2001 National Invitation Tournament

The 2001 National Invitation Tournament was the 2001 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition.

2001 National Invitation Tournament
Season2000–01
Teams32
Finals siteMadison Square Garden
New York City
ChampionsTulsa Golden Hurricane (2nd title)
Runner-upAlabama Crimson Tide (1st title game)
Semifinalists
Winning coachBuzz Peterson (1st title)
MVPMarcus Hill (Tulsa)
National Invitation Tournaments
«20002002»

Selected teams edit

Below is a list of the 32 teams selected for the tournament.[1]

SchoolConferenceRecordAppearanceLast bid
AlabamaSEC21–109th1999
AuburnSEC17–135th1998
BaylorBig 1219–113rd1990
BradleyMissouri Valley19–1120th1999
ConnecticutBig East19–1111th1997
DaytonAtlantic 1019–1219th1998
DetroitMCC22–105th1978
Illinois StateMissouri Valley21–88th1996
McNeese StateSouthland22–82nd1986
MemphisC-USA17–1414th1998
Miami (FL)Big East16–126th1997
MinnesotaBig Ten17–139th1998
Mississippi StateSEC16–125th1999
New MexicoMountain West19–1215th2000
PepperdineWest Coast21–86th1999
PittsburghBig East18–138th1997
PurdueBig Ten16–147th1992
RichmondColonial21–65th1992
Seton HallBig East16–1414th1999
South AlabamaSun Belt22–103rd1984
South CarolinaSEC15–145th1999
Southern MissC-USA22–88th1998
St. BonaventureAtlantic 1018–1114th1998
ToledoMAC21–105th1999
TulsaWAC21–117th1991
UC IrvineBig West25–43rd1986
UNC WilmingtonColonial19–102nd1998
UtahMountain West19–1111th1992
UTEPWAC22–87th1995
VillanovaBig East18–1214th2000
West VirginiaBig East17–1113th1997
WyomingMountain West20–97th1999

Bracket edit

Below are the four first round brackets, along with the four-team championship bracket:[1]

First RoundSecond RoundQuarterfinals
         
(H)Connecticut72
South Carolina65
(H)Connecticut61
Detroit67
Detroit68
(H)Bradley49
Detroit59
(H)Dayton42
(H)Richmond79
West Virginia56
Richmond56
(H)Dayton71
(H)Dayton68
UNC Wilmington59
First RoundSecond RoundQuarterfinals
         
(H)Alabama85
Seton Hall79
(H)Alabama79
Toledo69
(H)Toledo76*
South Alabama67
Alabama85**
(H)Purdue77
(H)Purdue90
Illinois State79
(H)Purdue90
Auburn60
(H)Auburn60
Miami (FL)58
First RoundSecond RoundQuarterfinals
         
(H)Minnesota87
Villanova78
(H)Minnesota70
Tulsa73*
(H)Tulsa75
UC Irvine71
Tulsa77
(H)Mississippi State75
(H)Pittsburgh84
St. Bonaventure75
(H)Pittsburgh61
Mississippi State66
(H)Mississippi State75
Southern Miss68
First RoundSecond RoundQuarterfinals
         
Pepperdine72
(H)Wyoming69
Pepperdine75
(H)New Mexico81
(H)New Mexico83
Baylor73
New Mexico63
(H)Memphis81
(H)UTEP84
McNeese State74
UTEP65
(H)Memphis90
Memphis71
(H)Utah62

Semifinals & finals edit

SemifinalsFinals
      
Detroit63
Alabama74
Alabama66
Tulsa79
Tulsa72
Memphis64
Third place game
   
Detroit71
Memphis86
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See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b Tournament Results (2000's) at nit.org, URL accessed November 5, 2009. Archived 11/5/09