2001 National Invitation Tournament
{{Short description|Annual NCAA basketball competition}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college basketball tournament | Type = NIT
| Gender=
| Year=2001
| Image=
| ImageSize=
| Caption=
| Teams=32
| FinalFourArena=Madison Square Garden
| FinalFourCity=New York City
| Champions={{cbb link|2000|sex=men|team=Tulsa Golden Hurricane|title=Tulsa Golden Hurricane}}
| TitleCount=2nd
| RunnerUp=Alabama Crimson Tide
| GameCount=1st
| Semifinal1={{cbb link|2000|sex=men|team=Memphis Tigers|title=Memphis Tigers}}
| SemifinalCount=2nd
| Semifinal2={{cbb link|2000|sex=men|team=Detroit Titans|title=Detroit Titans}}
| SemifinalCount2=1st
| Coach=Buzz Peterson
| CoachCount=1st
| MOP=Marcus Hill
| MOPTeam=Tulsa
}}
The 2001 National Invitation Tournament was the 2001 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition.
Selected teams
Below is a list of the 32 teams selected for the tournament.[http://www.nit.org/history/nit-postseason-results-2000s.html Tournament Results (2000's)] at nit.org, URL accessed November 5, 2009. [https://web.archive.org/web/20100327053218/http://www.nit.org/history/nit-postseason-results-2000s.html Archived] 11/5/09
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"
!School !Conference !Record !Appearance !Last bid |
| align=left|Alabama
|align=left|SEC |21–10 |9th |1999 |
| align=left|Auburn
|align=left|SEC |17–13 |5th |1998 |
| align=left|{{cbb link|2000|sex=men|team=Baylor Bears|title=Baylor}}
|align=left|Big 12 |19–11 |3rd |1990 |
| align=left|{{cbb link|2000|sex=men|team=Bradley Braves|title=Bradley}}
|align=left|Missouri Valley |19–11 |20th |1999 |
| align=left|Connecticut
|align=left|Big East |19–11 |11th |1997 |
| align=left|{{cbb link|2000|sex=men|team=Dayton Flyers|title=Dayton}}
|align=left|Atlantic 10 |19–12 |19th |1998 |
| align=left|{{cbb link|2000|sex=men|team=Detroit Titans|title=Detroit}}
|align=left|MCC |22–10 |5th |1978 |
| align=left|Illinois State
|align=left|Missouri Valley |21–8 |8th |1996 |
| align=left|{{cbb link|2000|sex=men|team=McNeese State Cowboys|title=McNeese State}}
|align=left|Southland |22–8 |2nd |1986 |
| align=left|{{cbb link|2000|sex=men|team=Memphis Tigers|title=Memphis}}
|align=left|C-USA |17–14 |14th |1998 |
| align=left|{{cbb link|2000|sex=men|team=Miami Hurricanes|title=Miami (FL)}}
|align=left|Big East |16–12 |6th |1997 |
| align=left|{{cbb link|2000|sex=men|team=Minnesota Golden Gophers|title=Minnesota}}
|align=left|Big Ten |17–13 |9th |1998 |
| align=left|{{cbb link|2000|sex=men|team=Mississippi State Bulldogs|title=Mississippi State}}
|align=left|SEC |16–12 |5th |1999 |
| align=left|{{cbb link|2000|sex=men|team=New Mexico Lobos|title=New Mexico}}
|align=left|Mountain West |19–12 |15th |2000 |
| align=left|{{cbb link|2000|sex=men|team=Pepperdine Waves|title=Pepperdine}}
|align=left|West Coast |21–8 |6th |1999 |
| align=left|Pittsburgh
|align=left|Big East |18–13 |8th |1997 |
| align=left|{{cbb link|2000|sex=men|team=Purdue Boilermakers|title=Purdue}}
|align=left|Big Ten |16–14 |7th |1992 |
