2001 National Invitation Tournament

Annual NCAA basketball competition

2001 National Invitation TournamentSeason| 2000–01

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Teams| 32
Finals site| Madison Square Garden,
New York City
Champions| Tulsa Golden Hurricane (2nd title)
Runner-up| Alabama Crimson Tide (1st title game)
Semifinalists|

* Memphis Tigers (2nd semifinal)
* Detroit Titans (1st semifinal)

Winning coach| Buzz Peterson (1st title)
MVP| Marcus 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

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

School  | Conference  | Record  | Appearance  | Last bid

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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

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

| First Round | | | Second Round | | | Quarterfinals |

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|  |  |  | | |  |  |  | | |  |  |  |
| (H) | Connecticut | 72 | | |
|  | South Carolina | 65 |
| | (H) | Connecticut | 61 |
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| | |  | 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 |

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|  |  |  | | |  |  |  | | |  |  |  |
| (H) | Alabama | 85 | | |
|  | Seton Hall | 79 |
| | (H) | Alabama | 79 |
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| | |  | 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 |

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|  |  |  | | |  |  |  | | |  |  |  |
| (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 |
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| | |  | Mississippi State | 66 |
| (H) | Mississippi State | 75 |

|  | Southern Miss | 68 |
| First Round | | | Second Round | | | Quarterfinals |

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|  |  |  | | |  |  |  | | |  |  |  |
|  | 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 |
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| | | (H) | Memphis | 90 |
|  | Memphis | 71 |

| (H) | Utah | 62 |

### Semifinals & finals

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| Semifinals | | | Finals |

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|  |  |  | | |  |  |  |
| Detroit | 63 | |
| Alabama | 74 |
| | Alabama | 66 |
|  |
| | | Tulsa | 79 |
| Tulsa | 72 |

| Memphis | 64 |
| Third place game |

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|  |  |  |
| Detroit | 71 |
| Memphis | 86 |

* Overtime (H) Home

## See also

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* 2001 Women's National Invitation Tournament
* 2001 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
* 2001 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament
* 2001 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament
* 2001 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament
* 2001 NAIA Division I men's basketball tournament
* 2001 NAIA Division II men's basketball tournament

## References

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

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