1981 National Invitation Tournament
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1981 National Invitation Tournament
| 1981 National Invitation Tournament | |||
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| Season | 1980–81 | ||
| Teams | 32 | ||
| Finals site | Madison Square Garden New York City |
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| Champions | Tulsa (1st title) | ||
| Runner-up | Syracuse (1st title game) | ||
| Semifinalists | Purdue (3rd semifinal) West Virginia (4th semifinal) |
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| Winning coach | Nolan Richardson (1st title) | ||
| MVP | Greg Stewart Tulsa | ||
National Invitation Tournaments
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The 1981 National Invitation Tournament was the 1981 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition.
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Selected teams
Below is a list of the 32 teams selected for the tournament.[1]
Brackets/Results
Below are the four first round brackets, along with the four-team championship bracket.[1]
| First Round | Second Round | Quarterfinals | |||||||||||
| Syracuse | 88 | ||||||||||||
| Marquette | 81 | ||||||||||||
| Syracuse | 77 | ||||||||||||
| Holy Cross | 57 | ||||||||||||
| Holy Cross | 56 | ||||||||||||
| Southern Miss | 54 | ||||||||||||
| Syracuse | 91 | ||||||||||||
| Michigan | 76 | ||||||||||||
| Michigan | 74 | ||||||||||||
| Duquesne | 58 | ||||||||||||
| Michigan | 80 | ||||||||||||
| Toledo | 68 | ||||||||||||
| Toledo | 91 | ||||||||||||
| American | 83 | ||||||||||||
| First Round | Second Round | Quarterfinals | |||||||||||
| Purdue | 84 | ||||||||||||
| Rhode Island | 58 | ||||||||||||
| Purdue | 50 | ||||||||||||
| Dayton | 46 | ||||||||||||
| Dayton | 66 | ||||||||||||
| Fordham | 65 | ||||||||||||
| Purdue | 81 | ||||||||||||
| Duke | 69 | ||||||||||||
| Duke | 79 | ||||||||||||
| North Carolina A&T | 69 | ||||||||||||
| Duke | 75 | ||||||||||||
| Alabama | 70 | ||||||||||||
| Alabama | 73 | ||||||||||||
| St. John's | 69 | ||||||||||||
| First Round | Second Round | Quarterfinals | |||||||||||
| Connecticut | 65 | ||||||||||||
| South Florida | 55 | ||||||||||||
| Connecticut | 66 | ||||||||||||
| Minnesota | 84 | ||||||||||||
| Minnesota | 90 | ||||||||||||
| Drake | 77 | ||||||||||||
| Minnesota | 69 | ||||||||||||
| West Virginia | 80 | ||||||||||||
| West Virginia | 67 | ||||||||||||
| Penn | 64 | ||||||||||||
| West Virginia | 77 | ||||||||||||
| Temple | 76 | ||||||||||||
| Temple | 90 | ||||||||||||
| Clemson | 82 | ||||||||||||
| First Round | Second Round | Quarterfinals | |||||||||||
| Tulsa | 81 | ||||||||||||
| Pan American | 71 | ||||||||||||
| Tulsa | 76 | ||||||||||||
| UTEP | 72 | ||||||||||||
| UTEP | 57 | ||||||||||||
| San Jose State | 53 | ||||||||||||
| Tulsa | 69 | ||||||||||||
| South Alabama | 68 | ||||||||||||
| Georgia | 74 | ||||||||||||
| Old Dominion | 60 | ||||||||||||
| Georgia | 72 | ||||||||||||
| South Alabama | 73 | ||||||||||||
| South Alabama | 74 | ||||||||||||
| Texas-Arlington | 71 | ||||||||||||
Semifinals & Finals
| Semifinals | Finals | |||||||
| Syracuse | 70 | |||||||
| Purdue | 63 | |||||||
| Syracuse | 84 | |||||||
| Tulsa | 86 | |||||||
| West Virginia | 87 | |||||||
| Tulsa | 89 | |||||||
- Third Place - Purdue 75, West Virginia 72
References
- ^ a b Tournament Results (1980's) at nit.org, URL accessed November 7, 2009. Archived 11/7/09
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