1993 National Invitation Tournament

1993 National Invitation Tournament
Season1992–93
Teams32
Finals siteMadison Square Garden
New York City
ChampionsMinnesota Golden Gophers (1st title)
Runner-upGeorgetown Hoyas (1st title game)
Semifinalists
Winning coachClem Haskins (1st title)
MVPVoshon Lenard (Minnesota)
National Invitation Tournaments
«1992 1994»

The 1993 National Invitation Tournament was the 1993 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition.

Selected teams

Below is a list of the 32 teams selected for the tournament.[1]

Team Conference Overall record Appearance Last bid
Alabama SEC 16–12 6th 1981
Arizona State Pac-10 18–9 4th 1992
Auburn SEC 15–11 1st Never
Boston College Big East 16–12 9th 1992
Clemson ACC 16–12 8th 1988
Connecticut Big East 15–12 9th 1989
Florida SEC 16–11 6th 1992
Georgetown Big East 16–12 5th 1978
Georgia SEC 15–13 6th 1988
Houston Southwest 21–8 6th 1991
Jackson State SWAC 24–8 1st Never
James Madison CAA 21–8 4th 1992
Miami (OH) MAC 20–8 2nd 1970
Michigan State Big Ten 15–12 3rd 1989
Minnesota Big Ten 17–10 6th 1992
Niagara MAAC 23–6 11th 1987
Ohio State Big Ten 15–12 6th 1989
Oklahoma Big Eight 19–11 5th 1991
Old Dominion CAA 20–7 7th 1988
Pepperdine West Coast 22–7 4th 1989
Providence Big East 17–11 12th 1991
Rice Southwest 17–9 3rd 1991
Saint Joseph's Atlantic 10 18–10 9th 1985
Southwest Missouri State Missouri Valley 18–10 3rd 1991
UAB Great Midwest 17–13 5th 1992
UC Santa Barbara Big West 18–10 3rd 1992
UNLV Big West 21–7 3rd 1982
USC Pac-10 16–11 2nd 1973
UTEP WAC 20–12 5th 1981
VCU Metro 20–9 3rd 1988
West Virginia Atlantic 10 16–11 10th 1991
Wisconsin Big Ten 14–13 3rd 1991

Bracket

Below are the four first round brackets, along with the four-team championship bracket.[1]

First Round Second Round Quarterfinals
         
Providence 73
James Madison 61
Providence 68
West Virginia 67
West Virginia 95
Georgia 84
Providence 75
Boston College 58
Boston College 87
Niagara 83
Boston College 101
Rice 68
Rice 77
Wisconsin 73
First Round Second Round Quarterfinals
         
USC 90
UNLV 73
USC 71
Pepperdine 59
Pepperdine 53
UC Santa Barbara 50
USC 58
Minnesota 76
Oklahoma 88
Michigan State 86
Oklahoma 72
Minnesota 86
Minnesota 74
Florida 66
First Round Second Round Quarterfinals
         
Clemson 84
Auburn 72
Clemson 64
UAB 65
UAB 58
Alabama 56
UAB 61
SW Missouri State 52
SW Missouri State 56
Saint Joseph's 34
SW Missouri State 70
Jackson State 52
Jackson State 90
Connecticut 88 OT
First Round Second Round Quarterfinals
         
Georgetown 78
Arizona State 68
Georgetown 71
UTEP 44
UTEP 67
Houston 61
Georgetown 66
Miami (OH) 53
Miami (OH) 56
Ohio State 53
Miami (OH) 60
Old Dominion 58
Old Dominion 74
VCU 68

Semifinals & finals

Semifinals Finals
      
Providence 70
Minnesota 76
Minnesota 62
Georgetown 61
UAB 41
Georgetown 45
Third place game
   
UAB 55
Providence 52

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Tournament Results (1990s) at nit.org, URL accessed November 7, 2009. Archived 11/6/09