Va Tech, Saint Joseph’s, James Madison and Colorado in Women’s Basketball Invitation Tournament

Virginia Tech, Saint Joseph's, James Madison and Colorado headline the 32-team Women's Basketball Invitation Tournament field that was announced Sunday night. The four teams just missed out on making the NCAA Tournament. The NCAA created the 32-team WBIT as part of its response to an independent 2021 gender-equity report that found there were longstanding disparities between men’s and women’s postseason opportunities.

West Region will feature 3 Hall of Fame coaches, another with consecutive national titles

Rick Pitino's latest rebuilding project will take him to Providence, where he pulled off one of the biggest surprises in March Madness history by leading the Friars to the 1987 Final Four. Pitino will be joined in Rhode Island by Kansas' Bill Self and Arkansas' John Calipari, putting three Hall of Fame coaches together in one site at the bottom of the West Region bracket. Add in UConn's Dan Hurley, who has led the Huskies to consecutive national championships, and that's quite a coaching roster in the West.