| align=left|{{cbb link|2000|sex=men|team=Richmond Spiders|title=Richmond}}
|align=left|Colonial |21–6 |5th |1992 |
| align=left|{{cbb link|2000|sex=men|team=Seton Hall Pirates|title=Seton Hall}}
|align=left|Big East |16–14 |14th |1999 |
| align=left|South Alabama
|align=left|Sun Belt |22–10 |3rd |1984 |
| align=left|{{cbb link|2000|sex=men|team=South Carolina Gamecocks|title=South Carolina}}
|align=left|SEC |15–14 |5th |1999 |
| align=left|{{cbb link|2000|sex=men|team=Southern Miss Golden Eagles|title=Southern Miss}}
|align=left|C-USA |22–8 |8th |1998 |
| align=left|{{cbb link|2000|sex=men|team=St. Bonaventure Bonnies|title=St. Bonaventure}}
|align=left|Atlantic 10 |18–11 |14th |1998 |
| align=left|{{cbb link|2000|sex=men|team=Toledo Rockets|title=Toledo}}
|align=left|MAC |21–10 |5th |1999 |
| align=left|{{cbb link|2000|sex=men|team=Tulsa Golden Hurricane|title=Tulsa}}
|align=left|WAC |21–11 |7th |1991 |
| align=left|UC Irvine
|align=left|Big West |25–4 |3rd |1986 |
| align=left|{{cbb link|2000|sex=men|team=UNC Wilmington Seahawks|title=UNC Wilmington}}
|align=left|Colonial |19–10 |2nd |1998 |
| align=left|{{cbb link|2000|sex=men|team=Utah Utes|title=Utah}}
|align=left|Mountain West |19–11 |11th |1992 |
| align=left|{{cbb link|2000|sex=men|team=UTEP Miners|title=UTEP}}
|align=left|WAC |22–8 |7th |1995 |
| align=left|{{cbb link|2000|sex=men|team=Villanova Wildcats|title=Villanova}}
|align=left|Big East |18–12 |14th |2000 |
| align=left|{{cbb link|2000|sex=men|team=West Virginia Mountaineers|title=West Virginia}}
|align=left|Big East |17–11 |13th |1997 |
| align=left|{{cbb link|2000|sex=men|team=Wyoming Cowboys|title=Wyoming}}
|align=left|Mountain West |20–9 |7th |1999 |
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= (H)
| RD1-team1=Connecticut
| RD1-score1=72
| RD1-seed2=
| RD1-team2=South Carolina
| RD1-score2=65
| RD1-seed3=
| RD1-team3=Detroit
| RD1-score3=68
| RD1-seed4= (H)
| RD1-team4=Bradley
| RD1-score4=49
| RD1-seed5= (H)
| RD1-team5=Richmond
| RD1-score5=79
| RD1-seed6=
| RD1-team6=West Virginia
| RD1-score6=56
| RD1-seed7= (H)
| RD1-team7=Dayton
| RD1-score7=68
| RD1-seed8=
| RD1-team8=UNC Wilmington
| RD1-score8=59
| RD2-seed1= (H)
| RD2-team1=Connecticut
| RD2-score1=61
| RD2-seed2=
| RD2-team2=Detroit
| RD2-score2=67
| RD2-seed3=
| RD2-team3=Richmond
| RD2-score3=56
| RD2-seed4= (H)
| RD2-team4=Dayton
| RD2-score4=71
| RD3-seed1=
| RD3-team1=Detroit
| RD3-score1=59
| RD3-seed2= (H)
| RD3-team2=Dayton
| RD3-score2=42
}}
{{8TeamBracket |RD1=First Round |RD2=Second Round |RD3=Quarterfinals
| RD1-seed1= (H)
| RD1-team1=Alabama
| RD1-score1=85
| RD1-seed2=
| RD1-team2=Seton Hall
| RD1-score2=79
| RD1-seed3=(H)
| RD1-team3=Toledo
| RD1-score3=76*
| RD1-seed4=
| RD1-team4=South Alabama
| RD1-score4=67
| RD1-seed5= (H)
| RD1-team5=Purdue
| RD1-score5=90
| RD1-seed6=
| RD1-team6=Illinois State
| RD1-score6=79
| RD1-seed7= (H)
| RD1-team7=Auburn
| RD1-score7=60
| RD1-seed8=
| RD1-team8=Miami (FL)
| RD1-score8=58
| RD2-seed1= (H)
| RD2-team1=Alabama
| RD2-score1=79
| RD2-seed2=
| RD2-team2=Toledo
| RD2-score2=69
| RD2-seed3= (H)
