2001 National Invitation Tournament

2001 National Invitation Tournament

Season	2000–01
Teams	32
Finals site	Madison Square Garden New York City
Champions	Tulsa (2nd title)
Runner-up	Alabama (1st title game)
Semifinalists	Memphis (2nd semifinal) Detroit (1st semifinal)
Winning coach	Buzz Peterson (1st title)
MVP	Marcus Hill (Tulsa)
National Invitation Tournaments «2000 2002»

The 2001 National Invitation Tournament was the 2001 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition.

Selected teams

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

School	Conference
Alabama	SEC
Auburn	SEC
Baylor	Big 12
Bradley	MVC
UC Irvine	Big West
Connecticut	Big East
Dayton	A-10
Detroit	Horizon
Illinois State	MVC
McNeese State	Southland
Memphis	C-USA
Miami (FL)	Big East
Minnesota	Big Ten
Mississippi State	SEC
New Mexico	MWC
UNC-Wilmington	CAA
Pepperdine	WCC
Pittsburgh	Big East
Purdue	Big Ten
Richmond	CAA
St. Bonaventure	A-10
Seton Hall	Big East
South Alabama	Sun Belt
South Carolina	SEC
Southern Mississippi	C-USA
UTEP	WAC
Toledo	MAC
Tulsa	WAC
Utah	MWC
Villanova	Big East
West Virginia	Big East
Wyoming	MWC

Brackets/Results

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

	First Round					Second Round					Quarterfinals
		Connecticut	72
		South Carolina	65
							Connecticut	61
							Detroit	67
		Detroit	68
		Bradley	49
												Detroit	59
												Dayton	42
		Richmond	79
		West Virginia	56
							Richmond	56
							Dayton	71
		Dayton	68
		UNC-Wilmington	59

	First Round					Second Round					Quarterfinals
		Alabama	85
		Seton Hall	79
							Alabama	79
							Toledo	69
		Toledo	76
		South Alabama	67
												Alabama	85
												Purdue	77
		Purdue	90
		Illinois State	79
							Purdue	90
							Auburn	60
		Auburn	60
		Miami (FL)	58

	First Round					Second Round					Quarterfinals
		Minnesota	87
		Villanova	78
							Minnesota	70
							Tulsa	73
		Tulsa	75
		UC Irvine	71
												Tulsa	77
												Mississippi State	75
		Pittsburgh	84
		St. Bonaventure	75
							Pittsburgh	61
							Mississippi State	66
		Mississippi State	75
		Southern Mississippi	68

	First Round					Second Round					Quarterfinals
		Pepperdine	72
		Wyoming	69
							Pepperdine	75
							New Mexico	81
		New Mexico	83
		Baylor	73
												New Mexico	63
												Memphis	81
		UTEP	84
		McNeese State	74
							UTEP	65
							Memphis	90
		Memphis	71
		Utah	62

Semifinals & Finals

	Semifinals					Finals
		Detroit	63
		Alabama	74
							Alabama	66
							Tulsa	79
		Tulsa	72
		Memphis	64

• Third Place - Memphis 86, Detroit 71