1983 National Invitation Tournament

Annual NCAA college basketball competition August 2023 April 2026 NIT 1983 32 Madison Square Garden New York City Fresno State Bulldogs 1st DePaul Blue Demons 3rd Nebraska Cornhuskers 1st Wake Forest Demon Deacons 1st Boyd Grant 1st Ron Anderson Fresno State The 1983 National Invitation Tournament was the 1983 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition. Selected teams Thirty-two teams accepted invitations to the tournament.Tournament Results (1980's) at nit.org, URL accessed November 7, 2009. Archived 11/7/09 Alabama State Arizona State Bowling Green Cal State Fullerton DePaul East Tennessee State Fordham Fresno State Idaho Iona LSU Michigan State Minnesota Mississippi Murray State Nebraska New Orleans Northwestern Notre Dame Old Dominion Oregon State St. Bonaventure South Carolina South Florida TCU UTEP Tulane Tulsa Vanderbilt Virginia Tech Wake Forest William & Mary Bracket Below are the four first round brackets, along with the four-team championship bracket. First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Vanderbilt 79 East Tennessee State 73 Wake Forest 87 Murray State 80 South Carolina 100 Old Dominion 90 Virginia Tech 85 William & Mary 79 Vanderbilt 68 Wake Forest 75 South Carolina 76 Virginia Tech 75 Wake Forest 78 South Carolina 61 First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Oregon State 77 Idaho 59 New Orleans 99 LSU 94 Michigan State 72 Bowling Green 71 Fresno State 71 UTEP 64 Oregon State 88 New Orleans 71 Michigan State 58 Fresno State 72 Oregon State 67 Fresno State 76 First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Nebraska 72 Tulane 65 Iona 90 St. Bonaventure 76 Arizona State 87 Cal State Fullerton 83 TCU 64 Tulsa 62 Nebraska 85 Iona 73 Arizona State 76 TCU 78 Nebraska 67 TCU 57 First Round Second Round Quarterfinals DePaul 76 Minnesota 73 Northwestern 71 Notre Dame 57 Mississippi 87 Alabama State 75 South Florida 81 Fordham 69 DePaul 65 Northwestern 63 Mississippi 65 South Florida 57 DePaul 75 Mississippi 67 Semifinals & finals Semifinals Finals Wake Forest 62 Fresno State 86 Nebraska 58 DePaul 68 Fresno State 69 DePaul 60 See also 1983 National Women's Invitational Tournament 1983 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament 1983 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament 1983 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament 1983 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament 1983 NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament 1983 NCAA Division III women's basketball tournament 1983 NAIA Division I men's basketball tournament 1983 NAIA Division I women's basketball tournament References National Invitation National Invitation Tournament Category:1980s in Manhattan Category:College basketball tournaments in New York (state) National Invitation Tournament Category:National Invitation Tournament Category:Basketball competitions in New York City Category:Sports competitions in Manhattan