1977 National Invitation Tournament

Edition of USA college basketball tournament August 2023 April 2026 NIT 1977 16 Madison Square Garden New York City St. Bonaventure Bonnies 1st Houston Cougars 1st Villanova Wildcats 4th Alabama Crimson Tide 2nd Jim Satalin 1st Greg Sanders St. Bonatenture 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.Tournament Results (1970's) at nit.org, URL accessed November 7, 2009. Archived 11/7/09 This was the first edition of the tournament in which early round games were played at campus sites.https://www.ncaa.com/news/basketball-men/article/2012-11-02/postseason-nit-history-fun-facts NIT History - Fun Facts 2018-04-03 https://web.archive.org/web/20170518104644/http://www.ncaa.com/news/basketball-men/article/2012-11-02/postseason-nit-history-fun-facts 2017-05-18 dead Alabama Creighton Georgetown Houston Illinois State Indiana State Massachusetts Memphis State Old Dominion Oral Roberts Oregon Rutgers St. Bonaventure Seton Hall Villanova Virginia Tech Bracket Below is the tournament bracket. First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals Alabama 86 Memphis State 63 Virginia Tech 83 Georgetown 79 Illinois State 65 Creighton 58 Houston 83 Indiana State 82 Villanova 71 Old Dominion 68 Massachusetts 86 Seton Hall 85 Oregon 90 Oral Roberts 89 St. Bonaventure 79 Rutgers 77 Alabama 79 Virginia Tech 72 Illinois State 90 Houston 91 Villanova 81 Massachusetts 71 Oregon 73 St. Bonaventure 76 Alabama 76 Houston 82 Villanova 82 St. Bonaventure 86 Houston 91 St. Bonaventure 94 Third place game Alabama 89 Villanova 102 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 National Invitation National Invitation Tournament Category:1970s in Manhattan Category:Basketball in New York City Category:College sports in New York City National Invitation Tournament Category:National Invitation Tournament Category:Basketball competitions in New York City Category:Sports competitions in Manhattan