1976 National Invitation Tournament
| Season | 1975–76 | ||||
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| Teams | 12 | ||||
| Finals site | Madison Square Garden New York City | ||||
| Champions | Kentucky Wildcats (2nd title) | ||||
| Runner-up | Charlotte 49ers (1st title game) | ||||
| Semifinalists |
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| Winning coach | Joe B. Hall (1st title) | ||||
| MVP | Cedric Maxwell (Charlotte) | ||||
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The 1976 National Invitation Tournament was the 1976 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition.
Selected teams[]
Below is a list of the 12 teams selected for the tournament.[1]
| Participants | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlotte | ||||
| Holy Cross | ||||
| Kansas State | ||||
| Kentucky | ||||
| Louisville | ||||
| Niagara | ||||
| North Carolina A&T | ||||
| North Carolina State | ||||
| Oregon | ||||
| Providence | ||||
| Saint Peter's | ||||
| San Francisco | ||||
Brackets[]
Below is the tournament bracket.[1]
| First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||
| Charlotte | 79 | ||||||||||||||||||
| San Francisco | 74 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Charlotte | 79 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon | 72 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Charlotte | 80 | ||||||||||||||||||
| NC State | 79 | ||||||||||||||||||
| NC State | 78 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Holy Cross | 68 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Holy Cross | 84 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Saint Peter's | 78 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Charlotte | 67 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Kentucky | 71 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Kentucky | 67 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Niagara | 61 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Kentucky | 81 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas State | 78 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Kentucky | 79 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Providence | 78 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Louisville | 67 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Providence | 73 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Providence | 84 | ||||||||||||||||||
| North Carolina A&T | 68 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Third place game | ||||
| NC State | 74 | |||
| Providence | 69 | |||
See also[]
- 1976 NCAA Division I Basketball Tournament
- 1976 NCAA Division II Basketball Tournament
- 1976 NCAA Division III Basketball Tournament
- 1976 NAIA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament
- 1976 National Women's Invitational Tournament
References[]
- ^ a b Tournament Results (1970's) at nit.org, URL accessed November 7, 2009. Archived 11/7/09
Categories:
- 1975–76 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
- 1976 in sports in New York City
- 20th century in Manhattan
- Basketball in New York City
- College sports in New York City
- Madison Square Garden
- March 1976 sports events in the United States
- National Invitation Tournament
- Sports competitions in New York City
- Sports in Manhattan