2017 National Invitation Tournament

Postseason college basketball tournament

2017 National Invitation TournamentSeason| 2016-17

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Teams| 32
Finals site| Madison Square Garden
New York City
Champions| TCU Horned Frogs (1st title)
Runner-up| Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (2nd title game)
Semifinalists|

* Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners (1st semifinal)
* UCF Knights (1st semifinal)

Winning coach| Jamie Dixon (1st title)
MVP| Kenrich Williams (TCU)
| National Invitation Tournaments

«2016 | 2018»

The 2017 National Invitation Tournament was a single-elimination tournament of 32 NCAA Division I teams that were not selected to participate in the 2017 NCAA tournament. The annual tournament was played on campus sites in the first three rounds (the host team being the team with the higher seeding), with the semifinals and championship game being held at Madison Square Garden in New York City. The tournament began on Tuesday, March 14 and ended on Thursday, March 30. The NIT Selection Show aired Sunday March 12 on ESPNU.

## Experimental rules

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In February 2017, the NCAA approved a number of experimental rule changes for use in this tournament:[1]

* Team fouls were reset to zero at the end of every 10-minute segment of each half (officially at 9:59). Similar to women's college basketball, the game was split into quarters for purposes of team fouls, but without a period break.
* There were no "one-and-one" foul shots. Instead, starting with the fifth total foul in each 10-minute segment, non-shooting fouls by the defensive team resulted in two free throws, with the only exception being administrative technical fouls. This mirrored foul counting in NCAA women's basketball, which has been played in quarters since the 2015–16 season.
* In a feature unique in the college game, but similar to that used by the (W)NBA, overtime was considered a separate period for purposes of accrued team fouls. The team foul limit was three per overtime period, with all non-shooting team fouls thereafter by the defense resulting in two free throws.
* The shot clock was reset to 20 seconds when the ball was inbounded in the frontcourt following a foul (similar to the (W)NBA and FIBA, where a shot clock is reset to 14 seconds on such).

## Participants

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### Automatic qualifiers

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The following 10 teams were guaranteed berths into the 2017 NIT field when they failed to receive an at-large NCAA bid by virtue of having won their respective conference's regular season championship and failing to win their conference tournaments.

Team  | Conference  | Record  | Appearance  | Last bid

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Belmont | Ohio Valley | 26–6  | 4th  | 2016
Illinois State | Missouri Valley | 27–6  | 14th  | 2015
Monmouth | Metro Atlantic | 27–6  | 2nd  | 2016
Oakland | Horizon | 24–8  | 1st  | Never
South Dakota | Summit | 22–11  | 1st  | Never
UNC Greensboro | Southern | 25–9  | 2nd  | 2002
UT Arlington | Sun Belt | 25–8  | 3rd  | 2012
Akron | MAC | 26–8  | 7th  | 2016
UC Irvine | Big West | 21–14  | 6th  | 2014
Cal State Bakersfield | WAC | 22–9  | 1st  | Never

### At-large bids

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The following 22 teams were also awarded NIT berths.

Team  | Conference  | Record  | Appearance  | Last bid

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Alabama | SEC | 19–14  | 15th  | 2016
Boise State | Mtn West | 19–11  | 5th  | 2004
BYU | WCC | 22–11  | 13th  | 2016
California | Pac-12 | 21–12  | 9th  | 2014
Clemson | ACC | 17–15  | 16th  | 2014
College of Charleston | CAA | 25–9  | 5th  | 2011
Colorado | Pac-12 | 19–14  | 9th  | 2011
Colorado State | Mtn West | 23–11  | 9th  | 2015
Fresno State | Mtn West | 20–12  | 10th  | 2007
Georgia | SEC | 19–14  | 14th  | 2016
Georgia Tech | ACC | 17–15  | 9th  | 2016
Houston | American | 21–10  | 11th  | 2016
Illinois | Big Ten | 18–14  | 7th  | 2015
Indiana | Big Ten | 18–15  | 5th  | 2005
Iowa | Big Ten | 18–14  | 8th  | 2013
Ole Miss | SEC | 20–13  | 12th  | 2012
Richmond | Atlantic 10 | 20–12  | 9th  | 2015
Syracuse | ACC | 18–14  | 13th  | 2008
TCU | Big 12 | 19–15  | 7th  | 2005
UCF | American | 20–11  | 2nd  | 2012
Utah | Pac-12 | 20–11  | 13th  | 2014
Valparaiso | Horizon | 24–8  | 4th  | 2016

### Bids by conference

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Conference  | Bids

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ACC, Big Ten, Mtn West, Pac-12, SEC | 3
American, Horizon | 2
Atlantic 10, Big 12, Big West, CAA, MAAC, MAC, Missouri Valley, Ohio Valley, SoCon, Summit, Sun Belt, West Coast, WAC | 1
America East, ASUN, Big East, Big Sky, Big South, C-USA, Ivy League, MEAC, Northeast, Patriot, Southland, SWAC | 0

## Seeds

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Syracuse bracket  | Seed  | School  | Conference  | Record  | Berth type

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1  | Syracuse | ACC | 18–14  | At-large
2  | Georgia | SEC | 19–14  | At-large
3  | Indiana | Big Ten | 18–15  | At-large
4  | Monmouth | MAAC | 27–6  | Automatic
5  | Ole Miss | SEC  | 20–13  | At-large
6  | Georgia Tech | ACC  | 17–15  | At-large
7  | Belmont | OVC | 22–6  | Automatic
8  | UNC Greensboro | SoCon | 25–9  | Automatic
Cal bracket  Seed  | School  | Conference  | Record  | Berth type

