| Season | 2016–17 | ||||
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| Teams | 64 | ||||
| Finals site | Calihan Hall Detroit, Michigan | ||||
| Champions | Michigan Wolverines (1st title) | ||||
| Runner-up | Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (1st title game) | ||||
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| Winning coach | Kim Barnes Arico (1st title) | ||||
| MVP | Katelynn Flaherty (Michigan) | ||||
| Attendance | 4,417 (championship game) | ||||
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The 2017 Women's National Invitation Tournament was an annual single-elimination tournament of 64 NCAA Division I teams that were not selected to participate in the 2017 Women's NCAA tournament. The tournament committee announced the 64-team field on March 13, following the selection of the NCAA Tournament field. 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]