| Season | 1994–95 | ||||
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| Teams | 32 | ||||
| Finals site | Madison Square Garden New York City | ||||
| Champions | Virginia Tech Hokies (2nd title) | ||||
| Runner-up | Marquette Golden Eagles (3rd title game) | ||||
| Semifinalists |
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| Winning coach | Bill Foster (1st title) | ||||
| MVP | Shawn Smith (Virginia Tech) | ||||
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The 1995 National Invitation Tournament was the 1995 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition. The 1995 tournament was notable for the roster size of eventual champion Virginia Tech - injuries prior to and during the tournament meant the Hokies won some games with as few as six active players.
Below is a list of the 32 teams selected for the tournament. [1]
Below are the four first round brackets, along with the four-team championship bracket. [1]
| First Round | Second Round | Quarterfinals | ||||||||||||
| Providence | 72 | |||||||||||||
| College of Charleston | 67 | |||||||||||||
| Providence | 78 | |||||||||||||
| Virginia Tech | 91 | |||||||||||||
| Virginia Tech | 62 | |||||||||||||
| Clemson | 54 | |||||||||||||
| Virginia Tech | 64 | |||||||||||||
| New Mexico State | 61 | |||||||||||||
| UTEP | 90 | |||||||||||||
| Montana | 60 | |||||||||||||
| UTEP | 89 | |||||||||||||
| New Mexico State | 92 | |||||||||||||
| New Mexico State | 97 | |||||||||||||
| Colorado | 83 | |||||||||||||
| First Round | Second Round | Quarterfinals | ||||||||||||
| Bradley | 86 | |||||||||||||
| Eastern Michigan | 85 | |||||||||||||
| Bradley | 53 | |||||||||||||
| Canisius | 55 | |||||||||||||
| Canisius | 83 | |||||||||||||
| Seton Hall | 71 | |||||||||||||
| Canisius | 89 | |||||||||||||
| Washington State | 80 | |||||||||||||
| Washington State | 94 | |||||||||||||
| Texas Tech | 82 | |||||||||||||
| Washington State | 83 | |||||||||||||
| Illinois State | 80 | |||||||||||||
| Illinois State | 93 | |||||||||||||
| Utah State | 87 | |||||||||||||
| First Round | Second Round | Quarterfinals | ||||||||||||
| South Florida | 74 | |||||||||||||
| St. John's | 68 | |||||||||||||
| South Florida | 75 | |||||||||||||
| Coppin State | 59 | |||||||||||||
| Coppin State | 75 | |||||||||||||
| Saint Joseph's | 68 | |||||||||||||
| South Florida | 60 | |||||||||||||
| Marquette | 67 | |||||||||||||
| Marquette | 68 | |||||||||||||
| Auburn | 61 | |||||||||||||
| Marquette | 70 | |||||||||||||
| St. Bonaventure | 61 | |||||||||||||
| St. Bonaventure | 75 | |||||||||||||
| Southern Miss | 70 | |||||||||||||
| First Round | Second Round | Quarterfinals | ||||||||||||
| Iowa | 96 | |||||||||||||
| DePaul | 87 | |||||||||||||
| Iowa | 66 | |||||||||||||
| Ohio | 62 | |||||||||||||
| Ohio | 83 | |||||||||||||
| George Washington | 71 | |||||||||||||
| Iowa | 64 | |||||||||||||
| Penn State | 67 | |||||||||||||
| Nebraska | 69 | |||||||||||||
| Georgia | 61 | |||||||||||||
| Nebraska | 59 | |||||||||||||
| Penn State | 65 | |||||||||||||
| Penn State | 62 | |||||||||||||
| Miami (FL) | 56 | |||||||||||||
| Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||
| Virginia Tech | 71 | ||||||||
| Canisius | 59 | ||||||||
| Virginia Tech | 65 | ||||||||
| Marquette | 64 | ||||||||
| Marquette | 87 | ||||||||
| Penn State | 79 | ||||||||
| Third place game | ||||
| Canisius | 62 | |||
| Penn State | 66 | |||
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