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1983 National Invitation Tournament

Annual NCAA college basketball competition


Annual NCAA college basketball competition

FieldValue
Year1983
Teams32
FinalFourArenaMadison Square Garden
FinalFourCityNew York City
ChampionsFresno State Bulldogs
TitleCount1st
RunnerUpDePaul Blue Demons
GameCount3rd
Semifinal1Nebraska Cornhuskers
SemifinalCount1st
Semifinal2Wake Forest Demon Deacons
SemifinalCount21st
CoachBoyd Grant
CoachCount1st
MOPRon Anderson
MOPTeamFresno State

The 1983 National Invitation Tournament was the 1983 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition.

Selected teams

Thirty-two teams accepted invitations to the tournament.

  • Alabama State
  • Arizona State
  • Bowling Green
  • Cal State Fullerton
  • DePaul
  • East Tennessee State
  • Fordham
  • Fresno State
  • Idaho
  • Iona
  • LSU
  • Michigan State
  • Minnesota
  • Mississippi
  • Murray State
  • Nebraska
  • New Orleans
  • Northwestern
  • Notre Dame
  • Old Dominion
  • Oregon State
  • St. Bonaventure
  • South Carolina
  • South Florida
  • TCU
  • UTEP
  • Tulane
  • Tulsa
  • Vanderbilt
  • Virginia Tech
  • Wake Forest
  • William & Mary

Bracket

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

| RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1=Vanderbilt | RD1-score1=79 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=East Tennessee State | RD1-score2=73

| RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3=Wake Forest | RD1-score3=87 | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4=Murray State | RD1-score4=80

| RD1-seed5= | RD1-team5=South Carolina | RD1-score5=100 | RD1-seed6= | RD1-team6=Old Dominion | RD1-score6=90

| RD1-seed7= | RD1-team7=Virginia Tech | RD1-score7=85 | RD1-seed8= | RD1-team8=William & Mary | RD1-score8=79

| RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1=Vanderbilt | RD2-score1=68 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2=Wake Forest | RD2-score2=75

| RD2-seed3= | RD2-team3=South Carolina | RD2-score3=76 | RD2-seed4= | RD2-team4=Virginia Tech | RD2-score4=75

| RD3-seed1= | RD3-team1=Wake Forest | RD3-score1=78 | RD3-seed2= | RD3-team2=South Carolina | RD3-score2=61

| RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1=Oregon State | RD1-score1=77 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=Idaho | RD1-score2=59

| RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3=New Orleans | RD1-score3=99 | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4=LSU | RD1-score4=94

| RD1-seed5= | RD1-team5=Michigan State | RD1-score5=72 | RD1-seed6= | RD1-team6=Bowling Green | RD1-score6=71

| RD1-seed7= | RD1-team7=Fresno State | RD1-score7=71 | RD1-seed8= | RD1-team8=UTEP | RD1-score8=64

| RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1=Oregon State | RD2-score1=88 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2=New Orleans | RD2-score2=71

| RD2-seed3= | RD2-team3=Michigan State | RD2-score3=58 | RD2-seed4= | RD2-team4=Fresno State | RD2-score4=72

| RD3-seed1= | RD3-team1=Oregon State | RD3-score1=67 | RD3-seed2= | RD3-team2=Fresno State | RD3-score2=76

| RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1=Nebraska | RD1-score1=72 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=Tulane | RD1-score2=65

| RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3=Iona | RD1-score3=90 | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4=St. Bonaventure | RD1-score4=76

| RD1-seed5= | RD1-team5=Arizona State | RD1-score5=87 | RD1-seed6= | RD1-team6=Cal State Fullerton | RD1-score6=83

| RD1-seed7= | RD1-team7=TCU | RD1-score7=64 | RD1-seed8= | RD1-team8=Tulsa | RD1-score8=62

| RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1=Nebraska | RD2-score1=85 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2=Iona | RD2-score2=73

| RD2-seed3= | RD2-team3=Arizona State | RD2-score3=76 | RD2-seed4= | RD2-team4=TCU | RD2-score4=78

| RD3-seed1= | RD3-team1=Nebraska | RD3-score1=67 | RD3-seed2= | RD3-team2=TCU | RD3-score2=57

| RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1=DePaul | RD1-score1=76 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=Minnesota | RD1-score2=73

| RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3=Northwestern | RD1-score3=71 | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4=Notre Dame | RD1-score4=57

| RD1-seed5= | RD1-team5=Mississippi | RD1-score5=87 | RD1-seed6= | RD1-team6=Alabama State | RD1-score6=75

| RD1-seed7= | RD1-team7=South Florida | RD1-score7=81 | RD1-seed8= | RD1-team8=Fordham | RD1-score8=69

| RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1=DePaul | RD2-score1=65 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2=Northwestern | RD2-score2=63

| RD2-seed3= | RD2-team3=Mississippi | RD2-score3=65 | RD2-seed4= | RD2-team4=South Florida | RD2-score4=57

| RD3-seed1= | RD3-team1=DePaul | RD3-score1=75 | RD3-seed2= | RD3-team2=Mississippi | RD3-score2=67

Semifinals & finals

| RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1=Wake Forest | RD1-score1=62 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=Fresno State | RD1-score2=86 | RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3=Nebraska | RD1-score3=58 | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4=DePaul | RD1-score4=68 | RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1=Fresno State | RD2-score1=69 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2=DePaul | RD2-score2=60

References

References

  1. [http://www.nit.org/history/nit-postseason-results-1980s.html Tournament Results (1980's)] at nit.org, URL accessed November 7, 2009. [https://web.archive.org/web/20090430044300/http://www.nit.org/history/nit-postseason-results-1980s.html Archived] 11/7/09
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