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Season | 2011–12 | ||||
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Teams | 32 | ||||
Finals site | Madison Square Garden New York City | ||||
Champions | Stanford Cardinal (2nd title) | ||||
Runner-up | Minnesota Golden Gophers (4th title game) | ||||
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Winning coach | Johnny Dawkins (1st title) | ||||
MVP | Aaron Bright (Stanford) | ||||
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The 2012 National Invitation Tournament was a single-elimination tournament of 32 NCAA Division I teams that were not selected to participate in the 2012 NCAA tournament. The annual tournament began on March 13 on campus sites and ended on March 29 at Madison Square Garden. [1] Stanford defeated Minnesota in the final game, by a score of 75–51 to become NIT champions for second time (first since 1991).
The following teams were automatic qualifiers for the 2012 NIT field by virtue of winning their conferences' regular season championship but failing to win their conference tournament. These teams also did not receive an at-large bid for the NCAA Tournament.
Team | Conference | Record | Appearance | Last bid |
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Akron | MAC | 22–11 | 5th | 2008 |
Bucknell | Patriot League | 24–9 | 1st | Never |
Drexel | Colonial | 27–6 | 7th | 2007 |
Middle Tennessee | Sun Belt | 25–6 | 3rd | 1988 |
Nevada | WAC | 26–6 | 5th | 2010 |
Oral Roberts | Summit | 27–6 | 8th | 2005 |
Savannah State | MEAC | 21–11 | 1st | Never |
Stony Brook | America East | 22–9 | 2nd | 2010 |
Texas–Arlington | Southland | 24–8 | 2nd | 1981 |
Valparaiso | Horizon | 22–11 | 2nd | 2003 |
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Played on the home court of the higher-seeded team except #7 seed Iowa hosts #2 seed Dayton since Dayton is the host of the NCAA First Four and cannot host a first-round NIT game.
First round March 13–14 | Second round March 16–19 | Quarterfinals March 20–21 ESPN | ||||||||||||
1 | Washington | 82 | ||||||||||||
8 | UT Arlington | 72 | ||||||||||||
1 | Washington | 76 | ||||||||||||
4 | Northwestern | 55 | ||||||||||||
4 | Northwestern | 76 | ||||||||||||
5 | Akron | 74 | ||||||||||||
1 | Washington | 90 | ||||||||||||
3 | Oregon | 86 | ||||||||||||
3 | Oregon | 96 | ||||||||||||
6 | LSU | 76 | ||||||||||||
3 | Oregon | 108 | ||||||||||||
7 | Iowa | 97 | ||||||||||||
2 | Dayton | 72 | ||||||||||||
7 | Iowa | 84 |
First round March 13–14 | Second round March 16–19 | Quarterfinals March 20–21 ESPN | ||||||||||||
1 | Tennessee | 65 | ||||||||||||
8 | Savannah State | 51 | ||||||||||||
1 | Tennessee | 64 | ||||||||||||
4 | Middle Tennessee | 71 | ||||||||||||
4 | Middle Tennessee | 86 | ||||||||||||
5 | Marshall | 78 | ||||||||||||
4 | Middle Tennessee | 72 | ||||||||||||
6 | Minnesota | 78 | ||||||||||||
3 | La Salle | 61 | ||||||||||||
6 | Minnesota | 70 | ||||||||||||
6 | Minnesota | 78 | ||||||||||||
2 | Miami (FL) | 60 | ||||||||||||
2 | Miami (FL) | 66 | ||||||||||||
7 | Valparaiso | 50 |
First round March 13–14 | Second round March 16–19 | Quarterfinals March 20–21 ESPN2 | ||||||||||||
1 | Seton Hall | 63 | ||||||||||||
8 | Stony Brook | 61 | ||||||||||||
1 | Seton Hall | 67 | ||||||||||||
5 | UMass | 77 | ||||||||||||
4 | Mississippi State | 96 | ||||||||||||
5 | UMass | 1012OT | ||||||||||||
5 | UMass | 72 | ||||||||||||
3 | Drexel | 70 | ||||||||||||
3 | Drexel | 81 | ||||||||||||
6 | UCF | 56 | ||||||||||||
3 | Drexel | 65 | ||||||||||||
7 | Northern Iowa | 63 | ||||||||||||
2 | Saint Joseph's | 65 | ||||||||||||
7 | Northern Iowa | 67 |
First round March 13–14 | Second round March 16–19 | Quarterfinals March 20–21 ESPN2 | ||||||||||||
1 | Arizona | 54 | ||||||||||||
8 | Bucknell | 65 | ||||||||||||
8 | Bucknell | 67 | ||||||||||||
5 | Nevada | 75 | ||||||||||||
4 | Oral Roberts | 59 | ||||||||||||
5 | Nevada | 68 | ||||||||||||
5 | Nevada | 56 | ||||||||||||
3 | Stanford | 84 | ||||||||||||
3 | Stanford | 76 | ||||||||||||
6 | Cleveland State | 65 | ||||||||||||
3 | Stanford | 92OT | ||||||||||||
7 | Illinois State | 88 | ||||||||||||
2 | Ole Miss | 93 | ||||||||||||
7 | Illinois State | 96OT |
Played at Madison Square Garden in New York City on March 27 and March 29
Semifinals March 27 ESPN2 | Championship March 29 ESPN | ||||||||
1 | Washington | 67 | |||||||
6 | Minnesota | 68OT | |||||||
6 | Minnesota | 51 | |||||||
3 | Stanford | 75 | |||||||
5 | UMass | 74 | |||||||
3 | Stanford | 84 |
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