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1 Selected teams  




2 Bracket  


2.1  Semifinals & finals  






3 See also  




4 References  













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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
  • Detroit Titans (1st semifinal)
    • Winning coachBuzz Peterson (1st title)
    MVPMarcus Hill (Tulsa)
    National Invitation Tournaments
    «2000 2002»

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

    Selected teams

    [edit]

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

    School Conference Record Appearance Last bid
    Alabama SEC 21–10 9th 1999
    Auburn SEC 17–13 5th 1998
    Baylor Big 12 19–11 3rd 1990
    Bradley Missouri Valley 19–11 20th 1999
    Connecticut Big East 19–11 11th 1997
    Dayton Atlantic 10 19–12 19th 1998
    Detroit MCC 22–10 5th 1978
    Illinois State Missouri Valley 21–8 8th 1996
    McNeese State Southland 22–8 2nd 1986
    Memphis C-USA 17–14 14th 1998
    Miami (FL) Big East 16–12 6th 1997
    Minnesota Big Ten 17–13 9th 1998
    Mississippi State SEC 16–12 5th 1999
    New Mexico Mountain West 19–12 15th 2000
    Pepperdine West Coast 21–8 6th 1999
    Pittsburgh Big East 18–13 8th 1997
    Purdue Big Ten 16–14 7th 1992
    Richmond Colonial 21–6 5th 1992
    Seton Hall Big East 16–14 14th 1999
    South Alabama Sun Belt 22–10 3rd 1984
    South Carolina SEC 15–14 5th 1999
    Southern Miss C-USA 22–8 8th 1998
    St. Bonaventure Atlantic 10 18–11 14th 1998
    Toledo MAC 21–10 5th 1999
    Tulsa WAC 21–11 7th 1991
    UC Irvine Big West 25–4 3rd 1986
    UNC Wilmington Colonial 19–10 2nd 1998
    Utah Mountain West 19–11 11th 1992
    UTEP WAC 22–8 7th 1995
    Villanova Big East 18–12 14th 2000
    West Virginia Big East 17–11 13th 1997
    Wyoming Mountain West 20–9 7th 1999

    Bracket

    [edit]

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

    First Round Second Round Quarterfinals
             
    (H) Connecticut 72
    South Carolina 65
    (H) Connecticut 61
    Detroit 67
    Detroit 68
    (H) Bradley 49
    Detroit 59
    (H) Dayton 42
    (H) Richmond 79
    West Virginia 56
    Richmond 56
    (H) Dayton 71
    (H) Dayton 68
    UNC Wilmington 59
    First Round Second Round Quarterfinals
             
    (H) Alabama 85
    Seton Hall 79
    (H) Alabama 79
    Toledo 69
    (H) Toledo 76*
    South Alabama 67
    Alabama 85**
    (H) Purdue 77
    (H) Purdue 90
    Illinois State 79
    (H) Purdue 90
    Auburn 60
    (H) Auburn 60
    Miami (FL) 58
    First Round Second Round Quarterfinals
             
    (H) Minnesota 87
    Villanova 78
    (H) Minnesota 70
    Tulsa 73*
    (H) Tulsa 75
    UC Irvine 71
    Tulsa 77
    (H) Mississippi State 75
    (H) Pittsburgh 84
    St. Bonaventure 75
    (H) Pittsburgh 61
    Mississippi State 66
    (H) Mississippi State 75
    Southern Miss 68
    First Round Second Round Quarterfinals
             
    Pepperdine 72
    (H) Wyoming 69
    Pepperdine 75
    (H) New Mexico 81
    (H) New Mexico 83
    Baylor 73
    New Mexico 63
    (H) Memphis 81
    (H) UTEP 84
    McNeese State 74
    UTEP 65
    (H) Memphis 90
    Memphis 71
    (H) Utah 62

    Semifinals & finals

    [edit]
    Semifinals Finals
          
    Detroit 63
    Alabama 74
    Alabama 66
    Tulsa 79
    Tulsa 72
    Memphis 64
    Third place game
       
    Detroit 71
    Memphis 86

    See also

    [edit]

    References

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

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