Annual NCAA basketball competition
Winning coach | John Beilein (1st title) |
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MVP | Frank Young (West Virginia) |
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National Invitation Tournaments |
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The 2007 National Invitation Tournament was a single-elimination tournament of 32 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I teams which did not participate in the 2007 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. The West Virginia University Mountaineers won the 2007 NIT.
The participating teams were selected by the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) selection committee using numerous resources such as computer rankings, results (head-to-head, chronological, last 10 games played, non-conference), and polls.[1] The first round, second round, and quarterfinal games are held at the home court of the higher seed. The semifinal and final round are played at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York. The 32 participating teams were announced on March 11, 2007.[2] This is the first time since the NIT began seeding that all of the #1 seeds made the Final Four. Not only that, but both of the semifinal matches between the #1 seeds were one point games.
Selected teams
Automatic qualifiers
The following teams were automatic qualifiers for the 2007 NIT field after losing in their respective conference tournaments; by virtue of winning their conferences' regular season championship and not qualifying for the NCAA tournament.
Thirty-two NCAA Division I teams participated in the 2007 NIT, reduced from the prior years' 40.[3] Teams are chosen by the NIT selection committee based on numerous resources, including "computer rankings, head-to-head results, chronological results, Division I results, non-conference results, home and away results, results in the last 10 games, polls and the coaches' regional advisory committee's rankings".[1] The teams are then seeded according to the NIT's procedures for seeding teams. The teams are then placed into four regions: East, South, West, and North.[1][4]
First round
The first round took place on March 13, 2007, and March 14, 2007. The higher-seeded team hosted each game.[2]
March 14, 2007 |
Region | Home Team | Score | Away Team | Venue |
North | Bradley Braves | 90–78 | Providence Friars | Carver Arena – Peoria, IL |
West | Air Force Falcons | 75–51 | Austin Peay Governors | Clune Arena – Colorado Springs, CO |
West | Georgia Bulldogs | 88–78 | Fresno State Bulldogs | Stegeman Coliseum – Athens, GA |
West | DePaul Blue Demons | 83–71 | Hofstra Pride | McGrath Arena – Chicago, IL[5][6] |
West | Kansas State Wildcats | 59–57 | Vermont Catamounts | Bramlage Coliseum – Manhattan, KS |
South | Clemson Tigers | 64–57 | East Tennessee State Buccaneers | Littlejohn Coliseum – Clemson, SC |
South | Ole Miss Rebels | 73–59 | Appalachian State Mountaineers | Tad Smith Coliseum – Oxford, MS |
South | Missouri State Bears | 70–74 | San Diego State Aztecs | Hammons Student Center – Springfield, MO |
South | Syracuse Orange | 79–73 | South Alabama Jaguars | Carrier Dome – Syracuse, NY |
Second round
The second round took place March 15, 2007, through March 19, 2007. The higher-seeded team hosted the game.[2]
*Under normal circumstances, the RBC Center would be used as NC State's home court, but a concert was scheduled that night at that facility, forcing the Wolfpack to use their older arena (still regularly in use for women's basketball), Reynolds Coliseum.
**A new attendance record for a NIT game was set at the Syracuse–San Diego State game in the Carrier Dome. Syracuse won the game 80–64 with the attendance total of 26,752.The old record of 23,522 was set by Kentucky in 1979.
