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1973 National Invitation Tournament

Annual NCAA college basketball competition

Annual NCAA college basketball competition

FieldValue
Year1973
Teams16
FinalFourArenaMadison Square Garden
FinalFourCityNew York City
ChampionsVirginia Tech Hokies
TitleCount1st
RunnerUpNotre Dame Fighting Irish
GameCount1st
Semifinal1[North Carolina Tar Heels](1972-73-north-carolina-tar-heels-men-s-basketball-team)
SemifinalCount2nd
Semifinal2Alabama Crimson Tide
SemifinalCount21st
CoachDon DeVoe
CoachCount1st
MOPJohn Shumate
MOPTeamNotre Dame

The 1973 National Invitation Tournament was the 1973 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition. The tournament started on March 17 and concluded on March 25, with all fifteen games at Madison Square Garden in New York City. It was won by Virginia Tech, which won its four games by a total of five points, including a 92–91 overtime victory over Notre Dame.

Selected teams

Below is a list of the 16 teams selected for the tournament. For the first time, the Pacific-8 Conference allowed a member to participate; USC fell to Notre Dame by four points in the opening round.

  • Alabama
  • American
  • Fairfield
  • Louisville
  • Manhattan
  • Marshall
  • Massachusetts
  • Minnesota
  • Missouri
  • New Mexico
  • North Carolina
  • Notre Dame
  • Oral Roberts
  • Rutgers
  • USC
  • Virginia Tech

Bracket

March 20 & 22 Saturday, March 24 Sunday, March 25 | RD1-seed01= | RD1-team01=North Carolina | RD1-score01=82 | RD1-seed02= | RD1-team02=Oral Roberts | RD1-score02=65 | RD1-seed03= | RD1-team03=Massachusetts | RD1-score03=78 | RD1-seed04= | RD1-team04=Missouri | RD1-score04=71 | RD1-seed05= | RD1-team05=Louisville | RD1-score05=97 | RD1-seed06= | RD1-team06=American | RD1-score06=84 | RD1-seed07= | RD1-team07=Notre Dame | RD1-score07=69 | RD1-seed08= | RD1-team08=USC | RD1-score08=65 | RD1-seed09= | RD1-team09=Virginia Tech | RD1-score09=65 | RD1-seed10= | RD1-team10=New Mexico | RD1-score10=63 | RD1-seed11= | RD1-team11=Fairfield | RD1-score11=80 | RD1-seed12= | RD1-team12=Marshall | RD1-score12=76 | RD1-seed13= | RD1-team13=Alabama | RD1-score13=87 | RD1-seed14= | RD1-team14=Manhattan | RD1-score14=86 | RD1-seed15= | RD1-team15=Minnesota | RD1-score15=68 | RD1-seed16= | RD1-team16=Rutgers | RD1-score16=59 | RD2-seed01= | RD2-team01=North Carolina | RD2-score01=73 | RD2-seed02= | RD2-team02=Massachusetts | RD2-score02=63 | RD2-seed03= | RD2-team03=Louisville | RD2-score03=71 | RD2-seed04= | RD2-team04=Notre Dame | RD2-score04=79 | RD2-seed05= | RD2-team05=Virginia Tech | RD2-score05=77 | RD2-seed06= | RD2-team06=Fairfield | RD2-score06=76 | RD2-seed07= | RD2-team07=Alabama | RD2-score07=69 | RD2-seed08= | RD2-team08=Minnesota | RD2-score08=65 | RD3-seed01= | RD3-team01=North Carolina | RD3-score01=71 | RD3-seed02= | RD3-team02=Notre Dame | RD3-score02=78 | RD3-seed03= | RD3-team03=Virginia Tech | RD3-score03=74 | RD3-seed04= | RD3-team04=Alabama | RD3-score04=73 | RD4-seed01= | RD4-team01=Notre Dame | RD4-score01=91 | RD4-seed02= | RD4-team02=Virginia Tech | RD4-score02=92

| RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1=North Carolina | RD1-score1=88 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=Alabama | RD1-score2=69 :Source:

For years after the third-place game, North Carolina hung a banner in the Dean Smith Center that read "NIT 3RD PLACE 1973." The banner became the subject of ridicule from rival fans, and has since been removed.

References

References

  1. (March 26, 1973). "Gobblers aren't turkeys: win NIT overtime thriller". Spokesman-Review.
  2. "Who's afraid of Virginia Tech". Sports Illustrated..
  3. (1973-03-26). "Unbelievable, Fantastic, Amazing, Virginia Tech does it in NIT 92-91". The Roanoke Times.
  4. [http://www.nit.org/history/nit-postseason-results-1970s.html Tournament Results (1970's)] at nit.org, URL accessed November 7, 2009. [https://web.archive.org/web/20090422061055/http://www.nit.org/history/nit-postseason-results-1970s.html Archived] 11/7/09
  5. (March 17, 1973). "Irish-USC opener". Spokesman-Review.
  6. "RIP to my favorite Dean Dome feature".
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