1997 National Invitation Tournament

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1997 National Invitation Tournament
Season 199697
Teams32
Finals site Madison Square Garden
New York City
Champions Michigan Wolverines (vacated) (2nd title)
Runner-up Florida State Seminoles (1st title game)
Semifinalists
Winning coach Steve Fisher (1st title)
MVP Robert Traylor (vacated) (Michigan)
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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.

Contents

Selected teams

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

Bracket

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

First Round Second Round Quarterfinals
         
Michigan State65
George Washington 50
Michigan State 63
Florida State68
Florida State82
Syracuse 67
Florida State76
West Virginia 71
West Virginia98
Bowling Green 95
West Virginia76
NC State 73
NC State77
SW Missouri State 66
First Round Second Round Quarterfinals
         
Nevada97
Fresno State 86
Nevada 68
Nebraska78
Nebraska67
Washington 63
Nebraska 67
Connecticut76
Bradley66
Drexel 53
Bradley 47
Connecticut63
Connecticut71
Iona 66
First Round Second Round Quarterfinals
         
Michigan76
Miami (FL) 63
Michigan75
Oklahoma State 65
Oklahoma State79
Tulane 72
Michigan67
Notre Dame 66
Notre Dame74
Oral Roberts 58
Notre Dame82
TCU 72
TCU85
UAB 62
First Round Second Round Quarterfinals
         
UNLV66
Memphis 62
UNLV89
Hawaii 80
Hawaii71
Oregon 61
UNLV 73
Arkansas86
Arkansas101
Northern Arizona 75
Arkansas76
Pittsburgh 71
Pittsburgh82
New Orleans 63

Semifinals & finals

Semifinals Finals
      
Florida State71
Connecticut 65
Florida State 73
Michigan82
Michigan77
Arkansas 62
Third place game
   
Connecticut74
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.

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References

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