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1996 National Invitation Tournament

Annual NCAA basketball competition

Annual NCAA basketball competition

Field	Value
Year	1996
Teams	32
FinalFourArena	Madison Square Garden
FinalFourCity	New York City
Champions	[Nebraska Cornhuskers](1995-96-nebraska-cornhuskers-men-s-basketball-team)
TitleCount	1st
RunnerUp	Saint Joseph's Hawks
GameCount	1st
Semifinal1	Tulane Green Wave
SemifinalCount	1st
Semifinal2	[Alabama Crimson Tide](1995-96-alabama-crimson-tide-men-s-basketball-team)
SemifinalCount2	4th
Coach	Danny Nee
CoachCount	1st
MOP	Erick Strickland
MOPTeam	Nebraska

The 1996 National Invitation Tournament was the 1996 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition.

Selected teams

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

Bracket

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

| RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1=Wisconsin | RD1-score1=55 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=Manhattan | RD1-score2=42

| RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3=Illinois State | RD1-score3=73 | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4=Mount St. Mary's | RD1-score4=49

| RD1-seed5= | RD1-team5=Minnesota | RD1-score5=68 | RD1-seed6= | RD1-team6=Saint Louis | RD1-score6=52

| RD1-seed7= | RD1-team7=Tulane | RD1-score7=87 | RD1-seed8= | RD1-team8=Auburn | RD1-score8=73

| RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1=Wisconsin | RD2-score1=62 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2=Illinois State | RD2-score2=77

| RD2-seed3= | RD2-team3=Minnesota | RD2-score3=65 | RD2-seed4= | RD2-team4=Tulane | RD2-score4=84

| RD3-seed1= | RD3-team1=Illinois State | RD3-score1=72 | RD3-seed2= | RD3-team2=Tulane | RD3-score2=83

| RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1=Michigan State | RD1-score1=64 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=Washington | RD1-score2=50

| RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3=Fresno State | RD1-score3=58 | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4=Miami (OH) | RD1-score4=57

| RD1-seed5= | RD1-team5=Nebraska | RD1-score5=91 | RD1-seed6= | RD1-team6=Colorado State | RD1-score6=83

| RD1-seed7= | RD1-team7=Washington State | RD1-score7=92 | RD1-seed8= | RD1-team8=Gonzaga | RD1-score8=73

| RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1=Michigan State | RD2-score1=70 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2=Fresno State | RD2-score2=80

| RD2-seed3= | RD2-team3=Nebraska | RD2-score3=82 | RD2-seed4= | RD2-team4=Washington State | RD2-score4=73

| RD3-seed1= | RD3-team1=Fresno State | RD3-score1=71 | RD3-seed2= | RD3-team2=Nebraska | RD3-score2=83

| RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1=Alabama | RD1-score1=72 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=Illinois | RD1-score2=69

| RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3=Missouri | RD1-score3=89 | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4=Murray State | RD1-score4=85

| RD1-seed5= | RD1-team5=South Carolina | RD1-score5=100 | RD1-seed6= | RD1-team6=Davidson | RD1-score6=73

| RD1-seed7= | RD1-team7=Vanderbilt | RD1-score7=86 | RD1-seed8= | RD1-team8=Arkansas–Little Rock | RD1-score8=80

| RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1=Alabama | RD2-score1=72 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2=Missouri | RD2-score2=49

| RD2-seed3= | RD2-team3=South Carolina | RD2-score3=80 | RD2-seed4= | RD2-team4=Vanderbilt | RD2-score4=70

| RD3-seed1= | RD3-team1=Alabama | RD3-score1=68 | RD3-seed2= | RD3-team2=South Carolina | RD3-score2=67

| RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1=Saint Joseph's | RD1-score1=82 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=Iona | RD1-score2=78

| RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3=Providence | RD1-score3=91 | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4=Fairfield | RD1-score4=79

| RD1-seed5= | RD1-team5=Rhode Island | RD1-score5=82 | RD1-seed6= | RD1-team6=Marist | RD1-score6=77

| RD1-seed7= | RD1-team7=College of Charleston | RD1-score7=55 | RD1-seed8= | RD1-team8=Tennessee | RD1-score8=49

| RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1=Saint Joseph's | RD2-score1=82 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2=Providence | RD2-score2=62

| RD2-seed3= | RD2-team3=Rhode Island | RD2-score3=62 | RD2-seed4= | RD2-team4=College of Charleston | RD2-score4=58 OT

| RD3-seed1= | RD3-team1=Saint Joseph's | RD3-score1=76 | RD3-seed2= | RD3-team2=Rhode Island | RD3-score2=59

Semifinals & finals

| RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1=Tulane | RD1-score1=78 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=Nebraska | RD1-score2=90 | RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3=Alabama | RD1-score3=69 | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4=Saint Joseph's | RD1-score4=74 | RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1=Nebraska | RD2-score1=60 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2=Saint Joseph's | RD2-score2=56

| RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1=Tulane | RD1-score1=87 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=Alabama | RD1-score2=76

References

References

[http://www.nit.org/history/nit-postseason-results-1990s.html Tournament Results (1990s)] at nit.org, URL accessed November 7, 2009. [https://web.archive.org/web/20100327053254/http://www.nit.org/history/nit-postseason-results-1990s.html Archived] 11/6/09

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