1979 National Invitation Tournament

Annual NCAA college basketball competition August 2023 April 2026 NIT 1979 24 Madison Square Garden New York City Indiana Hoosiers 1st Purdue Boilermakers 2nd Alabama Crimson Tide 3rd Ohio State Buckeyes 1st Bob Knight 1st Butch Carter & Ray Tolbert Indiana The 1979 National Invitation Tournament was the 1979 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition. Indiana University defeated their rival Purdue University 53–52 in the championship game. Purdue appeared in the 1980 NCAA Men's Final Four while Indiana won the national championship at the 1981 NCAA Men's Final Four. Selected teams Below is a list of the 24 teams selected for the tournament.Tournament Results (1970's) at nit.org, URL accessed November 7, 2009. 11/7/09 Alabama Alcorn State Central Michigan Clemson Dayton Holy Cross Indiana Kentucky Maryland Mississippi State Nevada New Mexico Northeast Louisiana Ohio State Old Dominion Oregon State Purdue Rhode Island Saint Joseph's St. Bonaventure Texas A&M Texas Tech Virginia Wagner Brackets Below are the three first round brackets, along with the four-team championship bracket. First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Indiana 78 Texas Tech 59 Alcorn State 80 Mississippi State 78 Maryland 67 Rhode Island 65 Ohio State 80 Saint Joseph's 66 Indiana 72 Alcorn State 68 Maryland 72 Ohio State 79 Indiana 64 Ohio State 55 Indiana and Ohio State received byes to the Semifinals. First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Purdue 97 Central Michigan 80 Dayton 105 Holy Cross 81 Clemson 68 Kentucky 67 Old Dominion 83 Wagner 81 Purdue 84 Dayton 70 Clemson 59 Old Dominion 61 Purdue 67 Old Dominion 59 First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Nevada 62 Oregon State 61 Texas A&M 79 New Mexico 68 Alabama 98 St. Bonaventure 89 Virginia 79 Northeast Louisiana 78 Nevada 64 Texas A&M 67 Alabama 90 Virginia 88 Texas A&M 68 Alabama 72 Semifinals & finals Semifinals Finals Indiana 64 Ohio State 55 Purdue 87 Alabama 68 Indiana 53 Purdue 52 Third place game Ohio State 86 Alabama 96 See also 1979 NCAA Division I basketball tournament 1979 NCAA Division II basketball tournament 1979 NCAA Division III basketball tournament 1979 NAIA basketball tournament 1979 National Women's Invitational Tournament References National Invitation National Invitation Tournament Category:1970s 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