1995 National Invitation Tournament

Annual NCAA basketball competition August 2023 April 2026 NIT 1995 32 Madison Square Garden New York City Virginia Tech Hokies 2nd Marquette Golden Eagles 3rd Penn State Nittany Lions 2nd Canisius Golden Griffins 2nd Bill Foster 1st Shawn Smith Virginia Tech The 1995 National Invitation Tournament was the 1995 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition. The 1995 tournament was notable for the roster size of eventual champion Virginia Tech - injuries prior to and during the tournament meant the Hokies won some games with as few as six active players. Selected teams Below is a list of the 32 teams selected for the tournament.Tournament Results (1990's) at nit.org, URL accessed November 7, 2009. Archived 11/6/09 15em Auburn Bradley Canisius Clemson College of Charleston Colorado Coppin State DePaul Eastern Michigan George Washington Georgia Illinois State Iowa Marquette Miami (FL) Montana Nebraska New Mexico State Ohio Penn State Providence St. Bonaventure St. John's Saint Joseph's Seton Hall South Florida Southern Miss Texas Tech Utah State UTEP Virginia Tech Washington State Bracket Below are the four first round brackets, along with the four-team championship bracket. First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Providence 72 College of Charleston 67 Virginia Tech 62 Clemson 54 UTEP 90 Montana 60 New Mexico State 97 Colorado 83 Providence 78 Virginia Tech 91 UTEP 89 New Mexico State 92 Virginia Tech 64 New Mexico State 61 First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Bradley 86 Eastern Michigan 85 Canisius 83 Seton Hall 71 Washington State 94 Texas Tech 82 Illinois State 93 Utah State 87 Bradley 53 Canisius 55 Washington State 83 Illinois State 80 Canisius 89 Washington State 80 First Round Second Round Quarterfinals South Florida 74 St. John's 68 Coppin State 75 Saint Joseph's 68 Marquette 68 Auburn 61 St. Bonaventure 75 Southern Miss 70 South Florida 75 Coppin State 59 Marquette 70 St. Bonaventure 61 South Florida 60 Marquette 67 First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Iowa 96 DePaul 87 Ohio 83 George Washington 71 Nebraska 69 Georgia 61 Penn State 62 Miami (FL) 56 Iowa 66 Ohio 62 Nebraska 59 Penn State 65 Iowa 64 Penn State 67 Semifinals & finals Semifinals Finals Virginia Tech 71 Canisius 59 Marquette 87 Penn State 79 Virginia Tech 65 Marquette 64 Third place game Canisius 62 Penn State 66 See also 1995 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament 1995 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament 1995 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament 1995 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament 1995 NAIA Division I men's basketball tournament 1995 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