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1  | California | Pac-12 | 21–12  | At-large
2  | Houston | American | 21–10  | At-large
3  | BYU | WCC | 22–11  | At-large
4  | Colorado State | Mtn West | 23–11  | At-large
5  | Charleston | CAA | 25–9  | At-large
6  | UT Arlington | Sun Belt | 25–8  | Automatic
7  | Akron | MAC | 26–8  | Automatic
8  | Cal State Bakersfield | WAC | 22–9  | Automatic
Illinois State bracket  | Seed  | School  | Conference  | Record  | Berth type

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1  | Illinois State | Missouri Valley | 27–6  | Automatic
2  | Illinois | Big Ten  | 18–14  | At-large
3  | Utah | Pac-12  | 20–11  | At-large
4  | UCF | American  | 21–11  | At-large
5  | Colorado | Pac-12  | 19–14  | At-large
6  | Boise State | Mtn West  | 19–11  | At-large
7  | Valparaiso | Horizon | 24–8  | At-large
8  | UC Irvine | Big West | 21–14  | Automatic
Iowa bracket  Seed  | School  | Conference  | Record  | Berth type

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1  | Iowa | Big Ten  | 18–14  | At-large
2  | Clemson | ACC  | 17–15  | At-large
3  | Alabama | SEC  | 19–14  | At-large
4  | TCU | Big 12 | 19–15  | At-large
5  | Fresno State | Mtn West  | 20–12  | At-large
6  | Richmond | Atlantic 10 | 20–12  | At-large
7  | Oakland | Horizon  | 24–8  | Automatic
8  | South Dakota | Summit | 22–11  | Automatic

## Schedule

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The NIT began on Tuesday, March 14. The first three rounds were played at campus sites. The semifinals were held on Tuesday, March 28 and the championship on Thursday, March 30 at Madison Square Garden in New York City.[2]

## Bracket

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| First round | | | Second round | | | Quarterfinals |

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| 1 | Syracuse | 90 | | |
| 8 | UNC Greensboro | 77 |
| | 1 | Syracuse | 80 |
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| | | 5 | Ole Miss | 85 |
| 4 | Monmouth | 83 |

| 5 | Ole Miss | 91 |
| | 5 | Ole Miss | 66 |
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| | | 6 | Georgia Tech | 74 |
| 3 | Indiana^ | 63 | |

| 6 | Georgia Tech | 75 |
| | 6 | Georgia Tech | 71 |
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| | | 7 | Belmont | 57 |
| 2 | Georgia | 69 |

| 7 | Belmont | 78 |

^ Indiana Athletic Director Fred Glass declined to host a home game at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall citing concern it would "devalue" the Hoosiers' home court.[3]

| First round | | | Second round | | | Quarterfinals |

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| 1 | California | 66 | | |
| 8 | Cal State Bakersfield | 73 |
| | 8 | Cal State Bakersfield | 81 |
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| | | 4 | Colorado State | 63 |
| 4 | Colorado State | 81 |

| 5 | Charleston | 74 |
| | 8 | Cal State Bakersfield | 80 |
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| | | 6 | UT Arlington | 76 |
| 3 | BYU | 89 | |

| 6 | UT Arlington | 105 |
| | 6 | UT Arlington | 85 |
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| | | 7 | Akron | 69 |
| 2 | Houston† | 75 |

| 7 | Akron | 78 |

† Game played at Texas Southern's Health and Physical Education Arena due to renovations at Hofheinz Pavilion.

| First round | | | Second round | | | Quarterfinals |

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| 1 | Illinois State | 85 | | |
| 8 | UC Irvine | 71 |
| | 1 | Illinois State | 62 |
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| | | 4 | UCF | 63 |
| 4 | UCF | 79 |

| 5 | Colorado | 74 |
| | 4 | UCF | 68 |
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| | | 2 | Illinois^ | 58 |
| 3 | Utah | 68 | |

| 6 | Boise State | 73 |
| | 6 | Boise State | 56 |
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| | | 2 | Illinois | 71 |
| 2 | Illinois | 82 |

| 7 | Valparaiso | 57 |

^ Game played at UCF due to prior scheduled event at the State Farm Center.

| First round | | | Second round | | | Quarterfinals |

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| 1 | Iowa | 87 | | |
| 8 | South Dakota | 75 |
| | 1 | Iowa | 92 |
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| | | 4 | TCU | 94 |
| 4 | TCU | 66 |

| 5 | Fresno State | 59 |
| | 4 | TCU | 86 |
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| | | 6 | Richmond | 68 |
| 3 | Alabama | 64 | |

| 6 | Richmond | 71 |
| | 6 | Richmond | 87 |
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| | | 7 | Oakland | 83 |
| 2 | Clemson | 69 |

| 7 | Oakland | 74 |
| Semifinals
March 28 | | | Final
March 30 |

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| 6 | Georgia Tech | 76 | |
| 8 | Cal State Bakersfield | 61 |
| | 6 | Georgia Tech | 56 |
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| | | 4 | TCU | 88 |
| 4 | UCF | 53 |

| 4 | TCU | 68 |

## Media

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ESPN, Inc. had exclusive television rights. Games were telecast on ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, or ESPN3. Westwood One had exclusive radio rights to the semifinals and the championship.

## See also

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* 2017 Women's National Invitation Tournament

## References

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1. ^ Brown, C.L. (February 13, 2017). "NIT to experiment with resetting fouls every 10 minutes". ESPN. Retrieved February 13, 2017.
2. ^ "NIT Championship Home". NCAA.com. Retrieved March 12, 2017.
3. ^ Bonesteel, Matt (March 15, 2017). "Indiana didn't want to 'devalue' its home court by hosting an NIT game". The Washington Post. Retrieved March 16, 2017.

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* ACC
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* Big Ten
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* CAA
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