1989 National Invitation Tournament

The 1989 National Invitation Tournament was the 1989 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition.

1989 National Invitation Tournament

Season	1988–89
Teams	32
Finals site	Madison Square Garden, New York City
Champions	St. John's Redmen (5th title)
Runner-up	Saint Louis Billikens (3rd title game)
Semifinalists	UAB Blazers (1st semifinal) Michigan State Spartans (1st semifinal)
Winning coach	Lou Carnesecca (1st title)
MVP	Jayson Williams (St. John's)
National Invitation Tournaments «1988 1990»

Selected teams

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

Team	Conference
Akron	Independent
Arkansas State	American South Conference
Boise State	Big Sky Conference
California	Pac-10 Conference
Charlotte	Sun Belt Conference
Connecticut	Big East Conference
Georgia Southern	Trans America Athletic Conference
Hawaii	Western Athletic Conference
Kent State	Mid-American Conference
Michigan State	Big Ten Conference
Murray State	Ohio Valley Conference
Nebraska	Big Eight Conference
New Mexico	Western Athletic Conference
New Mexico State	Big West Conference
New Orleans	American South Conference
Ohio State	Big Ten Conference
Oklahoma State	Big Eight Conference
Ole Miss	Southeast Conference
Penn State	Atlantic 10 Conference
Pepperdine	West Coast Athletic Conference
Richmond	Colonial Athletic Association
St. John's	Big East Conference
Saint Louis	Midwest Collegiate Conference
Saint Peter's	Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Santa Clara	West Coast Athletic Conference
Southern Illinois	Missouri Valley Conference
Temple	Atlantic 10 Conference
UAB	Sun Belt Conference
UC Santa Barbara	Big West Conference
Villanova	Big East Conference
Wichita State	Missouri Valley Conference
Wisconsin	Big Ten Conference

Bracket

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

	First Round					Second Round					Quarterfinals
	Connecticut		67
	Charlotte		62
						Connecticut		73
						California		72
	California		73
	Hawaii		57
											Connecticut		79
											UAB		85
	UAB		83
	Georgia Southern		74
						UAB		64
						Richmond		61
	Richmond		70
	Temple		56

	First Round					Second Round					Quarterfinals
	St. John's		70
	Ole Miss		67
						St. John's		76
						Oklahoma State		64
	Oklahoma State		69
	Boise State		55
											St. John's		83
											Ohio State		80
	Nebraska		81
	Arkansas State		79
						Nebraska		74
						Ohio State		85
	Ohio State		81
	Akron		70

	First Round					Second Round					Quarterfinals
	Villanova		76
	Saint Peter's		56
						Villanova		76
						Penn State		67
	Penn State		89
	Murray State		73
											Villanova		63
											Michigan State		70
	Michigan State		83
	Kent State		69
						Michigan State		79
						Wichita State		67
	Wichita State		70
	UC Santa Barbara		62

	First Round					Second Round					Quarterfinals
	New Mexico		91
	Santa Clara		76
						New Mexico		86
						Pepperdine		69
	Pepperdine		84
	New Mexico State		69
											New Mexico		65
											Saint Louis		66
	Wisconsin		63
	New Orleans		61
						Wisconsin		68
						Saint Louis		73
	Saint Louis		87
	Southern Illinois		54

Semifinals & finals

	Semifinals					Finals
	UAB		65
	St. John's		76
						St. John's		73
						Saint Louis		65
	Michigan State		64
	Saint Louis		74

	Third place game
	UAB		78
	Michigan State		76

See also

• 1989 National Women's Invitational Tournament
• 1989 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
• 1989 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament
• 1989 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament
• 1989 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament
• 1989 NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament
• 1989 NCAA Division III women's basketball tournament
• 1989 NAIA Division I men's basketball tournament
• 1989 NAIA Division I women's basketball tournament