1973 National Invitation Tournament
| 1973 National Invitation Tournament | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teams | 16 | ||||
| Finals site |
Madison Square Garden New York City | ||||
| Champions | Virginia Tech (1st title) | ||||
| Runner-up | Notre Dame (1st title game) | ||||
| Semifinalists |
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| Winning coach | Don DeVoe (1st title) | ||||
| MVP | John Shumate Notre Dame | ||||
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The 1973 National Invitation Tournament was the 1973 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition. It was won by Virginia Tech.
Selected teams
Below is a list of the 16 teams selected for the tournament.[1]
| Participants | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | ||||
| American | ||||
| Fairfield | ||||
| Louisville | ||||
| Manhattan | ||||
| Marshall | ||||
| Massachusetts | ||||
| Minnesota | ||||
| Missouri | ||||
| New Mexico | ||||
| North Carolina | ||||
| Notre Dame | ||||
| Oral Roberts | ||||
| Rutgers | ||||
| Southern California | ||||
| Virginia Tech | ||||
Brackets/Results
Below is the tournament bracket.[1]
| First Round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||||||
| North Carolina | 82 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Oral Roberts | 65 | ||||||||||||||||||
| North Carolina | 73 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Massachusetts | 63 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Massachusetts | 78 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri | 71 | ||||||||||||||||||
| North Carolina | 71 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Notre Dame | 78 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Louisville | 97 | ||||||||||||||||||
| American | 84 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Louisville | 71 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Notre Dame | 79 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Notre Dame | 69 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Southern California | 65 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Notre Dame | 91 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia Tech | 92 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia Tech | 65 | ||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico | 63 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia Tech | 77 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Fairfield | 76 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Fairfield | 80 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Marshall | 76 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia Tech | 74 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Alabama | 73 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Alabama | 87 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Manhattan | 86 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Alabama | 69 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Minnesota | 65 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Minnesota | 68 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Rutgers | 59 | ||||||||||||||||||
- Third Place – North Carolina 88, Alabama 69. For years after the game, North Carolina hung a banner in the Dean Smith Center that read "NIT 3RD PLACE 1973." The banner became the subject of ridicule from rival fans, and has since been removed.[2]
References
- 1 2 Tournament Results (1970's) at nit.org, URL accessed November 7, 2009. Archived 11/7/09
- ↑ http://forums.dukebasketballreport.com/forums/showthread.php?5660-RIP-to-my-favorite-Dean-Dome-feature
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