| Year | 1997 |
|---|---|
| Teams | 32 |
| Finalfourarena | Madison Square Garden |
| Finalfourcity | New York City |
| Champions | Michigan Wolverines (vacated) |
| Titlecount | 2nd |
| Runnerup | Florida State Seminoles |
| Gamecount | 1st |
| Semifinal 1 | Connecticut Huskies |
| Semifinalcount | 2nd |
| Semifinal 2 | Arkansas Razorbacks |
| Semifinalcount 2 | 1st |
| Mop | Robert Traylor (vacated) |
| Mopteam | Michigan |
The 1997 National Invitation Tournament was the 1997 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition. Michigan's tournament victory was later vacated due to players Robert Traylor and Louis Bullock being ruled ineligible by the NCAA. Traylor also vacated his tournament Most Valuable Player award.
Selected teams
Below is a list of the 32 teams selected for the tournament.[1]
- Arkansas
- Bowling Green
- Bradley
- Connecticut
- Drexel
- Florida State
- Fresno State
- George Washington
- Hawaii
- Iona
- Memphis
- Miami (FL)
- Michigan
- Michigan State
- NC State
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- New Orleans
- Northern Arizona
- Notre Dame
- Oklahoma State
- Oral Roberts
- Oregon
- Pittsburgh
- Southwest Missouri State
- Syracuse
- TCU
- Tulane
- UAB
- UNLV
- Washington
- West Virginia
Bracket
Below are the four first round brackets, along with the four-team championship bracket.[1]
Semifinals & finals
Michigan later forfeited its entire 1996–97 schedule after Robert Traylor, Maurice Taylor and Louis Bullock were found to have taken money from a Michigan booster.
See also
- 1997 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
- 1997 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament
- 1997 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament
- 1997 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament
- 1997 NAIA Division I men's basketball tournament
- 1997 NAIA Division II men's basketball tournament
References
- ^ Tournament Results (1990's) at nit.org, URL accessed November 7, 2009. Archived 11/6/09