1987 National Invitation Tournament

1987 National Invitation Tournament
Teams 32
Finals site Madison Square Garden
New York City
Champions Southern Miss (1st title)
Runner-up La Salle (2nd title game)
Semifinalists Nebraska (2nd semifinal)
Arkansas-Little Rock (1st semifinal)
Winning coach M. K. Turk (1st title)
MVP Randolph Keys Southern Miss
National Invitation Tournament
«1986  1988»

The 1987 National Invitation Tournament was the 1987 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition.

Contents

Selected teams

Below is a list of the 32 teams selected for the tournament.[1]

Participants
Akron
Arkansas
Arkansas-Little Rock
Arkansas State
Baylor
Boise State
California
Cal State Fullerton
Chattanooga
Cleveland State
Florida State
Illinois State
Jacksonville
James Madison
La Salle
Marquette
Mississippi
Montana State
Nebraska
New Mexico
Niagara
Oregon State
Rhode Island
Saint Louis
Saint Peter's
Seton Hall
Southern Miss
Stephen F. Austin
Utah
Vanderbilt
Villanova
Washington

Brackets/Results

Below are the four first round brackets, along with the four-team championship bracket.[1]

  First Round Second Round Quarterfinals
                           
     Niagara 74  
   Seton Hall 65  
     Niagara 81  
     La Salle 89  
   La Salle 86
     Villanova 84  
       La Salle 70
     Illinois State 50
     Cleveland State 92  
   Chattanooga 73  
     Cleveland State 77
     Illinois State 79  
   Illinois State 79
     Akron 72  
  First Round Second Round Quarterfinals
                           
     Arkansas-Little Rock 42  
   Baylor 41  
     Arkansas-Little Rock 54  
     Stephen F. Austin 48  
   Stephen F. Austin 70
     James Madison 63  
       Arkansas-Little Rock 80
     California 73
     Oregon State 85  
   New Mexico 82  
     Oregon State 62
     California 65  
   California 72
     Cal State Fullerton 68  
  First Round Second Round Quarterfinals
                           
     Vanderbilt 74  
   Jacksonville 72  
     Vanderbilt 109  
     Florida State 92  
   Florida State 107
     Rhode Island 92  
       Vanderbilt 88
     Southern Miss 95
     Saint Louis 76  
   Saint Peter's 60  
     Saint Louis 78
     Southern Miss 83  
   Southern Miss 93
     Mississippi 75  
  First Round Second Round Quarterfinals
                           
     Nebraska 78  
   Marquette 76  
     Nebraska 78  
     Arkansas 71  
   Arkansas 67
     Arkansas State 64  
       Nebraska 81
     Washington 76
     Washington 98  
   Montana State 90  
     Washington 73
     Boise State 68  
   Boise State 62
     Utah 61  

Semifinals & Finals

  Semifinals Finals
                 
   La Salle 92  
   Arkansas-Little Rock 73  
       La Salle 80
     Southern Miss 84
   Southern Miss 82
   Nebraska 75  

References

  1. ^ a b Tournament Results (1980's) at nit.org, URL accessed November 7, 2009. Archived 11/7/09