1973 National Invitation Tournament

Annual NCAA college basketball competition August 2023 April 2026 NIT 1973 16 Madison Square Garden New York City Virginia Tech Hokies 1st Notre Dame Fighting Irish 1st North Carolina Tar Heels 2nd Alabama Crimson Tide 1st Don DeVoe 1st John Shumate Notre Dame The 1973 National Invitation Tournament was the 1973 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition. The tournament started on March 17 and concluded on March 25, with all fifteen games at Madison Square Garden in New York City. It was won by Virginia Tech, which won its four games by a total of five points, including a 92–91 overtime victory over Notre Dame.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=auMRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=9ewDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6559%2C4835472 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Associated Press Gobblers aren't turkeys: win NIT overtime thriller March 26, 1973 12Putnam Pat Who's afraid of Virginia Tech https://www.si.com/vault/1973/04/02/618019/whos-afraid-of-virginia-tech si.com Sports Illustrated. 19 February 20191973-03-26 Unbelievable, Fantastic, Amazing, Virginia Tech does it in NIT 92-91 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-roanoke-times-unbelievable-fantasti/148521655/ 2024-06-01 The Roanoke Times 9 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 For the first time, the Pacific-8 Conference allowed a member to participate;https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Y-MRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=9ewDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5897%2C640367 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Associated Press Irish-USC opener March 17, 1973 13 USC fell to Notre Dame by four points in the opening round. Alabama American Fairfield Louisville Manhattan Marshall Massachusetts Minnesota Missouri New Mexico North Carolina Notre Dame Oral Roberts Rutgers USC Virginia Tech Bracket First RoundMarch 17–19 QuarterfinalsMarch 20 & 22 SemifinalsSaturday, March 24 FinalsSunday, March 25 North Carolina 82 Oral Roberts 65 Massachusetts 78 Missouri 71 Louisville 97 American 84 Notre Dame 69 USC 65 Virginia Tech 65 New Mexico 63 Fairfield 80 Marshall 76 Alabama 87 Manhattan 86 Minnesota 68 Rutgers 59 North Carolina 73 Massachusetts 63 Louisville 71 Notre Dame 79 Virginia Tech 77 Fairfield 76 Alabama 69 Minnesota 65 North Carolina 71 Notre Dame 78 Virginia Tech 74 Alabama 73 Notre Dame 91 Virginia Tech 92 Third place game North Carolina 88 Alabama 69 Source: For years after the third-place game, North Carolina hung a banner in the Dean Smith Center that read "NIT 3RD PLACE 1973." The banner became the subject of ridicule from rival fans, and has since been removed.http://forums.dukebasketballreport.com/forums/showthread.php?5660-RIP-to-my-favorite-Dean-Dome-feature RIP to my favorite Dean Dome feature See also 1973 NCAA University Division basketball tournament 1973 NCAA College Division basketball tournament 1973 NAIA Division I men's basketball tournament 1973 National Women's Invitational Tournament References National Invitation National Invitation Tournament Category:1970s in Manhattan Category:College basketball tournaments in New York City National Invitation Tournament Category:National Invitation Tournament Category:Sports competitions in Manhattan