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1997 National Invitation Tournament

Annual NCAA basketball competition

1997 National Invitation Tournament

Annual NCAA basketball competition

FieldValue
Year1997
Teams32
FinalFourArenaMadison Square Garden
FinalFourCityNew York City
Champions[Michigan Wolverines](1996-97-michigan-wolverines-men-s-basketball-team) (vacated)
TitleCount2nd
RunnerUpFlorida State Seminoles
GameCount1st
Semifinal1[Connecticut Huskies](1996-97-connecticut-huskies-men-s-basketball-team)
SemifinalCount2nd
Semifinal2[Arkansas Razorbacks](1996-97-arkansas-razorbacks-men-s-basketball-team)
SemifinalCount21st
CoachSteve Fisher
CoachCount1st
MOPRobert Traylor (vacated)
MOPTeamMichigan
Giallo e Blu
Giallo e Blu

The 1997 National Invitation Tournament was the 1997 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition. Michigan's tournament victory was later vacated due to players Robert Traylor and Louis Bullock being ruled ineligible by the NCAA. Traylor also vacated his tournament Most Valuable Player award.

Selected teams

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

  • Arkansas
  • Bowling Green
  • Bradley
  • Connecticut
  • Drexel
  • Florida State
  • Fresno State
  • George Washington
  • Hawaii
  • Iona
  • Memphis
  • Miami (FL)
  • Michigan
  • Michigan State
  • NC State
  • Nebraska
  • Nevada
  • New Orleans
  • Northern Arizona
  • Notre Dame
  • Oklahoma State
  • Oral Roberts
  • Oregon
  • Pittsburgh
  • Southwest Missouri State
  • Syracuse
  • TCU
  • Tulane
  • UAB
  • UNLV
  • Washington
  • West Virginia

Bracket

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

| RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1=Michigan State | RD1-score1=65 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=George Washington | RD1-score2=50

| RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3=Florida State | RD1-score3=82 | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4=Syracuse | RD1-score4=67

| RD1-seed5= | RD1-team5=West Virginia | RD1-score5=98 | RD1-seed6= | RD1-team6=Bowling Green | RD1-score6=95

| RD1-seed7= | RD1-team7=NC State | RD1-score7=77 | RD1-seed8= | RD1-team8=SW Missouri State | RD1-score8=66

| RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1=Michigan State | RD2-score1=63 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2=Florida State | RD2-score2=68

| RD2-seed3= | RD2-team3=West Virginia | RD2-score3=76 | RD2-seed4= | RD2-team4=NC State | RD2-score4=73

| RD3-seed1= | RD3-team1=Florida State | RD3-score1=76 | RD3-seed2= | RD3-team2=West Virginia | RD3-score2=71

| RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1=Nevada | RD1-score1=97 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=Fresno State | RD1-score2=86

| RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3=Nebraska | RD1-score3=67 | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4=Washington | RD1-score4=63

| RD1-seed5= | RD1-team5=Bradley | RD1-score5=66 | RD1-seed6= | RD1-team6=Drexel | RD1-score6=53

| RD1-seed7= | RD1-team7=Connecticut | RD1-score7=71 | RD1-seed8= | RD1-team8=Iona | RD1-score8=66

| RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1=Nevada | RD2-score1=68 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2=Nebraska | RD2-score2=78

| RD2-seed3= | RD2-team3=Bradley | RD2-score3=47 | RD2-seed4= | RD2-team4=Connecticut | RD2-score4=63

| RD3-seed1= | RD3-team1=Nebraska | RD3-score1=67 | RD3-seed2= | RD3-team2=Connecticut | RD3-score2=76

| RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1=Michigan | RD1-score1=76 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=Miami (FL) | RD1-score2=63

| RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3=Oklahoma State | RD1-score3=79 | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4=Tulane | RD1-score4=72

| RD1-seed5= | RD1-team5=Notre Dame | RD1-score5=74 | RD1-seed6= | RD1-team6=Oral Roberts | RD1-score6=58

| RD1-seed7= | RD1-team7=TCU | RD1-score7=85 | RD1-seed8= | RD1-team8=UAB | RD1-score8=62

| RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1=Michigan | RD2-score1=75 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2=Oklahoma State | RD2-score2=65

| RD2-seed3= | RD2-team3=Notre Dame | RD2-score3=82 | RD2-seed4= | RD2-team4=TCU | RD2-score4=72

| RD3-seed1= | RD3-team1=Michigan | RD3-score1=67 | RD3-seed2= | RD3-team2=Notre Dame | RD3-score2=66

| RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1=UNLV | RD1-score1=66 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=Memphis | RD1-score2=62

| RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3=Hawaii | RD1-score3=71 | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4=Oregon | RD1-score4=61

| RD1-seed5= | RD1-team5=Arkansas | RD1-score5=101 | RD1-seed6= | RD1-team6=Northern Arizona | RD1-score6=75

| RD1-seed7= | RD1-team7=Pittsburgh | RD1-score7=82 | RD1-seed8= | RD1-team8=New Orleans | RD1-score8=63

| RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1=UNLV | RD2-score1=89 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2=Hawaii | RD2-score2=80

| RD2-seed3= | RD2-team3=Arkansas | RD2-score3=76 | RD2-seed4= | RD2-team4=Pittsburgh | RD2-score4=71

| RD3-seed1= | RD3-team1=UNLV | RD3-score1=73 | RD3-seed2= | RD3-team2=Arkansas | RD3-score2=86

Semifinals & finals

| RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1=Florida State | RD1-score1=71 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=Connecticut | RD1-score2=65 | RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3=Michigan | RD1-score3=77 | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4=Arkansas | RD1-score4=62 | RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1=Florida State | RD2-score1=73 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2=Michigan | RD2-score2=82

| RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1=Connecticut | RD1-score1=74 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=Arkansas | RD1-score2=64

Michigan later forfeited its entire 1996–97 schedule after Robert Traylor, Maurice Taylor and Louis Bullock were found to have taken money from a Michigan booster.

References

References

  1. [http://www.nit.org/history/nit-postseason-results-1990s.html Tournament Results (1990's)] 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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