The tournament began on March 15 and ended on April 1, with the championship game televised on the CBS Sports Network.
[1] In the championship game, the Michigan Wolverines defeated the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, 89–79, in triple overtime.
[2] The 2017 Postseason WNIT field consists of 32 automatic invitations – one from each conference – and 32 (or more) at-large teams.
A team that fulfills these qualities, and accepts, earned the WNIT automatic berth for its conference, regardless of overall record.
The remaining berths in the WNIT were filled by the best teams available.