1979 National Invitation Tournament
The 1979 National Invitation Tournament was the 1979 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition. Indiana University defeated their rival Purdue University 53-52 in the championship game. Purdue appeared in the 1980 NCAA Men's Final Four while Indiana won the national championship at the 1981 NCAA Men's Final Four.
Selected teams
Below is a list of the 24 teams selected for the tournament.[1]
Brackets/Results
Below are the three first round brackets, along with the four-team championship bracket.[1]
| First Round
| | | Second Round
| | | Quarterfinals
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| Indiana
| 78
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| Texas Tech
| 59
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| Indiana
| 72
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| Alcorn State
| 68
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| Alcorn State
| 80
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| Mississippi State
| 78
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| Indiana
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| Ohio State
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| Maryland
| 67
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| Rhode Island
| 65
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| Maryland
| 72
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| Ohio State
| 79
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| Ohio State
| 80
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| St. Joseph's
| 66
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- Indiana and Ohio State received byes to the Semifinals.
| First Round
| | | Second Round
| | | Quarterfinals
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| Purdue
| 97
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| Central Michigan
| 80
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| Purdue
| 84
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| Dayton
| 70
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| Dayton
| 105
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| Holy Cross
| 81
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| Purdue
| 67
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| Old Dominion
| 59
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| Clemson
| 68
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| Kentucky
| 67
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| Clemson
| 59
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| Old Dominion
| 61
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| Old Dominion
| 83
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| Wagner
| 81
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| First Round
| | | Second Round
| | | Quarterfinals
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| Nevada
| 62
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| Oregon State
| 61
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| Nevada
| 64
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| Texas A&M
| 67
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| Texas A&M
| 79
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| New Mexico
| 68
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| Texas A&M
| 68
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| Alabama
| 72
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| Alabama
| 98
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| St. Bonaventure
| 89
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| Alabama
| 90
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| Virginia
| 88
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| Virginia
| 79
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| Northeast Louisiana
| 78
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Semifinals & Finals
| Semifinals
| | | Finals
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| Indiana
| 64
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| Ohio State
| 55
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| Indiana
| 53
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| Purdue
| 52
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| Purdue
| 87
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| Alabama
| 68
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- Third Place - Alabama 96, Ohio State 86
References
- 1 2 Tournament Results (1970's) at nit.org, URL accessed November 7, 2009. Archived 11/7/09