1998 Women's National Invitation Tournament

1998 Women's National Invitation Tournament

Teams	16
Finals site	Ferrell Center Waco, TX
Champions	Penn State (1st title)
Runner-up	Baylor (1st title game)
Semifinalists	LSU (3rd semifinal) Indiana (2nd semifinal)
Winning coach	Rene Portland (1st title)
MVP	Helen Darling (Penn State)
Attendance	10,057 (championship)
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The 1998 Women's National Invitation Tournament was a single-elimination tournament of 16 NCAA Division I teams that were not selected to participate in the 1998 Women's NCAA tournament. It was the first edition of the postseason Women's National Invitation Tournament (WNIT).

The final four of the tournament paired Penn State against Indiana and Baylor against LSU. It was Penn State and Indiana third game of the year, Penn State won the rubber match 70–42 while Baylor beat LSU 66–61.

Bracket

Visiting teams in first round are listed first. Games marked signify overtime. Source

Regional bracket

	First Round March 13				Second Round March 15				Quarterfinals March 20
	Villanova	61
	Penn State	68
					at Penn State	72
					Saint Joseph's	59
	American	68
	Saint Joseph's	77
									at Penn State	70
									Indiana	42
	Cincinnati	62
	Toledo	76
					at Toledo	60
					Indiana	61
	Xavier	74
	Indiana	80

Regional bracket

	First Round March 13 & 15				Second Round March 15 & 17				Quarterfinals March 20
	Boise State	38
	LSU	58
					at LSU	74
					Butler	58
	Butler	95
	Bowling Green	90
									LSU	61
									at Baylor	66
	Oklahoma State	75
	Rice	52
					Oklahoma State	47
					at Baylor	54
	Mississippi State	65
	Baylor	75

Championship

	Championship March 24
	Penn State		59
	at Baylor		56

WNIT All-Tournament Team

• Helen Darling - Penn State (MVP)
• LaToya Ellis - Baylor