1995 National Invitation Tournament

{{Short description|Annual NCAA basketball competition}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}

{{Infobox college basketball tournament | Type = NIT

| Gender=

| Year=1995

| Image=

| ImageSize=

| Caption=

| Teams=32

| FinalFourArena=Madison Square Garden

| FinalFourCity=New York City

| Champions=Virginia Tech Hokies

| TitleCount=2nd

| RunnerUp=Marquette Golden Eagles

| GameCount=3rd

| Semifinal1=Penn State Nittany Lions

| SemifinalCount=2nd

| Semifinal2=Canisius Golden Griffins

| SemifinalCount2=2nd

| Coach=Bill Foster

| CoachCount=1st

| MOP=Shawn Smith

| MOPTeam=Virginia Tech

}}

The 1995 National Invitation Tournament was the 1995 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition. The 1995 tournament was notable for the roster size of eventual champion Virginia Tech - injuries prior to and during the tournament meant the Hokies won some games with as few as six active players.

Selected teams

Below is a list of the 32 teams selected for the tournament.[http://www.nit.org/history/nit-postseason-results-1990s.html Tournament Results (1990's)] at nit.org, URL accessed November 7, 2009. [https://web.archive.org/web/20100327053254/http://www.nit.org/history/nit-postseason-results-1990s.html Archived] 11/6/09

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Bracket

Below are the four first round brackets, along with the four-team championship bracket.

{{8TeamBracket |RD1=First Round |RD2=Second Round |RD3=Quarterfinals

| RD1-seed1=

| RD1-team1=Providence

| RD1-score1=72

| RD1-seed2=

| RD1-team2=College of Charleston

| RD1-score2=67

| RD1-seed3=

| RD1-team3=Virginia Tech

| RD1-score3=62

| RD1-seed4=

| RD1-team4=Clemson

| RD1-score4=54

| RD1-seed5=

| RD1-team5=UTEP

| RD1-score5=90

| RD1-seed6=

| RD1-team6=Montana

| RD1-score6=60

| RD1-seed7=

| RD1-team7=New Mexico State

| RD1-score7=97

| RD1-seed8=

| RD1-team8=Colorado

| RD1-score8=83

| RD2-seed1=

| RD2-team1=Providence

| RD2-score1=78

| RD2-seed2=

| RD2-team2=Virginia Tech

| RD2-score2=91

| RD2-seed3=

| RD2-team3=UTEP

| RD2-score3=89

| RD2-seed4=

| RD2-team4=New Mexico State

| RD2-score4=92

| RD3-seed1=

| RD3-team1=Virginia Tech

| RD3-score1=64

| RD3-seed2=

| RD3-team2=New Mexico State

| RD3-score2=61

}}

{{8TeamBracket |RD1=First Round |RD2=Second Round |RD3=Quarterfinals

| RD1-seed1=

| RD1-team1=Bradley

| RD1-score1=86

| RD1-seed2=

| RD1-team2=Eastern Michigan

| RD1-score2=85

| RD1-seed3=

| RD1-team3=Canisius

| RD1-score3=83

| RD1-seed4=

| RD1-team4=Seton Hall

| RD1-score4=71

| RD1-seed5=

| RD1-team5=Washington State

| RD1-score5=94

| RD1-seed6=

| RD1-team6=Texas Tech

| RD1-score6=82

| RD1-seed7=

| RD1-team7=Illinois State

| RD1-score7=93

| RD1-seed8=

| RD1-team8=Utah State

| RD1-score8=87

| RD2-seed1=

| RD2-team1=Bradley

| RD2-score1=53

| RD2-seed2=

| RD2-team2=Canisius

| RD2-score2=55

| RD2-seed3=

| RD2-team3=Washington State

| RD2-score3=83

| RD2-seed4=

| RD2-team4=Illinois State

| RD2-score4=80

| RD3-seed1=

| RD3-team1=Canisius

| RD3-score1=89

| RD3-seed2=

| RD3-team2=Washington State

| RD3-score2=80

}}

{{8TeamBracket |RD1=First Round |RD2=Second Round |RD3=Quarterfinals

| RD1-seed1=

| RD1-team1=South Florida

| RD1-score1=74

| RD1-seed2=

| RD1-team2=St. John's

| RD1-score2=68

| RD1-seed3=

| RD1-team3=Coppin State

| RD1-score3=75

| RD1-seed4=

| RD1-team4=Saint Joseph's

| RD1-score4=68

| RD1-seed5=

| RD1-team5=Marquette

| RD1-score5=68

| RD1-seed6=

| RD1-team6=Auburn

| RD1-score6=61

| RD1-seed7=

| RD1-team7=St. Bonaventure

| RD1-score7=75

| RD1-seed8=

| RD1-team8=Southern Miss

| RD1-score8=70

| RD2-seed1=

| RD2-team1=South Florida

| RD2-score1=75

| RD2-seed2=

| RD2-team2=Coppin State

| RD2-score2=59

| RD2-seed3=

| RD2-team3=Marquette

| RD2-score3=70

| RD2-seed4=

| RD2-team4=St. Bonaventure

| RD2-score4=61

| RD3-seed1=

| RD3-team1=South Florida

| RD3-score1=60

| RD3-seed2=

| RD3-team2=Marquette

| RD3-score2=67

}}

{{8TeamBracket |RD1=First Round |RD2=Second Round |RD3=Quarterfinals

| RD1-seed1=

| RD1-team1=Iowa

| RD1-score1=96

| RD1-seed2=

| RD1-team2=DePaul

| RD1-score2=87

| RD1-seed3=

| RD1-team3=Ohio

| RD1-score3=83

| RD1-seed4=

| RD1-team4=George Washington

| RD1-score4=71

| RD1-seed5=

| RD1-team5=Nebraska

| RD1-score5=69

| RD1-seed6=

| RD1-team6=Georgia

| RD1-score6=61

| RD1-seed7=

| RD1-team7=Penn State

| RD1-score7=62

| RD1-seed8=

| RD1-team8=Miami (FL)

| RD1-score8=56

| RD2-seed1=

| RD2-team1=Iowa

| RD2-score1=66

| RD2-seed2=

| RD2-team2=Ohio

| RD2-score2=62

| RD2-seed3=

| RD2-team3=Nebraska

| RD2-score3=59

| RD2-seed4=

| RD2-team4=Penn State

| RD2-score4=65

| RD3-seed1=

| RD3-team1=Iowa

| RD3-score1=64

| RD3-seed2=

| RD3-team2=Penn State

| RD3-score2=67

}}

=Semifinals & finals=

{{4TeamBracket | RD1=Semifinals | RD2=Finals

| RD1-seed1=

| RD1-team1=Virginia Tech

| RD1-score1=71

| RD1-seed2=

| RD1-team2=Canisius

| RD1-score2=59

| RD1-seed3=

| RD1-team3=Marquette

| RD1-score3=87

| RD1-seed4=

| RD1-team4=Penn State

| RD1-score4=79

| RD2-seed1=

| RD2-team1=Virginia Tech

| RD2-score1=65

| RD2-seed2=

| RD2-team2=Marquette

| RD2-score2=64

}}

{{2TeamBracket

| RD1=Third place game

| RD1-seed1=

| RD1-team1=Canisius

| RD1-score1=62

| RD1-seed2=

| RD1-team2=Penn State

| RD1-score2=66

}}

See also

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