1977 National Invitation Tournament

1977 National Invitation Tournament

Season	1976–77
Teams	16
Finals site	Madison Square Garden New York City
Champions	St. Bonaventure Bonnies (1st title)
Runner-up	Houston Cougars (1st title game)
Semifinalists	Villanova Wildcats (4th semifinal) Alabama Crimson Tide (2nd semifinal)
Winning coach	Jim Satalin (1st title)
MVP	Greg Sanders (St. Bonatenture)
National Invitation Tournaments «1976 1978»

The 1977 National Invitation Tournament was the 1977 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition.

Selected teams

Below is a list of the 16 teams selected for the tournament. This was the first edition of the tournament in which early round games were played at campus sites.

• Alabama
• Creighton
• Georgetown
• Houston
• Illinois State
• Indiana State
• Massachusetts
• Memphis State
• Old Dominion
• Oral Roberts
• Oregon
• Rutgers
• St. Bonaventure
• Seton Hall
• Villanova
• Virginia Tech

Bracket

Below is the tournament bracket.

	First Round					Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Finals
	Alabama		86
	Memphis State		63
						Alabama		79
						Virginia Tech		72
	Virginia Tech		83
	Georgetown		79
											Alabama		76
											Houston		82
	Illinois State		65
	Creighton		58
						Illinois State		90
						Houston		91
	Houston		83
	Indiana State		82
																Houston		91
																St. Bonaventure		94
	Villanova		71
	Old Dominion		68
						Villanova		81
						Massachusetts		71
	Massachusetts		86
	Seton Hall		85
											Villanova		82
											St. Bonaventure		86
	Oregon		90
	Oral Roberts		89
						Oregon		73
						St. Bonaventure		76
	St. Bonaventure		79
	Rutgers		77

	Third place game
	Alabama		89
	Villanova		102

See also

• 1977 NCAA Division I basketball tournament
• 1977 NCAA Division II basketball tournament
• 1977 NCAA Division III basketball tournament
• 1977 NAIA Division I men's basketball tournament
• 1977 National Women's Invitational Tournament