2001_National_Invitation_Tournament
2001 National Invitation Tournament
Annual NCAA basketball competition
The 2001 National Invitation Tournament was the 2001 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition.
Quick Facts Season, Teams ...
Season | 2000–01 | ||||
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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 |
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Winning coach | Buzz Peterson (1st title) | ||||
MVP | Marcus Hill (Tulsa) | ||||
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Below is a list of the 32 teams selected for the tournament.[1]
More information School, Conference ...
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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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- 2001 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament
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- 2001 NAIA Division I men's basketball tournament
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- Tournament Results (2000's) at nit.org, URL accessed November 5, 2009. Archived 11/5/09