#1 Seed Hokies Womens Basketball will host NC A&T in first round of WBIT

By: ltrepeter2000
HOKIE HOOPS WIZ
on March 16, 2025, 9:40 PM | 12 comments

As a first four out of the NCAAT, Hokies were guaranteed a #1 seed in the WBIT(Formerly WNIT). They are the top overall seed in the WBIT and

They host NC A&T (19-11). Game times are being determined by ESPN. Tickets will be available tomorrow.

There is a ticket interest link up on HokieSports.com now.

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Spriggy's picture Spriggy
| 1 year 3 months #

Looks like game is on Thursday.

Lets go Hokies........

Go Hokies!!

HomebrewHokie08's picture HomebrewHokie08
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| 1 year 3 months #

Well now there's only one thing left to do...

Plan for the worst and hope for the best, not the other way around.

Hokie Addict's picture Hokie Addict
| 1 year 3 months # ^

Win the whole damn thing!

NavyEMC's picture NavyEMC
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| 1 year 3 months #

So Wikipedia has a WBIT page and a WNIT page with different teams. Anyone know whats's up with that?

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KingJames's picture KingJames
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| 1 year 3 months # ^

crowd sourcing isn't always accurate?

ltrepeter2000's picture ltrepeter2000
HOKIE HOOPS WIZ
| 1 year 3 months # ^

Looks like there are BOTH.

Order of Tournaments - # teams
1. NCAAT - 68
2. WBIT - 32
3. WNIT - 48

Surprising to me is the mix of teams. 16-17 BC got into WBIT but there are 20 teams in WNIT with at least 21 wins.

Rob Peterson
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VAtoSCHokie's picture VAtoSCHokie
| 1 year 3 months # ^

From the Roanoke Time article last week

The 32-team WBIT will be held at host sites for the first three rounds, which will air on ESPN Plus. The semifinals and final will be held at Butler's historic Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis and will air on ESPNU.

When the Hokies were last left out of the NCAAs in 2019, the WNIT was the only option for NCAA Tournament wallflowers. The WNIT still exists, but the NCAA-run WBIT is now the top option for NCAA bystanders.

The NCAA, which runs the NIT on the men's side, started the WBIT so there could be an equivalent NCAA-sponsored tournament for NCAA wallflowers on the women's side. Teams have to pay to host games in the WNIT, but the NCAA foots the bill for WBIT teams. Virginia played in the inaugural WBIT last year

https://roanoke.com/sports/college/basketball/virginia-tech-hokies/women/article_5f01412c-ff69-11ef-88a8-4bd2c6eb46dd.html

NavyEMC's picture NavyEMC
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| 1 year 3 months # ^

Thanks everyone for the infos.

Slightly off topic: NCAA.com editors are all over the place. (edit: these also depend on which page/article on NCAA.com you start from)

Men: "click or tap here for a printable bracket" (link above picture, pdf)
Women: "click or tap here to open it as a .jpg" (link above picture, but it's a PDF)
NIT: "click or tap here for a bracket PDF" (link above picture, is pdf)
WBIT: "click or tap here to open as a PDF" (link below picture, but it's a .png)

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-What we do is, if we need that extra push, you know what we do? -Put it up to fully dipped? -Fully dipped. Exactly. It's dork magic.

KingJames's picture KingJames
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| 1 year 3 months # ^

Um based on everything you know about the NCAA, do you really think they hire competent people?

07Hokie's picture 07Hokie
STATS AND DOG SPORTS
| 1 year 3 months # ^

NCAA Staff:

Never Forget #1 Overall Seed UVA 54, #64 UMBC 74

HokieAlum6144's picture HokieAlum6144
| 1 year 3 months #

Well I ordered my tickets for Thursday night. I will be there to support the girls at least.

Spriggy's picture Spriggy
| 1 year 3 months # ^

Same here.

Go Hokies!!