1993 National Invitation Tournament

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1993 National Invitation Tournament
Season 199293
Teams32
Finals site Madison Square Garden
New York City
Champions Minnesota Golden Gophers (1st title)
Runner-up Georgetown Hoyas (1st title game)
Semifinalists
Winning coach Clem Haskins (1st title)
MVP Voshon Lenard (Minnesota)
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The 1993 National Invitation Tournament was the 1993 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition.

Contents

Selected teams

Below is a list of the 32 teams selected for the tournament. [1]

TeamConferenceOverall recordAppearanceLast bid
Alabama SEC 16–126th 1981
Arizona State Pac-10 18–94th 1992
Auburn SEC 15–111stNever
Boston College Big East 16–129th 1992
Clemson ACC 16–128th 1988
Connecticut Big East 15–129th 1989
Florida SEC 16–116th 1992
Georgetown Big East 16–125th 1978
Georgia SEC 15–136th 1988
Houston Southwest 21–86th 1991
Jackson State SWAC 24–81stNever
James Madison CAA 21–84th 1992
Miami (OH) MAC 20–82nd 1970
Michigan State Big Ten 15–123rd 1989
Minnesota Big Ten 17–106th 1992
Niagara MAAC 23–611th 1987
Ohio State Big Ten 15–126th 1989
Oklahoma Big Eight 19–115th 1991
Old Dominion CAA 20–77th 1988
Pepperdine West Coast 22–74th 1989
Providence Big East 17–1112th 1991
Rice Southwest 17–93rd 1991
Saint Joseph's Atlantic 10 18–109th 1985
Southwest Missouri State Missouri Valley 18–103rd 1991
UAB Great Midwest 17–135th 1992
UC Santa Barbara Big West 18–103rd 1992
UNLV Big West 21–73rd 1982
USC Pac-10 16–112nd 1973
UTEP WAC 20–125th 1981
VCU Metro 20–93rd 1988
West Virginia Atlantic 10 16–1110th 1991
Wisconsin Big Ten 14–133rd 1991

Bracket

Below are the four first round brackets, along with the four-team championship bracket. [1]

First Round Second Round Quarterfinals
         
Providence 73
James Madison 61
Providence68
West Virginia 67
West Virginia 95
Georgia 84
Providence75
Boston College 58
Boston College 87
Niagara 83
Boston College101
Rice 68
Rice 77
Wisconsin 73
First Round Second Round Quarterfinals
         
USC 90
UNLV 73
USC71
Pepperdine 59
Pepperdine 53
UC Santa Barbara 50
USC 58
Minnesota76
Oklahoma 88
Michigan State 86
Oklahoma 72
Minnesota86
Minnesota 74
Florida 66
First Round Second Round Quarterfinals
         
Clemson 84
Auburn 72
Clemson 64
UAB65
UAB 58
Alabama 56
UAB61
SW Missouri State 52
SW Missouri State 56
Saint Joseph's 34
SW Missouri State70
Jackson State 52
Jackson State 90
Connecticut 88 OT
First Round Second Round Quarterfinals
         
Georgetown 78
Arizona State 68
Georgetown71
UTEP 44
UTEP 67
Houston 61
Georgetown66
Miami (OH) 53
Miami (OH) 56
Ohio State 53
Miami (OH)60
Old Dominion 58
Old Dominion 74
VCU 68

Semifinals & finals

Semifinals Finals
      
Providence 70
Minnesota76
Minnesota62
Georgetown 61
UAB 41
Georgetown45
Third place game
   
UAB55
Providence 52

See also

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References

  1. 1 2 Tournament Results (1990s) at nit.org, URL accessed November 7, 2009. Archived 11/6/09