1971 National Invitation Tournament

1971 National Invitation Tournament
Teams	16
Finals site	Madison Square Garden New York City
Champions	North Carolina (1st title)
Runner-up	Georgia Tech (1st title game)
Semifinalists	St. Bonaventure (5th semifinal) Duke (1st semifinal)
Winning coach	Dean Smith (1st title)
MVP	Bill Chamberlain North Carolina
National Invitation Tournaments «1970  1972»

The 1971 National Invitation Tournament was the 1971 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition. 1971 was unique because it is the only time that major rivals Duke and North Carolina have played each other after the ACC Tournament. Eventual ACC member Georgia Tech also made the semis, and lost to North Carolina in the championship. The fourth semifinalist, St. Bonaventure, was playing its first season following the departure of All-American Bob Lanier, who led the Bonnies to the 1970 Final Four.

Selected teams

Below is a list of the 16 teams selected for the tournament.

Participants
Dayton
Duke
Georgia Tech
Hawaii
La Salle
Louisville
Massachusetts
Michigan
North Carolina
Oklahoma
Providence
Purdue
St. Bonaventure
St. John's
Syracuse
Tennessee

Brackets/Results

Below is the tournament bracket.

	First Round					Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Finals
		North Carolina	90
		Massachusetts	49
							North Carolina	86
							Providence	79
		Providence	64
		Louisville	58
												North Carolina	73
												Duke	69
		Tennessee	84
		St. John's	83
							Tennessee	64
							Duke	78
		Duke	68
		Dayton	60
																	North Carolina	84
																Georgia Tech	66
		Michigan	86
		Syracuse	76
							Michigan	70
							Georgia Tech	78
		Georgia Tech	70
		La Salle	67
												Georgia Tech	76
												St. Bonaventure	71
		St. Bonaventure	94
		Purdue	79
							St. Bonaventure	73
							Hawaii	64
		Hawaii	87
		Oklahoma	86

• Third Place - St. Bonaventure 92, Duke 88