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factoids

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.Tournament Results (1970’s) at nit.org, URL accessed November 7, 2009. www.nit.org/history/nit-postseason-results-1970s.html" title="web.archive.org/web/20090422061055www.nit.org/history/nit-postseason-results-1970s.html">Archived 11/7/09 This was the first edition of the tournament in which early round games were played at campus sites.WEB,www.ncaa.com/news/basketball-men/article/2012-11-02/postseason-nit-history-fun-facts, NIT History - Fun Facts, 2018-04-03,www.ncaa.com/news/basketball-men/article/2012-11-02/postseason-nit-history-fun-facts," title="web.archive.org/web/20170518104644www.ncaa.com/news/basketball-men/article/2012-11-02/postseason-nit-history-fun-facts,">web.archive.org/web/20170518104644www.ncaa.com/news/basketball-men/article/2012-11-02/postseason-nit-history-fun-facts, 2017-05-18, dead, {{div col}}

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

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Bracket

Below is the tournament bracket.{{16TeamBracket | RD1=First Round| RD2=Quarterfinals| RD3=Semifinals| RD4=Finals| RD1-seed01=| RD1-team01=Alabama| RD1-score01=86| RD1-seed02=| RD1-team02=Memphis State| RD1-score02=63| RD1-seed03=| RD1-team03=Virginia Tech| RD1-score03=83| RD1-seed04=| RD1-team04=Georgetown| RD1-score04=79| RD1-seed05=| RD1-team05=Illinois State| RD1-score05=65| RD1-seed06=| RD1-team06=Creighton| RD1-score06=58| RD1-seed07=| RD1-team07=Houston| RD1-score07=83| RD1-seed08=| RD1-team08=Indiana State| RD1-score08=82| RD1-seed09=| RD1-team09=Villanova| RD1-score09=71| RD1-seed10=| RD1-team10=Old Dominion| RD1-score10=68| RD1-seed11=| RD1-team11=Massachusetts| RD1-score11=86| RD1-seed12=| RD1-team12=Seton Hall| RD1-score12=85| RD1-seed13=| RD1-team13=Oregon| RD1-score13=90| RD1-seed14=| RD1-team14=Oral Roberts| RD1-score14=89| RD1-seed15=| RD1-team15=St. Bonaventure| RD1-score15=79| RD1-seed16=| RD1-team16=Rutgers| RD1-score16=77| RD2-seed01=| RD2-team01=Alabama| RD2-score01=79| RD2-seed02=| RD2-team02=Virginia Tech| RD2-score02=72| RD2-seed03=| RD2-team03=Illinois State| RD2-score03=90| RD2-seed04=| RD2-team04=Houston| RD2-score04=91| RD2-seed05=| RD2-team05=Villanova| RD2-score05=81| RD2-seed06=| RD2-team06=Massachusetts| RD2-score06=71| RD2-seed07=| RD2-team07=Oregon| RD2-score07=73| RD2-seed08=| RD2-team08=St. Bonaventure| RD2-score08=76| RD3-seed01=| RD3-team01=Alabama| RD3-score01=76| RD3-seed02=| RD3-team02=Houston| RD3-score02=82| RD3-seed03=| RD3-team03=Villanova| RD3-score03=82| RD3-seed04=| RD3-team04=St. Bonaventure| RD3-score04=86| RD4-seed01=| RD4-team01=Houston| RD4-score01=91| RD4-seed02=| RD4-team02=St. Bonaventure| RD4-score02=94}}{{2TeamBracket| RD1=Third place game| RD1-seed1=| RD1-team1=Alabama| RD1-score1=89| RD1-seed2=| RD1-team2=Villanova| RD1-score2=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

References

{{National Invitation Tournament}}