WEST LAFAYETTE — Purdue women’s basketball is going dancing after all in March Madness.
The Boilermakers had their 2024 season extended after accepting in an invite to the 26th annual Women’s National Invitational Tournament.
Purdue (13-18) joins Wisconsin (13-16) and Minnesota (16-15) as one of three teams representing the Big Ten Conference as at-large qualifiers.
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The WNIT Tournament hosted by Triple Crown Sports featured a 48-team field consisting of 11 automatic qualifiers and 37 at-large bids.
Purdue is led by Big Ten Conference Freshman of the Year winner Mary Ashley Stevenson (9.7 PPG, 4.8 RPG) along with leading scorers seniors Abbey Ellis (14.5 PPG, 3.8 RPG), Madison Layden (9.8 PPG, 3.2 RPG) and Big Ten First Team selection Rashunda Jones (8.0 PPG, 2.2 RPG).
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Full brackets, tournament locations and first round matchups will be announced Monday. Here’s a look at the teams Purdue could potentially face.
Automatic Qualifiers
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Colgate (18-13), Patriot
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Grambling (22-9), Southwestern Athletic
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Le Moyne (18-13), Northeast
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Monmouth (21-9), Coastal Athletic
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Niagara (20-13), Metro Athletic
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Northern Arizona (25-9), Big Sky
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South Carolina Upstate (16-15), Big South
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Southern Indiana (24-6), Ohio Valley
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Stetson (17-14), Atlantic Sun
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UAlbany (25-6), America East
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UNC Greensboro (21-11), Southern
At-large Qualifiers
Boise State (21-13), Mountain West
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Bowling Green (16-14), Mid-American
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Buffalo (19-13), Mid-American
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Butler (14-16), Big East
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Central Arkansas (21-11), Atlantic Sun
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Charleston (21-9), Colonial
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Cincinnati (14-17), Big 12
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Duquesne (20-12), Atlantic 10
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Eastern Kentucky (22-11), Atlantic Sun
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Florida International (20-11), Conference USA
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Illinois State (21-11), Missouri Valley
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Louisiana-Monroe (19-13), Sun Belt
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Montana (22-9), Big Sky
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Murray State (20-11), Missouri Valley
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North Carolina A&T (20-11), Colonial
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North Dakota State (21-11), Summit
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Northern Colorado (15-15), Big Sky
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Northern Iowa (16-15), Missouri Valley
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Old Dominion (22-9), Sun Belt
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Oral Roberts (21-10), Summit
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Pacific (18-14), West Coast
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Providence (13-20), Big East
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Purdue (13-18), Big Ten
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Purdue Fort Wayne (21-12), Horizon
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Saint Louis (16-18), Atlantic 10
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South Dakota (21-12), Summit
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Southern Miss (18-13), Sun Belt
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Stephen F. Austin (22-12), Western Athletic
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Troy (19-11), Sun Belt
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UAB (18-13), American Athletic
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UC Riverside (18-13), Big West
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UI-Chicago (18-15), Missouri Valley
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UT San Antonio (17-14), American
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Vermont (22-11), America East
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Wyoming (16-14), Mountain West
This article originally appeared on Lafayette Journal & Courier: March Madness: Purdue women’s basketball accepts WNIT invite
