1977 National Invitation Tournament
The 1977 National Invitation Tournament was the 1977 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition.
| Season | 1976–77 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teams | 16 | ||||
| Finals site | Madison Square Garden New York City | ||||
| Champions | St. Bonaventure Bonnies (1st title) | ||||
| Runner-up | Houston Cougars (1st title game) | ||||
| Semifinalists |
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| Winning coach | Jim Satalin (1st title) | ||||
| MVP | Greg Sanders (St. Bonatenture) | ||||
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Selected teams
Below is a list of the 16 teams selected for the tournament.[1] This was the first edition of the tournament in which early round games were played at campus sites.[2]
| Participants | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.[1]
| First Round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||||||
| Alabama | 86 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Memphis State | 63 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Alabama | 79 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia Tech | 72 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia Tech | 83 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Georgetown | 79 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Alabama | 76 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Houston | 82 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois State | 65 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Creighton | 58 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois State | 90 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Houston | 91 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Houston | 83 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana State | 82 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Houston | 91 | ||||||||||||||||||
| St. Bonaventure | 94 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Villanova | 71 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Old Dominion | 68 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Villanova | 81 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Massachusetts | 71 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Massachusetts | 86 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Seton Hall | 85 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Villanova | 82 | ||||||||||||||||||
| St. Bonaventure | 86 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon | 90 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Oral Roberts | 89 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon | 73 | ||||||||||||||||||
| St. Bonaventure | 76 | ||||||||||||||||||
| St. Bonaventure | 79 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Rutgers | 77 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Third place game | ||||
| Alabama | 89 | |||
| Villanova | 102 | |||
See also
References
- Tournament Results (1970's) at nit.org, URL accessed November 7, 2009. Archived 11/7/09
- "NIT History - Fun Facts". Archived from the original on 2017-05-18. Retrieved 2018-04-03.
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