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1989 National Invitation Tournament
Annual NCAA college basketball competition
Annual NCAA college basketball competition
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Year | 1989 |
| Teams | 32 |
| FinalFourArena | Madison Square Garden |
| FinalFourCity | New York City |
| Champions | [St. John's Redmen](1988-89-st-john-s-redmen-basketball-team) |
| TitleCount | 5th |
| RunnerUp | |
| GameCount | 3rd |
| Semifinal1 | [UAB Blazers](1988-89-uab-blazers-men-s-basketball-team) |
| SemifinalCount | 1st |
| Semifinal2 | [Michigan State Spartans](1988-89-michigan-state-spartans-men-s-basketball-team) |
| SemifinalCount2 | 1st |
| Coach | Lou Carnesecca |
| CoachCount | 1st |
| MOP | Jayson Williams |
| MOPTeam | St. John's |
The 1989 National Invitation Tournament was the 1989 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition.
Selected teams
Below is a list of the 32 teams selected for the tournament.
| Team | Conference |
|---|---|
| Independent | |
| American South Conference | |
| [Boise State](1988-89-boise-state-broncos-men-s-basketball-team) | Big Sky Conference |
| Pac-10 Conference | |
| Sun Belt Conference | |
| [Connecticut](1988-89-connecticut-huskies-men-s-basketball-team) | Big East Conference |
| Trans America Athletic Conference | |
| Western Athletic Conference | |
| Mid-American Conference | |
| [Michigan State](1988-89-michigan-state-spartans-men-s-basketball-team) | Big Ten Conference |
| Ohio Valley Conference | |
| Big Eight Conference | |
| Western Athletic Conference | |
| Big West Conference | |
| American South Conference | |
| Big Ten Conference | |
| Big Eight Conference | |
| Southeast Conference | |
| Atlantic 10 Conference | |
| West Coast Athletic Conference | |
| Colonial Athletic Association | |
| [St. John's](1988-89-st-john-s-redmen-basketball-team) | Big East Conference |
| Midwest Collegiate Conference | |
| Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference | |
| West Coast Athletic Conference | |
| Missouri Valley Conference | |
| Atlantic 10 Conference | |
| [UAB](1988-89-uab-blazers-men-s-basketball-team) | Sun Belt Conference |
| Big West Conference | |
| Big East Conference | |
| Missouri Valley Conference | |
| [Wisconsin](1988-89-wisconsin-badgers-men-s-basketball-team) | Big Ten Conference |
Bracket
Below are the four first round brackets, along with the four-team championship bracket.
| RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1=Connecticut | RD1-score1=67 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2= | RD1-score2=62
| RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3=**** | RD1-score3=73 | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4= | RD1-score4=57
| RD1-seed5= | RD1-team5=UAB | RD1-score5=83 | RD1-seed6= | RD1-team6= | RD1-score6=74
| RD1-seed7= | RD1-team7=**** | RD1-score7=70 | RD1-seed8= | RD1-team8= | RD1-score8=56
| RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1=Connecticut | RD2-score1=73 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2=California | RD2-score2=72
| RD2-seed3= | RD2-team3=UAB | RD2-score3=64 | RD2-seed4= | RD2-team4=Richmond | RD2-score4=61
| RD3-seed1= | RD3-team1=Connecticut | RD3-score1=79 | RD3-seed2= | RD3-team2=UAB | RD3-score2=85
| RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1=St. John's | RD1-score1=70 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2= | RD1-score2=67
| RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3=**** | RD1-score3=69 | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4=Boise State | RD1-score4=55
| RD1-seed5= | RD1-team5=**** | RD1-score5=81 | RD1-seed6= | RD1-team6= | RD1-score6=79
| RD1-seed7= | RD1-team7=**** | RD1-score7=81 | RD1-seed8= | RD1-team8= | RD1-score8=70
| RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1=St. John's | RD2-score1=76 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2=Oklahoma State | RD2-score2=64
| RD2-seed3= | RD2-team3=Nebraska | RD2-score3=74 | RD2-seed4= | RD2-team4=Ohio State | RD2-score4=85
| RD3-seed1= | RD3-team1=St. John's | RD3-score1=83 | RD3-seed2= | RD3-team2=Ohio State | RD3-score2=80
| RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1=**** | RD1-score1=76 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2= | RD1-score2=56
| RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3=**** | RD1-score3=89 | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4= | RD1-score4=73
| RD1-seed5= | RD1-team5=Michigan State | RD1-score5=83 | RD1-seed6= | RD1-team6= | RD1-score6=69
| RD1-seed7= | RD1-team7=**** | RD1-score7=70 | RD1-seed8= | RD1-team8= | RD1-score8=62
| RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1=Villanova | RD2-score1=76 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2=Penn State | RD2-score2=67
| RD2-seed3= | RD2-team3=Michigan State | RD2-score3=79 | RD2-seed4= | RD2-team4=Wichita State | RD2-score4=67
| RD3-seed1= | RD3-team1=Villanova | RD3-score1=63 | RD3-seed2= | RD3-team2=Michigan State | RD3-score2=70
| RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1=**** | RD1-score1=91 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2= | RD1-score2=76
| RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3=**** | RD1-score3=84 | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4= | RD1-score4=69
| RD1-seed5= | RD1-team5=Wisconsin | RD1-score5=63 | RD1-seed6= | RD1-team6= | RD1-score6=61
| RD1-seed7= | RD1-team7=**** | RD1-score7=87 | RD1-seed8= | RD1-team8= | RD1-score8=54
| RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1=New Mexico | RD2-score1=86 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2=Pepperdine | RD2-score2=69
| RD2-seed3= | RD2-team3=Wisconsin | RD2-score3=68 | RD2-seed4= | RD2-team4=Saint Louis | RD2-score4=73
| RD3-seed1= | RD3-team1=New Mexico | RD3-score1=65 | RD3-seed2= | RD3-team2=Saint Louis | RD3-score2=66
Semifinals & finals
| RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1=UAB | RD1-score1=65 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=St. John's | RD1-score2=76 | RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3=Michigan State | RD1-score3=64 | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4=Saint Louis | RD1-score4=74 | RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1=St. John's | RD2-score1=73 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2=Saint Louis | RD2-score2=65
| RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1=UAB | RD1-score1=78 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=Michigan State | RD1-score2=76
References
References
- [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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