1983 National Invitation Tournament
The 1983 National Invitation Tournament was the 1983 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition.
| Season | 1982–83 | ||||
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| Teams | 32 | ||||
| Finals site | Madison Square Garden New York City | ||||
| Champions | Fresno State Bulldogs (1st title) | ||||
| Runner-up | DePaul Blue Demons (3rd title game) | ||||
| Semifinalists |
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| Winning coach | Boyd Grant (1st title) | ||||
| MVP | Ron Anderson (Fresno State) | ||||
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Selected teams
Thirty-two teams accepted invitations to the tournament.[1]
Bracket
Below are the four first round brackets, along with the four-team championship bracket.[1]
| First Round | Second Round | Quarterfinals | ||||||||||||
| Vanderbilt | 79 | |||||||||||||
| East Tennessee State | 73 | |||||||||||||
| Vanderbilt | 68 | |||||||||||||
| Wake Forest | 75 | |||||||||||||
| Wake Forest | 87 | |||||||||||||
| Murray State | 80 | |||||||||||||
| Wake Forest | 78 | |||||||||||||
| South Carolina | 61 | |||||||||||||
| South Carolina | 100 | |||||||||||||
| Old Dominion | 90 | |||||||||||||
| South Carolina | 76 | |||||||||||||
| Virginia Tech | 75 | |||||||||||||
| Virginia Tech | 85 | |||||||||||||
| William & Mary | 79 | |||||||||||||
| First Round | Second Round | Quarterfinals | ||||||||||||
| Oregon State | 77 | |||||||||||||
| Idaho | 59 | |||||||||||||
| Oregon State | 88 | |||||||||||||
| New Orleans | 71 | |||||||||||||
| New Orleans | 99 | |||||||||||||
| LSU | 94 | |||||||||||||
| Oregon State | 67 | |||||||||||||
| Fresno State | 76 | |||||||||||||
| Michigan State | 72 | |||||||||||||
| Bowling Green | 71 | |||||||||||||
| Michigan State | 58 | |||||||||||||
| Fresno State | 72 | |||||||||||||
| Fresno State | 71 | |||||||||||||
| UTEP | 64 | |||||||||||||
| First Round | Second Round | Quarterfinals | ||||||||||||
| Nebraska | 72 | |||||||||||||
| Tulane | 65 | |||||||||||||
| Nebraska | 85 | |||||||||||||
| Iona | 73 | |||||||||||||
| Iona | 90 | |||||||||||||
| St. Bonaventure | 76 | |||||||||||||
| Nebraska | 67 | |||||||||||||
| TCU | 57 | |||||||||||||
| Arizona State | 87 | |||||||||||||
| Cal State Fullerton | 83 | |||||||||||||
| Arizona State | 76 | |||||||||||||
| TCU | 78 | |||||||||||||
| TCU | 64 | |||||||||||||
| Tulsa | 62 | |||||||||||||
| First Round | Second Round | Quarterfinals | ||||||||||||
| DePaul | 76 | |||||||||||||
| Minnesota | 73 | |||||||||||||
| DePaul | 65 | |||||||||||||
| Northwestern | 63 | |||||||||||||
| Northwestern | 71 | |||||||||||||
| Notre Dame | 57 | |||||||||||||
| DePaul | 75 | |||||||||||||
| Mississippi | 67 | |||||||||||||
| Mississippi | 87 | |||||||||||||
| Alabama State | 75 | |||||||||||||
| Mississippi | 65 | |||||||||||||
| South Florida | 57 | |||||||||||||
| South Florida | 81 | |||||||||||||
| Fordham | 69 | |||||||||||||
Semifinals & Finals
| Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||
| Wake Forest | 62 | ||||||||
| Fresno State | 86 | ||||||||
| Fresno State | 69 | ||||||||
| DePaul | 60 | ||||||||
| Nebraska | 58 | ||||||||
| DePaul | 68 | ||||||||
See also
- 1983 National Women's Invitational Tournament
- 1983 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament
- 1983 NCAA Division II Men's Basketball Tournament
- 1983 NCAA Division III Men's Basketball Tournament
- 1983 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament
- 1983 NCAA Division II Women's Basketball Tournament
- 1983 NCAA Division III Women's Basketball Tournament
- 1983 NAIA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament
- 1983 NAIA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament
References
- Tournament Results (1980's) at nit.org, URL accessed November 7, 2009. Archived 11/7/09
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