EVANSVILLE, Ind. – University of Southern Indiana Women’s Basketball has been selected into the 48-team field for the 2025 Women’s National Invitation Tournament (WNIT). The field of teams was announced Sunday night with the official bracket to be revealed on Monday with the official matchups, dates/times, and locations for the opening round.
The Screaming Eagles make their second consecutive appearance in the WNIT after debuting in the 2024 edition after winning the 2023-24 Ohio Valley Conference regular season and tournament championships. Last year, USI bested the University of Illinois Chicago at home, 69-64, in the first round. The Screaming Eagles hosted the University of Wisconsin in the second round, falling 67-62.
USI Women’s Basketball (22-12, 12-8 OVC) is coming off a second consecutive OVC tournament berth, making it to at least the semifinal round for the second year in a row. USI won against Tennessee State University in the first round, 90-66, and against the University of Arkansas at Little Rock in the quarterfinals, 73-52, before an 88-78 loss in the semifinals against eventual OVC tournament champion Tennessee Tech University. Tennessee Tech also won the OVC regular-season championship.
The 2025 WNIT is the 27th edition of the Postseason WNIT, powered by Triple Crown Sports and first held in 1998. The tournament field is made up of automatic qualifiers and at-large programs, flexing a mix of Power 4 conferences as well as ascending mid-major programs. All games are played at individual schools.
The roster of teams reflects the depth and competitive excellence found throughout women’s college basketball and draws from Power 4 notables and ascending mid-major conferences. Games are played at campus locations, helping create unique and electric environments for the women’s game that has led to remarkable record-breaking crowds over the years.
In Southern Indiana’s two WNIT home games last year, USI totaled over 5,000 fans in attendance and averaged over 2,500 between the two contests. USI had 3,283 fans for the game against Wisconsin, setting a new Liberty Arena record for a women’s basketball game.
Here’s the 2025 schedule for each round:
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, 2025 at 3 p.m. ET (CBS Sports Network)
