Butler Receives First Round Bye in WNIT Field

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FORT COLLINS, CO – The 2025 Postseason WNIT launches this week, with times, dates and locations now secured for the 16 Round 1 games on the schedule. The Butler Bulldogs received a first-round bye and will face the winner of the game between UIC vs. UAB slated for Friday night in Chicago.
 
Round 1 Schedule (All Times ET) 
Thursday, March 20
Army West Point (24-7) at Bryant (17-14), 5 p.m.
Campbell (21-12) at Coastal Carolina (23-8), 6 p.m.
Longwood (22-11) at Duquesne (19-12), 6 p.m.
Stonehill (17-15) at UMass (16-14), 6 p.m.
Lipscomb (20-11) at Western Illinois (16-16), 7 p.m.
Northwestern State (16-15) at Abilene Christian (20-12), 7 p.m.
Saint Mary’s (14-16) at Texas Southern (16-15), 7:30 p.m.
UIW (18-13) at UT Arlington (17-13), 7:30 p.m.
Tulsa (17-14) at Lindenwood (21-10), 8 p.m.
New Mexico State (17-15) at Pacific (15-18), 9 p.m.
 
Friday, March 21
Siena (17-13) at Howard (21-11), 7 p.m.
UAB (16-15) at UIC (14-17), 8 p.m.
Utah Valley (18-12) at Air Force (18-14), 8:30 p.m.
 
Saturday, March 22
Navy (19-11) at Old Dominion (17-15), 2 p.m.
Alabama A&M (21-10) at Chattanooga (16-14), 2 p.m.
Coppin State (18-14) at Colgate (23-9), 5 p.m.
 
Round 2 in Bracket Order (Dates, Times, Locations TBA)
Air Force/Utah Valley vs. Washington State (20-13)
Pacific/New Mexico State vs. North Dakota State (19-11)
UT Arlington/UIW vs. North Texas (24-8)
Chattanooga/Alabama A&M vs. Troy (20-13)
Abilene Christian/Northwestern State vs. Central Arkansas (23-9)
Western Illinois/Lipscomb vs. Illinois State (21-12)
Lindenwood/Tulsa vs. Tarleton State (20-13)
Texas Southern/Saint Mary’s vs. Louisiana Tech (16-15)
UMass/Stonehill vs. Buffalo (25-7)
Coastal Carolina/Campbell vs. Southern Indiana (22-12)
Bryant/Army West Point vs. Rutgers (11-19)
Howard/Siena vs. College of Charleston (24-7)
Duquesne/Longwood vs. Miami (OH) (19-11)
Colgate/Coppin State vs. Cleveland State (24-9)
Old Dominion/Navy vs. Purdue Fort Wayne (25-8)
UIC/UAB vs. Butler (15-17)
 
Here’s the rest of the schedule for the 27th edition of the Postseason WNIT:
 
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)