Network)
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