1977 National Invitation Tournament
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The 1977 National Invitation Tournament was the 1977 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition.
Season | 1976–77 | ||||
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Teams | 16 | ||||
Finals site | Madison Square Garden New York City | ||||
Champions | St. Bonaventure Bonnies (1st title) | ||||
Runner-up | Houston Cougars (1st title game) | ||||
Semifinalists |
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Winning coach | Jim Satalin (1st title) | ||||
MVP | Greg Sanders (St. Bonatenture) | ||||
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Selected teams
Below is a list of the 16 teams selected for the tournament.[1] This was the first edition of the tournament in which early round games were played at campus sites.[2]
Bracket
Below is the tournament bracket.[1]
First Round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||||||
Alabama | 86 | ||||||||||||||||||
Memphis State | 63 | ||||||||||||||||||
Alabama | 79 | ||||||||||||||||||
Virginia Tech | 72 | ||||||||||||||||||
Virginia Tech | 83 | ||||||||||||||||||
Georgetown | 79 | ||||||||||||||||||
Alabama | 76 | ||||||||||||||||||
Houston | 82 | ||||||||||||||||||
Illinois State | 65 | ||||||||||||||||||
Creighton | 58 | ||||||||||||||||||
Illinois State | 90 | ||||||||||||||||||
Houston | 91 | ||||||||||||||||||
Houston | 83 | ||||||||||||||||||
Indiana State | 82 | ||||||||||||||||||
Houston | 91 | ||||||||||||||||||
St. Bonaventure | 94 | ||||||||||||||||||
Villanova | 71 | ||||||||||||||||||
Old Dominion | 68 | ||||||||||||||||||
Villanova | 81 | ||||||||||||||||||
Massachusetts | 71 | ||||||||||||||||||
Massachusetts | 86 | ||||||||||||||||||
Seton Hall | 85 | ||||||||||||||||||
Villanova | 82 | ||||||||||||||||||
St. Bonaventure | 86 | ||||||||||||||||||
Oregon | 90 | ||||||||||||||||||
Oral Roberts | 89 | ||||||||||||||||||
Oregon | 73 | ||||||||||||||||||
St. Bonaventure | 76 | ||||||||||||||||||
St. Bonaventure | 79 | ||||||||||||||||||
Rutgers | 77 |
Third place game | ||||
Alabama | 89 | |||
Villanova | 102 |
See also
References
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