The 1997 National Invitation Tournament was the 1997 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition. Michigan's tournament victory was later vacated due to players Robert Traylor and Louis Bullock being ruled ineligible by the NCAA. Traylor also vacated his tournament Most Valuable Player award.
| Season | 1996–97 | ||||
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| Teams | 32 | ||||
| Finals site | Madison Square Garden New York City | ||||
| Champions | Michigan Wolverines (vacated) (2nd title) | ||||
| Runner-up | Florida State Seminoles (1st title game) | ||||
| Semifinalists |
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| Winning coach | Steve Fisher (1st title) | ||||
| MVP | Robert Traylor (vacated) (Michigan) | ||||
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Selected teams
editBelow is a list of the 32 teams selected for the tournament.[1]
- Arkansas
- Bowling Green
- Bradley
- Connecticut
- Drexel
- Florida State
- Fresno State
- George Washington
- Hawaii
- Iona
- Memphis
- Miami (FL)
- Michigan
- Michigan State
- NC State
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- New Orleans
- Northern Arizona
- Notre Dame
- Oklahoma State
- Oral Roberts
- Oregon
- Pittsburgh
- Southwest Missouri State
- Syracuse
- TCU
- Tulane
- UAB
- UNLV
- Washington
- West Virginia
Bracket
editBelow are the four first round brackets, along with the four-team championship bracket.[1]
| First Round | Second Round | Quarterfinals | ||||||||||||
| Michigan State | 65 | |||||||||||||
| George Washington | 50 | |||||||||||||
| Michigan State | 63 | |||||||||||||
| Florida State | 68 | |||||||||||||
| Florida State | 82 | |||||||||||||
| Syracuse | 67 | |||||||||||||
| Florida State | 76 | |||||||||||||
| West Virginia | 71 | |||||||||||||
| West Virginia | 98 | |||||||||||||
| Bowling Green | 95 | |||||||||||||
| West Virginia | 76 | |||||||||||||
| NC State | 73 | |||||||||||||
| NC State | 77 | |||||||||||||
| SW Missouri State | 66 | |||||||||||||
| First Round | Second Round | Quarterfinals | ||||||||||||
| Nevada | 97 | |||||||||||||
| Fresno State | 86 | |||||||||||||
| Nevada | 68 | |||||||||||||
| Nebraska | 78 | |||||||||||||
| Nebraska | 67 | |||||||||||||
| Washington | 63 | |||||||||||||
| Nebraska | 67 | |||||||||||||
| Connecticut | 76 | |||||||||||||
| Bradley | 66 | |||||||||||||
| Drexel | 53 | |||||||||||||
| Bradley | 47 | |||||||||||||
| Connecticut | 63 | |||||||||||||
| Connecticut | 71 | |||||||||||||
| Iona | 66 | |||||||||||||
| First Round | Second Round | Quarterfinals | ||||||||||||
| Michigan | 76 | |||||||||||||
| Miami (FL) | 63 | |||||||||||||
| Michigan | 75 | |||||||||||||
| Oklahoma State | 65 | |||||||||||||
| Oklahoma State | 79 | |||||||||||||
| Tulane | 72 | |||||||||||||
| Michigan | 67 | |||||||||||||
| Notre Dame | 66 | |||||||||||||
| Notre Dame | 74 | |||||||||||||
| Oral Roberts | 58 | |||||||||||||
| Notre Dame | 82 | |||||||||||||
| TCU | 72 | |||||||||||||
| TCU | 85 | |||||||||||||
| UAB | 62 | |||||||||||||
| First Round | Second Round | Quarterfinals | ||||||||||||
| UNLV | 66 | |||||||||||||
| Memphis | 62 | |||||||||||||
| UNLV | 89 | |||||||||||||
| Hawaii | 80 | |||||||||||||
| Hawaii | 71 | |||||||||||||
| Oregon | 61 | |||||||||||||
| UNLV | 73 | |||||||||||||
| Arkansas | 86 | |||||||||||||
| Arkansas | 101 | |||||||||||||
| Northern Arizona | 75 | |||||||||||||
| Arkansas | 76 | |||||||||||||
| Pittsburgh | 71 | |||||||||||||
| Pittsburgh | 82 | |||||||||||||
| New Orleans | 63 | |||||||||||||
Semifinals & finals
edit| Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||
| Florida State | 71 | ||||||||
| Connecticut | 65 | ||||||||
| Florida State | 73 | ||||||||
| Michigan | 82 | ||||||||
| Michigan | 77 | ||||||||
| Arkansas | 62 | ||||||||
| Third place game | ||||
| Connecticut | 74 | |||
| Arkansas | 64 | |||
Michigan later forfeited its entire 1996–97 schedule after Robert Traylor, Maurice Taylor and Louis Bullock were found to have taken money from a Michigan booster.
See also
edit- 1997 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
- 1997 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament
- 1997 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament
- 1997 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament
- 1997 NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament
- 1997 NCAA Division III women's basketball tournament
- 1997 NAIA Division I men's basketball tournament
- 1997 NAIA Division II men's basketball tournament
- 1997 NAIA Division I women's basketball tournament
- 1997 NAIA Division I women's basketball tournament
References
edit- ^ a b Tournament Results (1990's) at nit.org, URL accessed November 7, 2009. Archived 11/6/09