1991 National Invitation Tournament

College basketball tournament in the United States August 2023 April 2026 NIT 1991 32 Madison Square Garden New York City Stanford Cardinal 1st 1990 men Oklahoma Sooners Oklahoma Sooners 1st 1990 men Colorado Buffaloes Colorado Buffaloes 3rd 1990 men UMass Minutemen UMass Minutemen 1st Mike Montgomery 1st Adam Keefe Stanford The 1991 National Invitation Tournament was the 1991 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition. This tournament adopted the tenths-second game clock in the final minute of every period. Selected teams Below is a list of the 32 teams selected for the tournament.Tournament Results (1990's) at nit.org, URL accessed 2009-11-07. Archived 11/6/09 TeamConferenceOverall recordAppearanceLast bid1990 men Arkansas State Indians Arkansas StateAmerican South 21–8 4th 19891990 men Ball State Cardinals Ball StateMAC 21–9 1st NeverBoise StateBig Sky 18–10 3rd 19891990 men Bowling Green Falcons Bowling GreenMAC 17–12 10th 19901990 men Butler Bulldogs ButlerMidwestern Collegiate 18–10 4th 19891990 men Cincinnati Bearcats CincinnatiMetro 17–11 8th 19901990 men Colorado Buffaloes ColoradoBig Eight 15–13 3rd 19401990 men Coppin State Eagles Coppin StateMEAC 19–10 1st Never1990 men Fairleigh Dickinson Knights Fairleigh DickinsonNortheast 22–8 1st Never1990 men Fordham Rams FordhamPatriot 24–7 16th 19901990 men Furman Paladins FurmanSoCon 20–8 1st Never1990 men George Washington Colonials George WashingtonAtlantic 10 19–11 1st NeverHoustonSouthwest 18–10 5th 19881990 men James Madison Dukes James MadisonCAA 19–9 3rd 19901990 men La Salle Explorers La SalleMAAC 19–9 11th 19871990 men Memphis State Tigers Memphis StateMetro 16–14 11th 1990MichiganBig Ten 14–14 5th 19841990 men Oklahoma Sooners OklahomaBig Eight 16–14 4th 19821990 men Providence Friars ProvidenceBig East 17–12 11th 19861990 men Rice Owls RiceSouthwest 16–13 2nd 19431990 men Siena Saints SienaMAAC 23–9 2nd 19881990 men South Carolina Gamecocks South CarolinaMetro 19–12 5th 19831990 men South Florida Bulls South FloridaSun Belt 19–10 4th 19851990 men Southern Illinois Salukis Southern IllinoisMissouri Valley 16–13 6th 19901990 none Southwest Missouri State Bears Southwest Missouri StateMissouri Valley 21–11 2nd 1986StanfordPac-10 15–13 3rd 19901990 men Tulsa Golden Hurricane TulsaMissouri Valley 18–11 6th 19901990 men UAB Blazers UABSun Belt 18–12 3rd 19891990 none UMass Minutemen UMassAtlantic 10 17–11 8th 19901990 men West Virginia Mountaineers West VirginiaAtlantic 10 16–13 9th 1988WisconsinBig Ten 14–14 2nd 19891990 none Wyoming Cowboys WyomingWAC 19–11 4th 1986 Bracket Below are the four first round brackets, along with the four-team championship bracket. First Round Second Round Quarterfinals 1990 men Providence Friars Providence 98 1990 men James Madison Dukes James Madison 93 1990 men West Virginia Mountaineers West Virginia 86 1990 men Furman Paladins Furman 67 1990 men Cincinnati Bearcats Cincinnati 82 1990 men Ball State Cardinals Ball State 55 1990 men Oklahoma Sooners Oklahoma 111 1990 men Tulsa Golden Hurricane Tulsa 86 Providence 85 West Virginia 79 Cincinnati 81 Oklahoma 89 Providence 74 Oklahoma 83 First Round Second Round Quarterfinals 1990 men Colorado Buffaloes Colorado 71 Michigan 64 1990 none Wyoming Cowboys Wyoming 63 1990 men Butler Bulldogs Butler 61 1990 men Memphis State Tigers Memphis State 82 1990 men UAB Blazers UAB 76 1990 men Arkansas State Indians Arkansas State 78 1990 men Rice Owls Rice 71 Colorado 83 Wyoming 75 Memphis 57 Arkansas State 58 Colorado 81 Arkansas State 75 First Round Second Round Quarterfinals 1990 men UMass Minutemen UMass 93 1990 men La Salle Explorers La Salle 90 1990 men Fordham Rams Fordham 76 1990 men South Florida Bulls South Florida 66 1990 men South Carolina Gamecocks South Carolina 69 1990 men George Washington Colonials George Washington 63 1990 men Siena Saints Siena 90 1990 men Fairleigh Dickinson Knights Fairleigh Dickinson 85 UMass 78 Fordham 74 South Carolina 58 Siena 63 UMass 82 Siena 80 First Round Second Round Quarterfinals 1990 men Southern Illinois Salukis Southern Illinois 75 Boise State 74 1990 none Southwest Missouri State Bears SW Missouri State 57 1990 men Coppin State Eagles Coppin State 47 Wisconsin 87 1990 men Bowling Green Falcons Bowling Green 79 Stanford 93 Houston 86 Southern Illinois 72 SW Missouri State 69 Wisconsin 72 Stanford 80 Southern Illinois 68 Stanford 78 Semifinals & finals Semifinals Finals Oklahoma 88 Colorado 78 UMass 71 Stanford 78 Oklahoma 72 Stanford 78 Third place game Colorado 98 UMass 91 See also 1991 National Women's Invitational Tournament 1991 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament 1991 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament 1991 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament 1991 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament 1991 NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament 1991 NCAA Division III women's basketball tournament 1991 NAIA men's basketball tournament 1991 NAIA women's basketball tournament References National Invitation National Invitation Tournament Category:1990s 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