1992 National Invitation Tournament

The 1992 National Invitation Tournament was the 1992 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition.

1992 National Invitation Tournament

Season	1991–92
Teams	32
Finals site	Madison Square Garden New York City
Champions	Virginia Cavaliers (2nd title)
Runner-up	Notre Dame Fighting Irish (3rd title game)
Semifinalists	Utah Utes (3rd semifinal) Florida Gators (2nd semifinal)
Winning coach	Jeff Jones (1st title)
MVP	Bryant Stith (Virginia)
National Invitation Tournaments «1991 1993»

Selected teams

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

• Arizona State
• Ball State
• Boston College
• Butler
• Florida
• James Madison
• Kansas State
• Long Beach State
• Louisiana Tech
• Manhattan
• Minnesota
• New Mexico
• Notre Dame
• Penn State
• Pittsburgh
• Purdue
• Rhode Island
• Richmond
• Rutgers
• Southern Illinois
• Tennessee
• TCU
• UAB
• UC Santa Barbara
• Utah
• Vanderbilt
• Villanova
• Virginia
• Washington State
• Western Kentucky
• Western Michigan
• Wisconsin–Green Bay

Bracket

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

	First Round					Second Round					Quarterfinals
	Purdue		82
	Butler		56
						Purdue		67
						TCU		51
	TCU		73
	Long Beach State		61
											Purdue		67
											Florida		74
	Pittsburgh		67
	Penn State		65
						Pittsburgh		74
						Florida		77
	Florida		66
	Richmond		52

	First Round					Second Round					Quarterfinals
	Virginia		83
	Villanova		80
						Virginia		77
						Tennessee		52
	Tennessee		71
	UAB		68
											Virginia		76
											New Mexico		71
	New Mexico		90
	Louisiana Tech		84
						New Mexico		79
						Washington State		71
	Washington State		72
	Minnesota		70

	First Round					Second Round					Quarterfinals
	Notre Dame		63
	Western Michigan		56
						Notre Dame		64
						Kansas State		48
	Kansas State		85
	Western Kentucky		74
											Notre Dame		74
											Manhattan		58
	Rutgers		73
	James Madison		69
						Rutgers		61
						Manhattan		62
	Manhattan		67
	Wisconsin–Green Bay		65

	First Round					Second Round					Quarterfinals
	Arizona State		71
	UC Santa Barbara		65
						Arizona State		58
						Utah		80
	Utah		72
	Ball State		57
											Utah		84
											Rhode Island		72
	Boston College		78
	Southern Illinois		69
						Boston College		80
						Rhode Island		81 2OT
	Rhode Island		68
	Vanderbilt		63

Semifinals & finals

	Semifinals					Finals
	Florida		56
	Virginia		62
						Virginia		81OT
						Notre Dame		76
	Notre Dame		58
	Utah		55

	Third place game
	Florida		78
	Utah		81

See also

• 1992 National Women's Invitational Tournament
• 1992 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
• 1992 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament
• 1992 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament
• 1992 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament
• 1992 NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament
• 1992 NCAA Division III women's basketball tournament
• 1992 NAIA Division I men's basketball tournament
• 1992 NAIA Division II men's basketball tournament
• 1992 NAIA Division I women's basketball tournament
• 1992 NAIA Division I women's basketball tournament

References

1. Tournament Results (1990s) at nit.org, URL accessed November 7, 2009. Archived 11/6/09