Season | 1977–78 | ||||
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Teams | 16 | ||||
Finals site | Madison Square Garden New York City | ||||
Champions | Texas Longhorns (1st title) | ||||
Runner-up | NC State Wolfpack (1st title game) | ||||
Semifinalists |
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Winning coach | Abe Lemons (1st title) | ||||
MVP | Jim Krivacs & Ron Baxter (Texas) | ||||
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The 1978 National Invitation Tournament was the 1978 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition.
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Selected teams
Below is a list of the 16 teams selected for the tournament.[1]
Bracket
Below is the tournament bracket.[1]
First Round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||||||
Dayton | 108 | ||||||||||||||||||
Fairfield | 93 | ||||||||||||||||||
Dayton | 62 | ||||||||||||||||||
Georgetown | 71 | ||||||||||||||||||
Georgetown | 70OT | ||||||||||||||||||
Virginia | 68 | ||||||||||||||||||
Georgetown | 85 | ||||||||||||||||||
NC State | 86 | ||||||||||||||||||
NC State | 83 | ||||||||||||||||||
South Carolina | 70 | ||||||||||||||||||
NC State | 84 | ||||||||||||||||||
Detroit | 77 | ||||||||||||||||||
Detroit | 94 | ||||||||||||||||||
VCU | 86 | ||||||||||||||||||
NC State | 93 | ||||||||||||||||||
Texas | 101 | ||||||||||||||||||
Texas | 72 | ||||||||||||||||||
Temple | 58 | ||||||||||||||||||
Texas | 67 | ||||||||||||||||||
Nebraska | 48 | ||||||||||||||||||
Nebraska | 67 | ||||||||||||||||||
Utah State | 66 | ||||||||||||||||||
Texas | 96 | ||||||||||||||||||
Rutgers | 76 | ||||||||||||||||||
Rutgers | 72 | ||||||||||||||||||
Army | 70 | ||||||||||||||||||
Rutgers | 57 | ||||||||||||||||||
Indiana State | 56 | ||||||||||||||||||
Indiana State | 73 | ||||||||||||||||||
Illinois State | 71 |
Third place game | ||||
Georgetown | 72 | |||
Rutgers | 85 |
See also
- 1978 NCAA Division I basketball tournament
- 1978 NCAA Division II basketball tournament
- 1978 NCAA Division III basketball tournament
- 1978 NAIA Division I men's basketball tournament
- 1978 National Women's Invitational Tournament
References
- ^ a b Tournament Results (1970's) at nit.org, URL accessed November 7, 2009. Archived 11/7/09
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