FORT COLLINS, CO | For the first time in Division I program history, the Alabama A&M University women's basketball team was selected to participate in the 27th annual Postseason Women's National Invitation Tournament, the tournament officials announced Sunday night.

The 48-team tournament strives to be an event that showcases the depth and competitive excellence found throughout college basketball. The Postseason WNIT will release its fill bracket, including matchups, locations, and start times for the opening round, on Monday.

The Bulldogs, recording the first 20+ win season in the Division I era, notched a third seed entering the Southwestern Athletic Conference tournament. The Maroon and White fell to the Alcorn State Braves in the quarterfinals, with a narrow 56-53 decision.

The field for the 2025 Postseason WNIT is as follows:

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 

The Schedule for the Postseason WNIT is as follows:

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) 

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