Annual NCAA basketball competition
Winning coach Steve Fisher (1st title) MVP Robert Traylor (vacated) (Michigan) National Invitation Tournaments «1996 1998»
Giallo e Blu The 1997 National Invitation Tournament was the 1997 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition. Michigan's tournament victory was later vacated due to players Robert Traylor and Louis Bullock being ruled ineligible by the NCAA. Traylor also vacated his tournament Most Valuable Player award.
Selected teams Below is a list of the 32 teams selected for the tournament.[1]
Bracket Below are the four first round brackets, along with the four-team championship bracket.[1]
First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Michigan State 65 George Washington 50 Michigan State 63 Florida State 68 Florida State 82 Syracuse 67 Florida State 76 West Virginia 71 West Virginia 98 Bowling Green 95 West Virginia 76 NC State 73 NC State 77 SW Missouri State 66
First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Nevada 97 Fresno State 86 Nevada 68 Nebraska 78 Nebraska 67 Washington 63 Nebraska 67 Connecticut 76 Bradley 66 Drexel 53 Bradley 47 Connecticut 63 Connecticut 71 Iona 66
First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Michigan 76 Miami (FL) 63 Michigan 75 Oklahoma State 65 Oklahoma State 79 Tulane 72 Michigan 67 Notre Dame 66 Notre Dame 74 Oral Roberts 58 Notre Dame 82 TCU 72 TCU 85 UAB 62
First Round Second Round Quarterfinals UNLV 66 Memphis 62 UNLV 89 Hawaii 80 Hawaii 71 Oregon 61 UNLV 73 Arkansas 86 Arkansas 101 Northern Arizona 75 Arkansas 76 Pittsburgh 71 Pittsburgh 82 New Orleans 63
Semifinals & finals Semifinals Finals Florida State 71 Connecticut 65 Florida State 73 Michigan 82 Michigan 77 Arkansas 62
Third place game Connecticut 74 Arkansas 64
Michigan later forfeited its entire 1996–97 schedule after Robert Traylor , Maurice Taylor and Louis Bullock were found to have taken money from a Michigan booster.
See also References ^ a b Tournament Results (1990's) at nit.org, URL accessed November 7, 2009. Archived 11/6/09
1997 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournaments
Conference National