Quarterfinals
The quarterfinals round took place March 20, 2007, and March 21, 2007. (March 22 was reserved as a backup date in case of scheduling conflicts, but none arose.) The higher-seeded team hosted each game.[2]
Semifinals
The semifinals round took place March 27, 2007 at Madison Square Garden.[2]
Finals
The finals round took place March 29, 2007 at Madison Square Garden.[2]
The post-tournament celebration by the Mountaineers was overshadowed by a typographical error on the championship T-shirt, on which the school name was rendered as WEST VIRGINA.[7] The vendor, 6th Man Sportswear, apologized for this mistake, and corrected the spelling for all T-shirts except those 25 printed for the team in preparation for a victory.[8]
Bracket
East Region
| First Round | | | Second Round | | | Quarterfinals | |
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| 1 | West Virginia | 74 | | | |
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| 8 | Delaware State | 50 | |
| | 1 | West Virginia | 90 | |
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| | | 4 | Massachusetts | 77 | |
| 4 | Massachusetts | 89 | |
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| 5 | Alabama | 87 | |
| | 1 | West Virginia | 71 | |
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| | | 6 | North Carolina State | 66 | |
| 3 | Drexel | 56 | | |
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| 6 | North Carolina State | 63 | |
| | 6 | North Carolina State | 69 | |
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| | | 7 | Marist | 62 | |
| 2 | Oklahoma State | 64 | |
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| 7 | Marist | 67 | |
South Region
| First Round | | | Second Round | | | Quarterfinals | |
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| 1 | Clemson | 64 | | | |
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| 8 | East Tennessee State | 57 | |
| | 1 | Clemson | 89 | |
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| | | 4 | Mississippi | 68 | |
| 4 | Mississippi | 73 | |
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| 5 | Appalachian State | 59 | |
| | 1 | Clemson | 74 | |
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| | | 2 | Syracuse | 70 | |
| 3 | Missouri State | 70 | | |
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| 6 | San Diego State | 74 | |
| | 6 | San Diego State | 64 | |
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| | | 2 | Syracuse | 80 | |
| 2 | Syracuse | 79 | |
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| 7 | South Alabama | 73 | |
West Region
| First Round | | | Second Round | | | Quarterfinals | |
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| 1 | Air Force | 75 | | | |
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| 8 | Austin Peay | 51 | |
| | 1 | Air Force | 83 | |
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| | | 4 | Georgia | 52 | |
| 4 | Georgia | 88 | |
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| 5 | Fresno State | 78 | |
| | 1 | Air Force | 52 | |
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| | | 3 | DePaul | 51 | |
| 3 | DePaul | 83 | | |
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| 6 | Hofstra | 71 | |
| | 3 | DePaul | 70 | |
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| | | 2 | Kansas State | 65 | |
| 2 | Kansas State | 59 | |
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| 7 | Vermont | 57 | |
North Region
| First Round | | | Second Round | | | Quarterfinals | |
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| 1 | Mississippi State | 82 | | | |
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| 8 | Miss. Valley State | 63 | |
| | 1 | Mississippi State | 101 | |
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| | | 4 | Bradley | 72 | |
| 4 | Bradley | 90 | |
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| 5 | Providence | 78 | |
| | 1 | Mississippi State | 86 | |
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| | | 2 | Florida State | 71 | |
| 3 | Michigan | 68 | | |
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| 6 | Utah State | 58 | |
| | 3 | Michigan | 66 | |
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| | | 2 | Florida State | 87 | |
| 2 | Florida State | 77 | |
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| 7 | Toledo | 61 | |
Semifinals and Finals
| Semifinals | | | Finals | |
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| 1 | West Virginia | 63 | | |
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| 1 | Mississippi State | 62 | |
| | 1 | West Virginia | 78 | |
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| | | 1 | Clemson | 73 | |
| 1 | Clemson | 68 | |
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| 1 | Air Force | 67 | |
See also
References
- ^ a b c "National Invitation Tournament (NIT) Principles and Procedures for Establishing the Bracket". National Invitation Tournament. Archived from the original on January 17, 2007. Retrieved March 12, 2007.
- ^ a b c d e f "70th Annual National Invitation Tournament". National Invitation Tournament. Archived from the original on January 13, 2007. Retrieved March 12, 2007.
- ^ "N.I.T. Sets Its Field of 32". Associated Press. March 12, 2007. Archived from the original on June 5, 2015. Retrieved March 12, 2007.
- ^ "National Invitation Tournament". National Invitation Tournament. Archived from the original on March 9, 2007. Retrieved March 12, 2007.
- ^ DePaul normally plays non-exhibition games at Allstate Arena, but due to a scheduling conflict, DePaul played on campus at McGrath Arena.
- ^ Lew Freedman (March 11, 2007). "NIT's fine with DePaul". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved March 13, 2007.
- ^ "Typo creates controversy at 'West Virgina'". ESPN.com. March 30, 2007. Retrieved April 3, 2007.
- ^ "'West Virgina' NIT Tournament Champions Tee Shirt: If 'I' Did It". 6thManSportswear.com. Archived from the original on April 10, 2007. Retrieved April 3, 2007.
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