1983 National Invitation Tournament

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1983 National Invitation Tournament
Season 198283
Teams32
Finals site Madison Square Garden,
New York City
Champions Fresno State Bulldogs (1st title)
Runner-up DePaul Blue Demons (3rd title game)
Semifinalists
Winning coach Boyd Grant (1st title)
MVP Ron Anderson (Fresno State)
National Invitation Tournaments
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The 1983 National Invitation Tournament was the 1983 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition.

Contents

Selected teams

Thirty-two teams accepted invitations to the tournament. [1]

Bracket

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

First Round Second Round Quarterfinals
         
Vanderbilt79
East Tennessee State 73
Vanderbilt 68
Wake Forest75
Wake Forest87
Murray State 80
Wake Forest78
South Carolina 61
South Carolina100
Old Dominion 90
South Carolina76
Virginia Tech 75
Virginia Tech85
William & Mary 79
First Round Second Round Quarterfinals
         
Oregon State77
Idaho 59
Oregon State88
New Orleans 71
New Orleans99
LSU 94
Oregon State 67
Fresno State76
Michigan State72
Bowling Green 71
Michigan State 58
Fresno State72
Fresno State71
UTEP 64
First Round Second Round Quarterfinals
         
Nebraska72
Tulane 65
Nebraska85
Iona 73
Iona90
St. Bonaventure 76
Nebraska67
TCU 57
Arizona State87
Cal State Fullerton 83
Arizona State 76
TCU78
TCU64
Tulsa 62
First Round Second Round Quarterfinals
         
DePaul76
Minnesota 73
DePaul65
Northwestern 63
Northwestern71
Notre Dame 57
DePaul75
Mississippi 67
Mississippi87
Alabama State 75
Mississippi65
South Florida 57
South Florida81
Fordham 69

Semifinals & finals

Semifinals Finals
      
Wake Forest 62
Fresno State86
Fresno State69
DePaul 60
Nebraska 58
DePaul68

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Tournament Results (1980's) at nit.org, URL accessed November 7, 2009. Archived 11/7/09