1996 National Invitation Tournament

Annual NCAA basketball competition August 2023 April 2026 NIT 1996 32 Madison Square Garden New York City Nebraska Cornhuskers 1st Saint Joseph's Hawks 1st Tulane Green Wave 1st Alabama Crimson Tide 4th Danny Nee 1st Erick Strickland Nebraska The 1996 National Invitation Tournament was the 1996 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition. Selected teams Below is a list of the 32 teams selected for the tournament.Tournament Results (1990s) at nit.org, URL accessed November 7, 2009. Archived 11/6/09 15em Alabama Arkansas–Little Rock Auburn College of Charleston Colorado State Davidson Fairfield Fresno State Gonzaga Illinois Illinois State Iona Manhattan Marist Miami (OH) Michigan State Minnesota Missouri Mount St. Mary's Murray State Nebraska Providence Rhode Island Saint Joseph's Saint Louis South Carolina Tennessee Tulane Vanderbilt Washington Washington State Wisconsin Bracket Below are the four first round brackets, along with the four-team championship bracket. First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Wisconsin 55 Manhattan 42 Illinois State 73 Mount St. Mary's 49 Minnesota 68 Saint Louis 52 Tulane 87 Auburn 73 Wisconsin 62 Illinois State 77 Minnesota 65 Tulane 84 Illinois State 72 Tulane 83 First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Michigan State 64 Washington 50 Fresno State 58 Miami (OH) 57 Nebraska 91 Colorado State 83 Washington State 92 Gonzaga 73 Michigan State 70 Fresno State 80 Nebraska 82 Washington State 73 Fresno State 71 Nebraska 83 First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Alabama 72 Illinois 69 Missouri 89 Murray State 85 South Carolina 100 Davidson 73 Vanderbilt 86 Arkansas–Little Rock 80 Alabama 72 Missouri 49 South Carolina 80 Vanderbilt 70 Alabama 68 South Carolina 67 First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Saint Joseph's 82 Iona 78 Providence 91 Fairfield 79 Rhode Island 82 Marist 77 College of Charleston 55 Tennessee 49 Saint Joseph's 82 Providence 62 Rhode Island 62 College of Charleston 58 OT Saint Joseph's 76 Rhode Island 59 Semifinals & finals Semifinals Finals Tulane 78 Nebraska 90 Alabama 69 Saint Joseph's 74 Nebraska 60 Saint Joseph's 56 Third place game Tulane 87 Alabama 76 See also 1996 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament 1996 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament 1996 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament 1996 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament 1996 NAIA Division I men's basketball tournament 1996 NAIA Division II men's basketball tournament References National Invitation National Invitation Tournament Category:1990s in Manhattan Category:Basketball competitions in New York City Category:College sports in New York City National Invitation Tournament Category:National Invitation Tournament Category:Sports competitions in Manhattan