Annual NCAA college basketball competition
Winning coach | Nolan Richardson (1st title) |
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MVP | Greg Stewart (Tulsa) |
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National Invitation Tournaments |
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«1980 | 1982» | |
The 1981 National Invitation Tournament was the 1981 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition.
Selected teams
Below is a list of the 32 teams selected for the tournament.[1]
Bracket
Below are the four first round brackets, along with the four-team championship bracket.[1]
| First Round | | | Second Round | | | Quarterfinals | |
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| Syracuse | 88 | | | |
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| Marquette | 81 | |
| | Syracuse | 77 | |
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| | | Holy Cross | 57 | |
| Holy Cross | 56 | |
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| Southern Miss | 54 | |
| | Syracuse | 91 | |
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| | | Michigan | 76 | |
| Michigan | 74 | | |
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| Duquesne | 58 | |
| | Michigan | 80 | |
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| | | Toledo | 68 | |
| Toledo | 91 | |
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| American | 83 | |
| First Round | | | Second Round | | | Quarterfinals | |
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| Purdue | 84 | | | |
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| Rhode Island | 58 | |
| | Purdue | 50 | |
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| | | Dayton | 46 | |
| Dayton | 66 | |
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| Fordham | 65 | |
| | Purdue | 81 | |
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| | | Duke | 69 | |
| Duke | 79 | | |
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| North Carolina A&T | 69 | |
| | Duke | 75 | |
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| | | Alabama | 70 | |
| Alabama | 73 | |
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| St. John's | 69 | |
| First Round | | | Second Round | | | Quarterfinals | |
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| Connecticut | 65 | | | |
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| South Florida | 55 | |
| | Connecticut | 66 | |
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| | | Minnesota | 84 | |
| Minnesota | 90 | |
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| Drake | 77 | |
| | Minnesota | 69 | |
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| | | West Virginia | 80 | |
| West Virginia | 67 | | |
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| Penn | 64 | |
| | West Virginia | 77 | |
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| | | Temple | 76 | |
| Temple | 90 | |
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| Clemson | 82 | |
| First Round | | | Second Round | | | Quarterfinals | |
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| Tulsa | 81 | | | |
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| Pan American | 71 | |
| | Tulsa | 76 | |
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| | | UTEP | 72 | |
| UTEP | 57 | |
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| San Jose State | 53 | |
| | Tulsa | 69 | |
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| | | South Alabama | 68 | |
| Georgia | 74 | | |
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| Old Dominion | 60 | |
| | Georgia | 72 | |
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| | | South Alabama | 73 | |
| South Alabama | 74 | |
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| Texas–Arlington | 71 | |
Semifinals & finals
| Semifinals | | | Finals | |
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| Syracuse | 70 | | |
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| Purdue | 63 | |
| | Syracuse | 84 | |
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| | | Tulsa | 86 | |
| West Virginia | 87 | |
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| Tulsa | 89 | |
| Third place game | |
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| Purdue | 75 | |
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| West Virginia | 72 | |
See also
References
- ^ a b Tournament Results (1980's) at nit.org, URL accessed November 7, 2009. Archived 11/7/09