1978 National Invitation Tournament
| Season | 1977–78 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teams | 16 | ||||
| Finals site | Madison Square Garden New York City | ||||
| Champions | Texas Longhorns (1st title) | ||||
| Runner-up | NC State Wolfpack (1st title game) | ||||
| Semifinalists |
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| Winning coach | Abe Lemons (1st title) | ||||
| MVP | Jim Krivacs & Ron Baxter (Texas) | ||||
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The 1978 National Invitation Tournament was the 1978 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition.
Selected teams[]
Below is a list of the 16 teams selected for the tournament.[1]
| Participants | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Army | ||||
| Dayton | ||||
| Detroit | ||||
| Fairfield | ||||
| Georgetown | ||||
| Illinois State | ||||
| Indiana State | ||||
| Nebraska | ||||
| North Carolina State | ||||
| Rutgers | ||||
| South Carolina | ||||
| Temple | ||||
| Texas | ||||
| Utah State | ||||
| VCU | ||||
| Virginia | ||||
Bracket[]
Below is the tournament bracket.[1]
| First Round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||||||
| Dayton | 108 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Fairfield | 93 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Dayton | 62 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Georgetown | 71 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Georgetown | 70OT | ||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia | 68 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Georgetown | 85 | ||||||||||||||||||
| NC State | 86 | ||||||||||||||||||
| NC State | 83 | ||||||||||||||||||
| South Carolina | 70 | ||||||||||||||||||
| NC State | 84 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Detroit | 77 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Detroit | 94 | ||||||||||||||||||
| VCU | 86 | ||||||||||||||||||
| NC State | 93 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Texas | 101 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Texas | 72 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Temple | 58 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Texas | 67 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Nebraska | 48 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Nebraska | 67 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Utah State | 66 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Texas | 96 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Rutgers | 76 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Rutgers | 72 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Army | 70 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Rutgers | 57 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana State | 56 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana State | 73 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois State | 71 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Third place game | ||||
| Georgetown | 72 | |||
| Rutgers | 85 | |||
See also[]
- 1978 NCAA Division I Basketball Tournament
- 1978 NCAA Division II Basketball Tournament
- 1978 NCAA Division III Basketball Tournament
- 1978 NAIA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament
- 1978 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:
- 1977–78 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
- 1978 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 1978 sports events in the United States
- National Invitation Tournament
- Sports competitions in New York City
- Sports in Manhattan