1997 National Invitation Tournament

Annual NCAA basketball competition August 2023 April 2026 NIT 1997 32 Madison Square Garden New York City Michigan Wolverines (vacated) 2nd Florida State Seminoles 1st Connecticut Huskies 2nd Arkansas Razorbacks 1st Steve Fisher 1st Robert Traylor (vacated) Michigan The 1997 National Invitation Tournament was the 1997 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition. Michigan's tournament victory was later vacated due to players Robert Traylor and Louis Bullock being ruled ineligible by the NCAA. Traylor also vacated his tournament Most Valuable Player award. 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 Arkansas Bowling Green Bradley Connecticut Drexel Florida State Fresno State George Washington Hawaii Iona Memphis Miami (FL) Michigan Michigan State NC State Nebraska Nevada New Orleans Northern Arizona Notre Dame Oklahoma State Oral Roberts Oregon Pittsburgh Southwest Missouri State Syracuse TCU Tulane UAB UNLV Washington West Virginia Bracket Below are the four first round brackets, along with the four-team championship bracket. First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Michigan State 65 George Washington 50 Florida State 82 Syracuse 67 West Virginia 98 Bowling Green 95 NC State 77 SW Missouri State 66 Michigan State 63 Florida State 68 West Virginia 76 NC State 73 Florida State 76 West Virginia 71 First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Nevada 97 Fresno State 86 Nebraska 67 Washington 63 Bradley 66 Drexel 53 Connecticut 71 Iona 66 Nevada 68 Nebraska 78 Bradley 47 Connecticut 63 Nebraska 67 Connecticut 76 First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Michigan 76 Miami (FL) 63 Oklahoma State 79 Tulane 72 Notre Dame 74 Oral Roberts 58 TCU 85 UAB 62 Michigan 75 Oklahoma State 65 Notre Dame 82 TCU 72 Michigan 67 Notre Dame 66 First Round Second Round Quarterfinals UNLV 66 Memphis 62 Hawaii 71 Oregon 61 Arkansas 101 Northern Arizona 75 Pittsburgh 82 New Orleans 63 UNLV 89 Hawaii 80 Arkansas 76 Pittsburgh 71 UNLV 73 Arkansas 86 Semifinals & finals Semifinals Finals Florida State 71 Connecticut 65 Michigan 77 Arkansas 62 Florida State 73 Michigan 82 Third place game Connecticut 74 Arkansas 64 Michigan later forfeited its entire 1996–97 schedule after Robert Traylor, Maurice Taylor and Louis Bullock were found to have taken money from a Michigan booster. See also 1997 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament 1997 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament 1997 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament 1997 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament 1997 NAIA Division I men's basketball tournament 1997 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