1979 National Invitation Tournament

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The National Invitation Tournament is an annual US basketball competition.

[edit] Selected teams

Participants
Alabama
Alcorn State
Central Michigan
Clemson
Dayton
Holy Cross
Indiana
Kentucky
Lousiana-Monroe
Maryland
Mississippi State
Nevada
New Mexico
Ohio State
Old Dominion
Oregon State
Purdue
Rhode Island
St. Bonaventure
St. Joseph's
Texas A&M
Texas Tech
Virginia
Wagner

[edit] Brackets/Results

	First Round					Second Round					Quarterfinals
		Indiana	78
		Texas Tech	59
							Indiana	72
							Alcorn State	68
		Alcorn State	80
		Mississippi State	78
												Indiana
												Ohio State
		Maryland	67
		Rhode Island	65
							Maryland	72
							Ohio State	79
		Ohio State	80
		St. Joseph's	66

• Indiana and Ohio State received byes to the Semifinals.

	First Round					Second Round					Quarterfinals
		Purdue	97
		Central Michigan	80
							Purdue	84
							Dayton	70
		Dayton	105
		Holy Cross	81
												Purdue	67
												Old Dominion	59
		Clemson	68
		Kentucky	67
							Clemson	59
							Old Dominion	61
		Old Dominion	83
		Wagner	81

	First Round					Second Round					Quarterfinals
		Nevada	62
		Oregon State	61
							Nevada	64
							Texas A&M	67
		Texas A&M	79
		New Mexico	68
												Texas A&M	68
												Alabama	72
		Alabama	98
		St. Bonaventure	89
							Alabama	90
							Virginia	88
		Virginia	79
		Lousiana-Monroe	78

[edit] Semifinals & Finals

	Semifinals					Finals
		Indiana	64
		Ohio State	55
							Indiana	53
							Purdue	52
		Purdue	87
		Alabama	68

• Third Place - Alabama 96, Ohio State 86

National Invitation Tournament
1930s	1938, 1939
1940s	1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949
1950s	1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959
1960s	1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969
1970s	1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979
1980s	1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989
1990s	1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999
2000s	2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006