1976 National Invitation Tournament
| 1976 National Invitation Tournament | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teams | 12 | ||||
| Finals site |
Madison Square Garden New York City | ||||
| Champions | Kentucky (2nd title) | ||||
| Runner-up | Charlotte (1st title game) | ||||
| Semifinalists |
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| Winning coach | Joe B. Hall (1st title) | ||||
| MVP | Cedric Maxwell Charlotte | ||||
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The 1976 National Invitation Tournament was the 1976 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition.
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/Results
Below is the tournament bracket.[1]
| First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||||||||||||||
| Charlotte | 79 | |||||||||||||||||
| San Francisco | 74 | |||||||||||||||||
| Charlotte | 79 | |||||||||||||||||
| Oregon | 72 | |||||||||||||||||
| Charlotte | 80 | |||||||||||||||||
| North Carolina State | 79 | |||||||||||||||||
| North Carolina 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 - North Carolina State 74, Providence 69
References
- 1 2 Tournament Results (1970's) at nit.org, URL accessed November 7, 2009. Archived 11/7/09
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