2001 National Invitation Tournament

Annual NCAA basketball competition August 2023 April 2026 NIT 2001 32 Madison Square Garden New York City 2000 men Tulsa Golden Hurricane Tulsa Golden Hurricane 2nd Alabama Crimson Tide 1st 2000 men Memphis Tigers Memphis Tigers 2nd 2000 men Detroit Titans Detroit Titans 1st Buzz Peterson 1st Marcus Hill Tulsa 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.Tournament Results (2000's) at nit.org, URL accessed November 5, 2009. Archived 11/5/09 SchoolConferenceRecordAppearanceLast bid AlabamaSEC21–109th1999AuburnSEC17–135th19982000 none Baylor Bears BaylorBig 1219–113rd19902000 men Bradley Braves BradleyMissouri Valley19–1120th1999ConnecticutBig East19–1111th19972000 men Dayton Flyers DaytonAtlantic 1019–1219th19982000 men Detroit Titans DetroitMCC22–105th1978Illinois StateMissouri Valley21–88th19962000 none McNeese State Cowboys McNeese StateSouthland22–82nd19862000 men Memphis Tigers MemphisC-USA17–1414th1998Miami (FL)Big East16–126th19972000 men Minnesota Golden Gophers MinnesotaBig Ten17–139th19982000 men Mississippi State Bulldogs Mississippi StateSEC16–125th19992000 men New Mexico Lobos New MexicoMountain West19–1215th20002000 men Pepperdine Waves PepperdineWest Coast21–86th1999PittsburghBig East18–138th19972000 men Purdue Boilermakers PurdueBig Ten16–147th19922000 men Richmond Spiders RichmondColonial21–65th19922000 men Seton Hall Pirates Seton HallBig East16–1414th1999South AlabamaSun Belt22–103rd19842000 men South Carolina Gamecocks South CarolinaSEC15–145th1999Southern MissC-USA22–88th19982000 men St. Bonaventure Bonnies St. BonaventureAtlantic 1018–1114th19982000 men Toledo Rockets ToledoMAC21–105th19992000 men Tulsa Golden Hurricane TulsaWAC21–117th1991UC IrvineBig West25–43rd19862000 men UNC Wilmington Seahawks UNC WilmingtonColonial19–102nd19982000 men Utah Utes UtahMountain West19–1111th19922000 men UTEP Miners UTEPWAC22–87th19952000 men Villanova Wildcats VillanovaBig East18–1214th20002000 men West Virginia Mountaineers West VirginiaBig East17–1113th19972000 none Wyoming Cowboys WyomingMountain West20–97th1999 Bracket Below are the four first round brackets, along with the four-team championship bracket: First Round Second Round Quarterfinals (H) Connecticut 72 South Carolina 65 Detroit 68 (H) Bradley 49 (H) Richmond 79 West Virginia 56 (H) Dayton 68 UNC Wilmington 59 (H) Connecticut 61 Detroit 67 Richmond 56 (H) Dayton 71 Detroit 59 (H) Dayton 42 First Round Second Round Quarterfinals (H) Alabama 85 Seton Hall 79 (H) Toledo 76* South Alabama 67 (H) Purdue 90 Illinois State 79 (H) Auburn 60 Miami (FL) 58 (H) Alabama 79 Toledo 69 (H) Purdue 90 Auburn 60 Alabama 85** (H) Purdue 77 First Round Second Round Quarterfinals (H) Minnesota 87 Villanova 78 (H) Tulsa 75 UC Irvine 71 (H) Pittsburgh 84 St. Bonaventure 75 (H) Mississippi State 75 Southern Miss 68 (H) Minnesota 70 Tulsa 73* (H) Pittsburgh 61 Mississippi State 66 Tulsa 77 (H) Mississippi State 75 First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Pepperdine 72 (H) Wyoming 69 (H) New Mexico 83 Baylor 73 (H) UTEP 84 McNeese State 74 Memphis 71 (H) Utah 62 Pepperdine 75 (H) New Mexico 81 UTEP 65 (H) Memphis 90 New Mexico 63 (H) Memphis 81 Semifinals & finals Semifinals Finals Detroit 63 Alabama 74 Tulsa 72 Memphis 64 Alabama 66 Tulsa 79 Third place game Detroit 71 Memphis 86 Overtime (H) Home See also 2001 Women's National Invitation Tournament 2001 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament 2001 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament 2001 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament 2001 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament 2001 NAIA Division I men's basketball tournament 2001 NAIA Division II men's basketball tournament References National Invitation National Invitation Tournament Category:2000s in Manhattan Category:College basketball tournaments in New York City National Invitation Tournament Category:National Invitation Tournament Category:Sports competitions in Manhattan