1977 National Invitation Tournament| Season | 1976–77 |
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| Teams | 16 |
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| Finals site | Madison Square Garden
New York City |
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| Champions | St. Bonaventure Bonnies (1st title) |
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| Runner-up | Houston Cougars (1st title game) |
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| Semifinalists | |
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| Winning coach | Jim Satalin (1st title) |
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| MVP | Greg Sanders (St. Bonatenture) |
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The 1977 National Invitation Tournament was the 1977 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition.
Selected teams
Below is a list of the 16 teams selected for the tournament.[1] This was the first edition of the tournament in which early round games were played at campus sites.[2]
Bracket
Below is the tournament bracket.[1]
| First Round | | | Quarterfinals | | | Semifinals | | | Finals | |
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| Alabama | 86 | |
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| Memphis State | 63 | |
| | Alabama | 79 | |
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| | | Virginia Tech | 72 | |
| Virginia Tech | 83 | |
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| Georgetown | 79 | |
| | Alabama | 76 | |
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| | | Houston | 82 | |
| Illinois State | 65 | | |
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| Creighton | 58 | |
| | Illinois State | 90 | |
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| | | Houston | 91 | |
| Houston | 83 | |
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| Indiana State | 82 | |
| | Houston | 91 | |
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| | | St. Bonaventure | 94 | |
| Villanova | 71 | | | |
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| Old Dominion | 68 | |
| | Villanova | 81 | |
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| | | Massachusetts | 71 | |
| Massachusetts | 86 | |
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| Seton Hall | 85 | |
| | Villanova | 82 | |
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| | | St. Bonaventure | 86 | |
| Oregon | 90 | | |
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| Oral Roberts | 89 | |
| | Oregon | 73 | |
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| | | St. Bonaventure | 76 | |
| St. Bonaventure | 79 | |
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| Rutgers | 77 | |
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| Third place game | |
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| Alabama | 89 | |
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| Villanova | 102 | |
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See also
- 1977 NCAA Division I Basketball Tournament
- 1977 NCAA Division II Basketball Tournament
- 1977 NCAA Division III Basketball Tournament
- 1977 NAIA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament
- 1977 National Women's Invitational Tournament
References
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