1999 Women's National Invitation Tournament
The 1999 Women's National Invitation Tournament was a single-elimination tournament of 32 NCAA Division I teams that were not selected to participate in the 1999 Women's NCAA tournament. It was the second edition of the postseason Women's National Invitation Tournament (WNIT). The tournament was expanded from 16 teams in 1998 to 32 teams.
| Teams | 32 | ||||
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| Finals site | Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, AR | ||||
| Champions | Arkansas (1st title) | ||||
| Runner-up | Wisconsin (1st title game) | ||||
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| Winning coach | Gary Blair (1st title) | ||||
| MVP | Lonniya Bragg (Arkansas) | ||||
| Attendance | 14,163 (championship) | ||||
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The final four of the tournament paired the Wisconsin Badgers against the Memphis Tigers with the Arkansas Razorbacks facing the Drake Bulldogs. Wisconsin beat Memphis 92–73 and Arkansas beat Drake 80–66.
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