2001 National Invitation Tournament

The 2001 National Invitation Tournament was the 2001 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition.

2001 National Invitation Tournament

Season	2000–01
Teams	32
Finals site	Madison Square Garden New York City
Champions	Tulsa Golden Hurricane (2nd title)
Runner-up	Alabama Crimson Tide (1st title game)
Semifinalists	Memphis Tigers (2nd semifinal) Detroit Titans (1st semifinal)
Winning coach	Buzz Peterson (1st title)
MVP	Marcus Hill (Tulsa)
National Invitation Tournaments «2000 2002»

Selected teams

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

School	Conference	Record	Appearance	Last bid
Alabama	SEC	21–10	9th	1999
Auburn	SEC	17–13	5th	1998
Baylor	Big 12	19–11	3rd	1990
Bradley	Missouri Valley	19–11	20th	1999
Connecticut	Big East	19–11	11th	1997
Dayton	Atlantic 10	19–12	19th	1998
Detroit	MCC	22–10	5th	1978
Illinois State	Missouri Valley	21–8	8th	1996
McNeese State	Southland	22–8	2nd	1986
Memphis	C-USA	17–14	14th	1998
Miami (FL)	Big East	16–12	6th	1997
Minnesota	Big Ten	17–13	9th	1998
Mississippi State	SEC	16–12	5th	1999
New Mexico	Mountain West	19–12	15th	2000
Pepperdine	West Coast	21–8	6th	1999
Pittsburgh	Big East	18–13	8th	1997
Purdue	Big Ten	16–14	7th	1992
Richmond	Colonial	21–6	5th	1992
Seton Hall	Big East	16–14	14th	1999
South Alabama	Sun Belt	22–10	3rd	1984
South Carolina	SEC	15–14	5th	1999
Southern Miss	C-USA	22–8	8th	1998
St. Bonaventure	Atlantic 10	18–11	14th	1998
Toledo	MAC	21–10	5th	1999
Tulsa	WAC	21–11	7th	1991
UC Irvine	Big West	25–4	3rd	1986
UNC Wilmington	Colonial	19–10	2nd	1998
Utah	Mountain West	19–11	11th	1992
UTEP	WAC	22–8	7th	1995
Villanova	Big East	18–12	14th	2000
West Virginia	Big East	17–11	13th	1997
Wyoming	Mountain West	20–9	7th	1999

Bracket

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

First Round

Second Round

Quarterfinals

(H)

Connecticut

72

South Carolina

65

(H)

Connecticut

61

Detroit

67

Detroit

68

(H)

Bradley

49

Detroit

59

(H)

Dayton

42

(H)

Richmond

79

West Virginia

56

Richmond

56

(H)

Dayton

71

(H)

Dayton

68

UNC Wilmington

59

First Round

Second Round

Quarterfinals

(H)

Alabama

85

Seton Hall

79

(H)

Alabama

79

Toledo

69

(H)

Toledo

76*

South Alabama

67

Alabama

85**

(H)

Purdue

77

(H)

Purdue

90

Illinois State

79

(H)

Purdue

90

Auburn

60

(H)

Auburn

60

Miami (FL)

58

First Round

Second Round

Quarterfinals

(H)

Minnesota

87

Villanova

78

(H)

Minnesota

70

Tulsa

73*

(H)

Tulsa

75

UC Irvine

71

Tulsa

77

(H)

Mississippi State

75

(H)

Pittsburgh

84

St. Bonaventure

75

(H)

Pittsburgh

61

Mississippi State

66

(H)

Mississippi State

75

Southern Miss

68

First Round

Second Round

Quarterfinals

Pepperdine

72

(H)

Wyoming

69

Pepperdine

75

(H)

New Mexico

81

(H)

New Mexico

83

Baylor

73

New Mexico

63

(H)

Memphis

81

(H)

UTEP

84

McNeese State

74

UTEP

65

(H)

Memphis

90

Memphis

71

(H)

Utah

62

Semifinals & finals

	Semifinals					Finals
	Detroit		63
	Alabama		74
						Alabama		66
						Tulsa		79
	Tulsa		72
	Memphis		64

	Third place game
	Detroit		71
	Memphis		86

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See also

• 2001 Women's National Invitation Tournament
• 2001 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
• 2001 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament
• 2001 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament
• 2001 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament
• 2001 NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament
• 2001 NCAA Division III women's basketball tournament
• 2001 NAIA Division I men's basketball tournament
• 2001 NAIA Division II men's basketball tournament
• 2001 NAIA Division I women's basketball tournament
• 2001 NAIA Division II women's basketball tournament

References

1. Tournament Results (2000's) at nit.org, URL accessed November 5, 2009. Archived 11/5/09