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1977 National Invitation Tournament
Edition of USA college basketball tournament
Edition of USA college basketball tournament
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Year | 1977 |
| Teams | 16 |
| FinalFourArena | Madison Square Garden |
| FinalFourCity | New York City |
| Champions | St. Bonaventure Bonnies |
| TitleCount | 1st |
| RunnerUp | Houston Cougars |
| GameCount | 1st |
| Semifinal1 | Villanova Wildcats |
| SemifinalCount | 4th |
| Semifinal2 | Alabama Crimson Tide |
| SemifinalCount2 | 2nd |
| Coach | Jim Satalin |
| CoachCount | 1st |
| MOP | Greg Sanders |
| MOPTeam | St. Bonatenture |
The 1977 National Invitation Tournament was the 1977 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition.
Selected teams
Below is a list of the 16 teams selected for the tournament. This was the first edition of the tournament in which early round games were played at campus sites.
- Alabama
- Creighton
- Georgetown
- Houston
- Illinois State
- Indiana State
- Massachusetts
- Memphis State
- Old Dominion
- Oral Roberts
- Oregon
- Rutgers
- St. Bonaventure
- Seton Hall
- Villanova
- Virginia Tech
Bracket
Below is the tournament bracket. | RD1-seed01= | RD1-team01=Alabama | RD1-score01=86 | RD1-seed02= | RD1-team02=Memphis State | RD1-score02=63 | RD1-seed03= | RD1-team03=Virginia Tech | RD1-score03=83 | RD1-seed04= | RD1-team04=Georgetown | RD1-score04=79 | RD1-seed05= | RD1-team05=Illinois State | RD1-score05=65 | RD1-seed06= | RD1-team06=Creighton | RD1-score06=58 | RD1-seed07= | RD1-team07=Houston | RD1-score07=83 | RD1-seed08= | RD1-team08=Indiana State | RD1-score08=82 | RD1-seed09= | RD1-team09=Villanova | RD1-score09=71 | RD1-seed10= | RD1-team10=Old Dominion | RD1-score10=68 | RD1-seed11= | RD1-team11=Massachusetts | RD1-score11=86 | RD1-seed12= | RD1-team12=Seton Hall | RD1-score12=85 | RD1-seed13= | RD1-team13=Oregon | RD1-score13=90 | RD1-seed14= | RD1-team14=Oral Roberts | RD1-score14=89 | RD1-seed15= | RD1-team15=St. Bonaventure | RD1-score15=79 | RD1-seed16= | RD1-team16=Rutgers | RD1-score16=77 | RD2-seed01= | RD2-team01=Alabama | RD2-score01=79 | RD2-seed02= | RD2-team02=Virginia Tech | RD2-score02=72 | RD2-seed03= | RD2-team03=Illinois State | RD2-score03=90 | RD2-seed04= | RD2-team04=Houston | RD2-score04=91 | RD2-seed05= | RD2-team05=Villanova | RD2-score05=81 | RD2-seed06= | RD2-team06=Massachusetts | RD2-score06=71 | RD2-seed07= | RD2-team07=Oregon | RD2-score07=73 | RD2-seed08= | RD2-team08=St. Bonaventure | RD2-score08=76 | RD3-seed01= | RD3-team01=Alabama | RD3-score01=76 | RD3-seed02= | RD3-team02=Houston | RD3-score02=82 | RD3-seed03= | RD3-team03=Villanova | RD3-score03=82 | RD3-seed04= | RD3-team04=St. Bonaventure | RD3-score04=86 | RD4-seed01= | RD4-team01=Houston | RD4-score01=91 | RD4-seed02= | RD4-team02=St. Bonaventure | RD4-score02=94
| RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1=Alabama | RD1-score1=89 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=Villanova | RD1-score2=102
References
References
- [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
- "NIT History - Fun Facts".
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