1977 National Invitation Tournament

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1977 National Invitation Tournament
Season 197677
Teams16
Finals site Madison Square Garden
New York City
Champions St. Bonaventure Bonnies (1st title)
Runner-up Houston Cougars (1st title game)
Semifinalists
Winning coach Jim Satalin (1st title)
MVPGreg Sanders (St. Bonatenture)
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The 1977 National Invitation Tournament was the 1977 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition.

Contents

Selected teams

Below is a list of the 16 teams selected for the tournament. [1] This was the first edition of the tournament in which early round games were played at campus sites. [2]

Bracket

Below is the tournament bracket. [1]

First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
            
Alabama86
Memphis State 63
Alabama79
Virginia Tech 72
Virginia Tech83
Georgetown 79
Alabama 76
Houston82
Illinois State65
Creighton 58
Illinois State 90
Houston91
Houston83
Indiana State 82
Houston 91
St. Bonaventure94
Villanova71
Old Dominion 68
Villanova81
Massachusetts 71
Massachusetts86
Seton Hall 85
Villanova 82
St. Bonaventure86
Oregon90
Oral Roberts 89
Oregon 73
St. Bonaventure76
St. Bonaventure79
Rutgers 77
Third place game
   
Alabama 89
Villanova102

See also

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References

  1. 1 2 Tournament Results (1970's) at nit.org, URL accessed November 7, 2009. Archived 11/7/09
  2. "NIT History - Fun Facts". Archived from the original on May 18, 2017. Retrieved April 3, 2018.