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Season | 2007–08 | ||
Teams | 32 | ||
Finals site | Madison Square Garden New York City |
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Champions | Ohio State (2nd title) | ||
Runner-up | Massachusetts (1st title game) | ||
Semifinalists | Florida (3rd semifinal) Mississippi (1st semifinal) |
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Winning coach | Thad Matta (1st title) | ||
MVP | Kosta Koufos Ohio State | ||
National Invitation Tournament
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The 2008 National Invitation Tournament (known through sponsorship as the MasterCard NIT) was a single-elimination tournament of 32 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I teams that did not participate in the 2008 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. The 71st annual tournament began on March 18 on campus sites and ended on April 3 at Madison Square Garden in New York City.[1] Each regular season conference champion that did not receive a bid to the NCAA Tournament received an automatic bid to this tournament. The remaining slots were filled by the NIT Selection Committee.[2] The first, second, and third rounds were played on the higher seeded team's home court, with the semi-finals and finals played at Madison Square Garden.
The Ohio State Buckeyes won the tournament.
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The 2008 NIT Selection Committee consists of the following former college basketball coaches and administrators[3]:
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First Round | Second Round | Quarterfinals | |||||||||||
1 | Ohio State | 84 | |||||||||||
8 | UNC-Asheville | 66 | |||||||||||
1 | Ohio State | 73 | |||||||||||
4 | California | 56 | |||||||||||
4 | California | 68 | |||||||||||
5 | New Mexico | 66 | |||||||||||
1 | Ohio State | 74 | |||||||||||
3 | Dayton | 63 | |||||||||||
3 | Dayton | 66 | |||||||||||
6 | Cleveland State | 57 | |||||||||||
3 | Dayton | 55 | |||||||||||
2 | Illinois State | 48 | |||||||||||
2 | Illinois State | 61 | |||||||||||
7 | Utah State | 57 |
First Round | Second Round | Quarterfinals | |||||||||||
1 | Virginia Tech | 94 | |||||||||||
8 | Morgan State | 62 | |||||||||||
1 | Virginia Tech | 75 | |||||||||||
5 | UAB | 49 | |||||||||||
4 | VCU | 77 | |||||||||||
5 | UAB | 80 | |||||||||||
1 | Virginia Tech | 72 | |||||||||||
2 | Mississippi | 81 | |||||||||||
3 | Nebraska | 67 | |||||||||||
6 | Charlotte | 48 | |||||||||||
3 | Nebraska | 75 | |||||||||||
2 | Mississippi | 85* | |||||||||||
2 | Mississippi | 83 | |||||||||||
7 | UC Santa Barbara | 68 |
First Round | Second Round | Quarterfinals | |||||||||||
1 | Arizona State | 64 | |||||||||||
8 | Alabama State | 53 | |||||||||||
1 | Arizona State | 65 | |||||||||||
4 | Southern Illinois | 51 | |||||||||||
4 | Southern Illinois | 69 | |||||||||||
5 | Oklahoma State | 53 | |||||||||||
1 | Arizona State | 57 | |||||||||||
2 | Florida | 70 | |||||||||||
3 | Creighton | 74 | |||||||||||
6 | Rhode Island | 73 | |||||||||||
3 | Creighton | 54 | |||||||||||
2 | Florida | 82 | |||||||||||
2 | Florida | 73 | |||||||||||
7 | San Diego State | 49 |
First Round | Second Round | Quarterfinals | |||||||||||
1 | Syracuse | 87 | |||||||||||
8 | Robert Morris | 81 | |||||||||||
1 | Syracuse | 88 | |||||||||||
5 | Maryland | 72 | |||||||||||
4 | Minnesota | 58 | |||||||||||
5 | Maryland | 68 | |||||||||||
1 | Syracuse | 77 | |||||||||||
2 | Massachusetts | 81 | |||||||||||
3 | Florida State | 60 | |||||||||||
6 | Akron | 65 | |||||||||||
6 | Akron | 63 | |||||||||||
2 | Massachusetts | 68 | |||||||||||
2 | Massachusetts | 80 | |||||||||||
7 | Stephen F. Austin | 60 |
Played at Madison Square Garden in New York City on April 1 and 3
Semifinals | Final | |||||||
1 | Ohio State | 81 | ||||||
2 | Mississippi | 69 | ||||||
1 | Ohio State | 92 | ||||||
2 | Massachusetts | 85 | ||||||
2 | Florida | 66 | ||||||
2 | Massachusetts | 78 |
* - Overtime game.
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