| RD2-team3=Purdue
| RD2-score3=90
| RD2-seed4=
| RD2-team4=Auburn
| RD2-score4=60
| RD3-seed1=
| RD3-team1=Alabama
| RD3-score1=85**
| RD3-seed2= (H)
| RD3-team2=Purdue
| RD3-score2=77
}}
{{8TeamBracket |RD1=First Round |RD2=Second Round |RD3=Quarterfinals
| RD1-seed1= (H)
| RD1-team1=Minnesota
| RD1-score1=87
| RD1-seed2=
| RD1-team2=Villanova
| RD1-score2=78
| RD1-seed3= (H)
| RD1-team3=Tulsa
| RD1-score3=75
| RD1-seed4=
| RD1-team4=UC Irvine
| RD1-score4=71
| RD1-seed5= (H)
| RD1-team5=Pittsburgh
| RD1-score5=84
| RD1-seed6=
| RD1-team6=St. Bonaventure
| RD1-score6=75
| RD1-seed7= (H)
| RD1-team7=Mississippi State
| RD1-score7=75
| RD1-seed8=
| RD1-team8=Southern Miss
| RD1-score8=68
| RD2-seed1= (H)
| RD2-team1=Minnesota
| RD2-score1=70
| RD2-seed2=
| RD2-team2=Tulsa
| RD2-score2=73*
| RD2-seed3= (H)
| RD2-team3=Pittsburgh
| RD2-score3=61
| RD2-seed4=
| RD2-team4=Mississippi State
| RD2-score4=66
| RD3-seed1=
| RD3-team1=Tulsa
| RD3-score1=77
| RD3-seed2= (H)
| RD3-team2=Mississippi State
| RD3-score2=75
}}
{{8TeamBracket |RD1=First Round |RD2=Second Round |RD3=Quarterfinals
| RD1-seed1=
| RD1-team1=Pepperdine
| RD1-score1=72
| RD1-seed2= (H)
| RD1-team2=Wyoming
| RD1-score2=69
| RD1-seed3= (H)
| RD1-team3=New Mexico
| RD1-score3=83
| RD1-seed4=
| RD1-team4=Baylor
| RD1-score4=73
| RD1-seed5= (H)
| RD1-team5=UTEP
| RD1-score5=84
| RD1-seed6=
| RD1-team6=McNeese State
| RD1-score6=74
| RD1-seed7=
| RD1-team7=Memphis
| RD1-score7=71
| RD1-seed8= (H)
| RD1-team8=Utah
| RD1-score8=62
| RD2-seed1=
| RD2-team1=Pepperdine
| RD2-score1=75
| RD2-seed2= (H)
| RD2-team2=New Mexico
| RD2-score2=81
| RD2-seed3=
| RD2-team3=UTEP
| RD2-score3=65
| RD2-seed4= (H)
| RD2-team4=Memphis
| RD2-score4=90
| RD3-seed1=
| RD3-team1=New Mexico
| RD3-score1=63
| RD3-seed2= (H)
| RD3-team2=Memphis
| RD3-score2=81
}}
=Semifinals & finals=
{{4TeamBracket | RD1=Semifinals | RD2=Finals
| RD1-seed1=
| RD1-team1=Detroit
| RD1-score1=63
| RD1-seed2=
| RD1-team2=Alabama
| RD1-score2=74
| RD1-seed3=
| RD1-team3=Tulsa
| RD1-score3=72
| RD1-seed4=
| RD1-team4=Memphis
| RD1-score4=64
| RD2-seed1=
| RD2-team1=Alabama
| RD2-score1=66
| RD2-seed2=
| RD2-team2=Tulsa
| RD2-score2=79
}}
{{2TeamBracket
| RD1=Third place game
| RD1-seed1=
| RD1-team1=Detroit
| RD1-score1=71
| RD1-seed2=
| RD1-team2=Memphis
| RD1-score2=86
}}
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See also
- 2001 Women's National Invitation Tournament
- 2001 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
- 2001 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament
- 2001 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament
- 2001 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament
- 2001 NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament
- 2001 NCAA Division III women's basketball tournament
- 2001 NAIA Division I men's basketball tournament
- 2001 NAIA Division II men's basketball tournament
- 2001 NAIA Division I women's basketball tournament
- 2001 NAIA Division II women's basketball tournament
References
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