Troy University Athletics
Troy Accepts 2025 WNIT Bid for Second Straight Postseason Appearance
3/16/2025 9:36:00 PM | Basketball (W)
TROY, Ala. – The Troy women's basketball program's 2024-25 season will continue as it accepts its WNIT invitation, the WNIT committee announced Sunday night.
"We are honored to be selected to represent Troy University in the prestigious WNIT," head coach Chanda Rigby said. "This year's tournament pool is loaded with great teams, and we look forward to fighting through the brackets while playing our best basketball."
The Trojans await tomorrow's bracket announcement to determine the who, what and where of their first or second round matchup.
The postseason appearance marks Troy's second straight WNIT run. Last year, the Trojans earned their first-ever postseason victory over FIU before launching a historic run into the WNIT Fab 4 with wins over North Carolina A&T and ULM.
WNIT Schedule
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)
Automatic Qualifiers*:
Army West Point (24-7) – Patriot
Bryant (17-14) – America East
Central Arkansas (23-9) – Atlantic Sun
Howard (21-11) – Mid-Eastern Athletic
Lindenwood (21-10) – Ohio Valley
Longwood (22-11) – Big South
Siena (17-13) – Metro Atlantic
Stonehill (17-15) – Northeast
Tarleton State (20-13) – Western Athletic
Texas Southern (16-15) – Southwestern Athletic
Troy (20-13) – Sun Belt
*-- Teams that were the highest regular-season finishers in their conference that did not receive a bid into the NCAA Tournament or WBIT.
At-Large:
Abilene Christian (20-12) – Western Athletic
Air Force (18-14) – Mountain West
Alabama A&M (21-10) – Southwestern Athletic
Buffalo (25-7) – Mid-American
Butler (15-17) – Big East
Campbell (21-12) – Coastal Athletic
Chattanooga (16-14) – Southern
Cleveland State (24-9) – Horizon
Coastal Carolina (23-8) – Sun Belt
Colgate (23-9) – Patriot
College of Charleston (24-7) – Coastal Athletic
Coppin State (18-14) – Mid-Eastern
Duquesne (19-12) – Atlantic 10
Illinois State (21-12) – Missouri Valley
Lamar (22-8) – Southland
Lipscomb (20-11) – Atlantic Sun
Louisiana Tech (16-15) – Conference USA
Miami OH (19-11) – Mid-American
Navy (19-11) – Patriot
New Mexico State (17-15) – Conference USA
North Dakota State (19-11) – Summit
North Texas (24-8) – American Athletic
Northwestern State (16-15) – Southland
Old Dominion (17-15) – Sun Belt
Pacific (15-18) – West Coast
Purdue Fort Wayne (25-8) – Horizon
Rutgers (11-19) – Big Ten
Saint Mary's (14-16) – West Coast
Southern Indiana (22-12) – Ohio Valley
Tulsa (17-14) – American Athletic
UAB (16-15) – American Athletic
UIC (14-17) – Missouri Valley
UIW (18-13) – Southland
UMass (16-14) – Atlantic 10
Utah Valley (18-12) – WAC
UT Arlington (17-13) – Western Athletic
Washington State (20-13) – West Coast
"We are honored to be selected to represent Troy University in the prestigious WNIT," head coach Chanda Rigby said. "This year's tournament pool is loaded with great teams, and we look forward to fighting through the brackets while playing our best basketball."
The Trojans await tomorrow's bracket announcement to determine the who, what and where of their first or second round matchup.
The postseason appearance marks Troy's second straight WNIT run. Last year, the Trojans earned their first-ever postseason victory over FIU before launching a historic run into the WNIT Fab 4 with wins over North Carolina A&T and ULM.
WNIT Schedule
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)
Automatic Qualifiers*:
Army West Point (24-7) – Patriot
Bryant (17-14) – America East
Central Arkansas (23-9) – Atlantic Sun
Howard (21-11) – Mid-Eastern Athletic
Lindenwood (21-10) – Ohio Valley
Longwood (22-11) – Big South
Siena (17-13) – Metro Atlantic
Stonehill (17-15) – Northeast
Tarleton State (20-13) – Western Athletic
Texas Southern (16-15) – Southwestern Athletic
Troy (20-13) – Sun Belt
*-- Teams that were the highest regular-season finishers in their conference that did not receive a bid into the NCAA Tournament or WBIT.
At-Large:
Abilene Christian (20-12) – Western Athletic
Air Force (18-14) – Mountain West
Alabama A&M (21-10) – Southwestern Athletic
Buffalo (25-7) – Mid-American
Butler (15-17) – Big East
Campbell (21-12) – Coastal Athletic
Chattanooga (16-14) – Southern
Cleveland State (24-9) – Horizon
Coastal Carolina (23-8) – Sun Belt
Colgate (23-9) – Patriot
College of Charleston (24-7) – Coastal Athletic
Coppin State (18-14) – Mid-Eastern
Duquesne (19-12) – Atlantic 10
Illinois State (21-12) – Missouri Valley
Lamar (22-8) – Southland
Lipscomb (20-11) – Atlantic Sun
Louisiana Tech (16-15) – Conference USA
Miami OH (19-11) – Mid-American
Navy (19-11) – Patriot
New Mexico State (17-15) – Conference USA
North Dakota State (19-11) – Summit
North Texas (24-8) – American Athletic
Northwestern State (16-15) – Southland
Old Dominion (17-15) – Sun Belt
Pacific (15-18) – West Coast
Purdue Fort Wayne (25-8) – Horizon
Rutgers (11-19) – Big Ten
Saint Mary's (14-16) – West Coast
Southern Indiana (22-12) – Ohio Valley
Tulsa (17-14) – American Athletic
UAB (16-15) – American Athletic
UIC (14-17) – Missouri Valley
UIW (18-13) – Southland
UMass (16-14) – Atlantic 10
Utah Valley (18-12) – WAC
UT Arlington (17-13) – Western Athletic
Washington State (20-13) – West Coast
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