1989 National Invitation Tournament
      
The 1989 National Invitation Tournament was the 1989 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition.
Selected teams
Below is a list of the 32 teams selected for the tournament.[1]
Brackets/Results
Below are the four first round brackets, along with the four-team championship bracket.[1]
|  | First Round |  |  | Second Round |  |  | Quarterfinals |  | 
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|  |  | Connecticut | 67 |  | 
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|  |  | Charlotte | 62 |  | 
|  |  |  | Connecticut | 73 |  | 
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|  |  |  | California | 72 |  | 
|  |  | California | 73 |  | 
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|  |  | Hawaii | 57 |  | 
|  |  |  | Connecticut | 79 |  | 
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|  |  |  | UAB | 85 |  | 
|  |  | UAB | 83 |  |  | 
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|  |  | Georgia Southern | 74 |  | 
|  |  |  | UAB | 64 |  | 
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|  |  |  | Richmond | 61 |  | 
|  |  | Richmond | 70 |  | 
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|  |  | Temple | 56 |  | 
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|  | First Round |  |  | Second Round |  |  | Quarterfinals |  | 
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|  |  | St. John's | 70 |  | 
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|  |  | Mississippi | 67 |  | 
|  |  |  | St. John's | 76 |  | 
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|  |  |  | Oklahoma State | 64 |  | 
|  |  | Oklahoma State | 69 |  | 
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|  |  | Boise State | 55 |  | 
|  |  |  | St. John's | 83 |  | 
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|  |  |  | Ohio State | 80 |  | 
|  |  | Nebraska | 81 |  |  | 
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|  |  | Arkansas State | 79 |  | 
|  |  |  | Nebraska | 74 |  | 
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|  |  |  | Ohio State | 85 |  | 
|  |  | Ohio State | 81 |  | 
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|  |  | Akron | 70 |  | 
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|  | First Round |  |  | Second Round |  |  | Quarterfinals |  | 
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|  |  | Villanova | 76 |  | 
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|  |  | St. Peter's | 56 |  | 
|  |  |  | Villanova | 76 |  | 
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|  |  |  | Penn State | 67 |  | 
|  |  | Penn State | 89 |  | 
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|  |  | Murray State | 73 |  | 
|  |  |  | Villanova | 63 |  | 
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|  |  |  | Michigan State | 70 |  | 
|  |  | Michigan State | 83 |  |  | 
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|  |  | Kent State | 69 |  | 
|  |  |  | Michigan State | 79 |  | 
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|  |  |  | Wichita State | 67 |  | 
|  |  | Wichita State | 70 |  | 
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|  |  | UC Santa Barbara | 62 |  | 
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|  | First Round |  |  | Second Round |  |  | Quarterfinals |  | 
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|  |  | New Mexico | 91 |  | 
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|  |  | Santa Clara | 76 |  | 
|  |  |  | New Mexico | 86 |  | 
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|  |  |  | Pepperdine | 69 |  | 
|  |  | Pepperdine | 84 |  | 
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|  |  | New Mexico State | 69 |  | 
|  |  |  | New Mexico | 65 |  | 
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|  |  |  | Saint Louis | 66 |  | 
|  |  | Wisconsin | 63 |  |  | 
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|  |  | New Orleans | 61 |  | 
|  |  |  | Wisconsin | 68 |  | 
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|  |  |  | Saint Louis | 73 |  | 
|  |  | Saint Louis | 87 |  | 
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|  |  | Southern Illinois | 54 |  | 
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Semifinals & Finals
|  | Semifinals |  |  | Finals |  | 
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|  |  | UAB | 65 |  | 
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|  |  | St. John's | 76 |  | 
|  |  |  | St. John's | 73 |  | 
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|  |  |  | Saint Louis | 65 |  | 
|  |  | Michigan State | 64 |  | 
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|  |  | Saint Louis | 74 |  | 
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- Third Place - UAB 78, Michigan State 76
References
- 1 2  Tournament Results (1980's) at nit.org, URL accessed November 7, 2009. Archived 11/7/09