1995 National Invitation Tournament
Appearance
Season | 1994–95 | ||||
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Teams | 32 | ||||
Finals site | Madison Square Garden New York City | ||||
Champions | Virginia Tech Hokies (2nd title) | ||||
Runner-up | Marquette Golden Eagles (3rd title game) | ||||
Semifinalists |
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Winning coach | Bill Foster (1st title) | ||||
MVP | Shawn Smith (Virginia Tech) | ||||
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The 1995 National Invitation Tournament was the 1995 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition. The 1995 tournament was notable for the roster size of eventual champion Virginia Tech - injuries prior to and during the tournament meant the Hokies won some games with as few as six active players.
Selected teams
Below is a list of the 32 teams selected for the tournament.[1]
- Auburn
- Bradley
- Canisius
- Clemson
- College of Charleston
- Colorado
- Coppin State
- DePaul
- Eastern Michigan
- George Washington
- Georgia
- Illinois State
- Iowa
- Marquette
- Miami (FL)
- Montana
- Nebraska
- New Mexico State
- Ohio
- Penn State
- Providence
- St. Bonaventure
- St. John's
- Saint Joseph's
- Seton Hall
- South Florida
- Southern Miss
- Texas Tech
- Utah State
- UTEP
- Virginia Tech
- Washington State
Bracket
Below are the four first round brackets, along with the four-team championship bracket.[1]
First Round | Second Round | Quarterfinals | ||||||||||||
Providence | 72 | |||||||||||||
College of Charleston | 67 | |||||||||||||
Providence | 78 | |||||||||||||
Virginia Tech | 91 | |||||||||||||
Virginia Tech | 62 | |||||||||||||
Clemson | 54 | |||||||||||||
Virginia Tech | 64 | |||||||||||||
New Mexico State | 61 | |||||||||||||
UTEP | 90 | |||||||||||||
Montana | 60 | |||||||||||||
UTEP | 89 | |||||||||||||
New Mexico State | 92 | |||||||||||||
New Mexico State | 97 | |||||||||||||
Colorado | 83 |
First Round | Second Round | Quarterfinals | ||||||||||||
Bradley | 86 | |||||||||||||
Eastern Michigan | 85 | |||||||||||||
Bradley | 53 | |||||||||||||
Canisius | 55 | |||||||||||||
Canisius | 83 | |||||||||||||
Seton Hall | 71 | |||||||||||||
Canisius | 89 | |||||||||||||
Washington State | 80 | |||||||||||||
Washington State | 94 | |||||||||||||
Texas Tech | 82 | |||||||||||||
Washington State | 83 | |||||||||||||
Illinois State | 80 | |||||||||||||
Illinois State | 93 | |||||||||||||
Utah State | 87 |
First Round | Second Round | Quarterfinals | ||||||||||||
South Florida | 74 | |||||||||||||
St. John's | 68 | |||||||||||||
South Florida | 75 | |||||||||||||
Coppin State | 59 | |||||||||||||
Coppin State | 75 | |||||||||||||
Saint Joseph's | 68 | |||||||||||||
South Florida | 60 | |||||||||||||
Marquette | 67 | |||||||||||||
Marquette | 68 | |||||||||||||
Auburn | 61 | |||||||||||||
Marquette | 70 | |||||||||||||
St. Bonaventure | 61 | |||||||||||||
St. Bonaventure | 75 | |||||||||||||
Southern Miss | 70 |
First Round | Second Round | Quarterfinals | ||||||||||||
Iowa | 96 | |||||||||||||
DePaul | 87 | |||||||||||||
Iowa | 66 | |||||||||||||
Ohio | 62 | |||||||||||||
Ohio | 83 | |||||||||||||
George Washington | 71 | |||||||||||||
Iowa | 64 | |||||||||||||
Penn State | 67 | |||||||||||||
Nebraska | 69 | |||||||||||||
Georgia | 61 | |||||||||||||
Nebraska | 59 | |||||||||||||
Penn State | 65 | |||||||||||||
Penn State | 62 | |||||||||||||
Miami (FL) | 56 |
Semifinals & finals
Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||
Virginia Tech | 71 | ||||||||
Canisius | 59 | ||||||||
Virginia Tech | 65 | ||||||||
Marquette | 64 | ||||||||
Marquette | 87 | ||||||||
Penn State | 79 |
Third place game | ||||
Canisius | 62 | |||
Penn State | 66 |
See also
- 1995 National Women's Invitational Tournament
- 1995 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
- 1995 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament
- 1995 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament
- 1995 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament
- 1995 NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament
- 1995 NCAA Division III women's basketball tournament
- 1995 NAIA Division I men's basketball tournament
- 1995 NAIA Division II men's basketball tournament
- 1995 NAIA Division I women's basketball tournament
- 1995 NAIA Division I women's basketball tournament
References
- ^ a b Tournament Results (1990's) at nit.org, URL accessed November 7, 2009. Archived 11/6/09
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