1976 National Invitation Tournament
The 1976 National Invitation Tournament was the 1976 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition.
Season | 1975–76 | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Teams | 12 | ||||
Finals site | Madison Square Garden New York City | ||||
Champions | Kentucky Wildcats (2nd title) | ||||
Runner-up | Charlotte 49ers (1st title game) | ||||
Semifinalists |
| ||||
Winning coach | Joe B. Hall (1st title) | ||||
MVP | Cedric Maxwell (Charlotte) | ||||
|
Selected teams
Below is a list of the 12 teams selected for the tournament.[1]
Participants | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Charlotte | ||||
Holy Cross | ||||
Kansas State | ||||
Kentucky | ||||
Louisville | ||||
Niagara | ||||
North Carolina A&T | ||||
North Carolina State | ||||
Oregon | ||||
Providence | ||||
Saint Peter's | ||||
San Francisco |
Brackets
Below is the tournament bracket.[1]
First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||||||||||||||
Charlotte | 79 | |||||||||||||||||
San Francisco | 74 | |||||||||||||||||
Charlotte | 79 | |||||||||||||||||
Oregon | 72 | |||||||||||||||||
Charlotte | 80 | |||||||||||||||||
NC State | 79 | |||||||||||||||||
NC State | 78 | |||||||||||||||||
Holy Cross | 68 | |||||||||||||||||
Holy Cross | 84 | |||||||||||||||||
Saint Peter's | 78 | |||||||||||||||||
Charlotte | 67 | |||||||||||||||||
Kentucky | 71 | |||||||||||||||||
Kentucky | 67 | |||||||||||||||||
Niagara | 61 | |||||||||||||||||
Kentucky | 81 | |||||||||||||||||
Kansas State | 78 | |||||||||||||||||
Kentucky | 79 | |||||||||||||||||
Providence | 78 | |||||||||||||||||
Louisville | 67 | |||||||||||||||||
Providence | 73 | |||||||||||||||||
Providence | 84 | |||||||||||||||||
North Carolina A&T | 68 |
Third place game | ||||
NC State | 74 | |||
Providence | 69 | |||
See also
References
- Tournament Results (1970's) at nit.org, URL accessed November 7, 2009. Archived 11/7/09
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.