- NIT Season Tip-Off
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North Carolina vs. Tennessee, Third Place Game, November 24, 2006
The NIT Season Tip-Off is an annual college basketball tournament that takes place in November of each year, around the beginning of the season. The first two rounds are held at campus sites and the semifinals and the finals are held at Madison Square Garden. The tournament began in 1985 as the Preseason NIT, so called to distinguish it from the post-season NIT. In 2005, the NCAA purchased the Men's Preseason and Postseason NIT and renamed the November tournament the NIT Season Tip-Off. The tournament remains one of the most well-known preseason tournaments, along with the Maui Invitational and the Great Alaska Shootout.
The tournament had a new format in 2006.[1] The first two rounds were held at regional "common sites" instead of campus sites, making the format more like the postseason NCAA Tournament. The semifinals and finals were still held at Madison Square Garden. In 2006, the common sites were Charlotte, N.C., Nashville, Tenn., Indianapolis and Spokane, Wash. The tournament returned to its previous format in 2007.
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Past Championship Games
- 1985 - Duke 92, Kansas 86
- 1986 - UNLV 96, Western Kentucky 95 (2 OT)
- 1987 - Florida 70, Seton Hall 68
- 1988 - Syracuse 86, Missouri 84 (OT)
- 1989 - Kansas 66, St. John's 57
- 1990 - Arizona 89, Arkansas 77
- 1991 - Oklahoma State 78, Georgia Tech 71
- 1992 - Indiana 78, Seton Hall 74
- 1993 - Kansas 86, Massachusetts 75
- 1994 - Ohio 84, New Mexico State 80 (OT)
- 1995 - Arizona 81, Georgetown 71
- 1996 - Indiana 85, Duke 69
- 1997 - Kansas 73, Florida State 58
- 1998 - North Carolina 57, Stanford 49
- 1999 - Arizona 63, Kentucky 51
- 2000 - Duke 63, Temple 60
- 2001 - Syracuse 74, Wake Forest 67
- 2002 - North Carolina 74, Stanford 57
- 2003 - Georgia Tech 85, Texas Tech 65
- 2004 - Wake Forest 63, Arizona 60
- 2005 - Duke 70, Memphis 67
- 2006 - Butler 79, Gonzaga 71
- 2007 - Texas A&M 70, Ohio State 47
- 2008 - Oklahoma 87, Purdue 82 (OT)
- 2009 - Duke 68, Connecticut 59
- 2010 - Tennessee 78, Villanova 68
2011[2]
First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals 1 Syracuse 95 Manhattan 56 1 Syracuse 98 Albany 74 Albany 77 Brown 68 1 Syracuse 4 Virginia Tech 4 Virginia Tech 91 Monmouth 46 4 Virginia Tech 78 Florida International 63 5 George Mason 76 Florida International 79 3 Stanford 75 Fresno State 59 3 Stanford 64 7 Colorado State 52 7 Colorado State 75 SMU 56 3 Stanford 2 Oklahoma State 2 Oklahoma State 73 Arkansas-Pine Bluff 46 2 Oklahoma State 90 8 UTSA 85 6 Oral Roberts 77 8 UTSA 78 2010[3]
First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals 1 Villanova 84 Marist 47 1 Villanova 82 Boston U. 66 7 George Washington 67 Boston U. 76 1 Villanova 82 4 UCLA 70 4 UCLA 79 Pepperdine 69 4 UCLA 57 Pacific 44 8 Nevada 53 Pacific 64 1 Villanova 68 2 Tennessee 78 3 Wake Forest 63 Hampton 56 3 Wake Forest 69 5 VCU 90 5 VCU 67 Winthrop 54 5 VCU 72 2 Tennessee 77 2 Tennessee 85 Belmont 76 2 Tennessee 60 6 Missouri State 56 6 Missouri State 80 Arkansas State 71 2009[4]
First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals 1 Duke 74 Coastal Carolina 49 1 Duke 101 8 Charlotte 59 8 Charlotte 75 Elon 61 1 Duke 64 4 Arizona State 53 4 Arizona State 84 Texas State 62 4 Arizona State 52 7 TCU 49 7 TCU 83 Cal State Northridge 65 1 Duke 68 2 Connecticut 59 3 LSU 56 Indiana State 45 3 LSU 71 5 Western Kentucky 67 5 Western Kentucky 69 Milwaukee 65 3 LSU 55 2 Connecticut 81 6 Hofstra 68 Yale 63 6 Hofstra 67 2 Connecticut 76 2 Connecticut 77 Colgate 63 2008
First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals E1 Boston College 90 E4 Loyola (MD) 57 E1 Boston College 82 E2 St John's 70 E2 St John's 86 E3 Cornell 75 E1 Boston College 64 M1 Purdue 71 M1 Purdue 87 M4 Eastern Michigan 58 M1 Purdue 78 M3 Loyola (IL) 46 M2 Georgia 53 M3 Loyola (IL) 74 M1 Purdue 82 S1 Oklahoma 87 W1 Arizona 75 W4 Florida Atlantic 62 W1 Arizona 71 W2 UAB 72 W2 UAB 64 W3 Santa Clara 61 W2 UAB 67 S1 Oklahoma 77 S1 Oklahoma 94 S4 Mississippi Valley State 53 S1 Oklahoma 82 S2 Davidson 78 S2 Davidson 99 S3 James Madison 64 2007
First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals E1 Syracuse 97 E4 Siena 89 E1 Syracuse 72 E2 St. Joseph's 69 E2 St. Joseph's 86 E3 Fairleigh Dickinson 66 E1 Syracuse 65 M1 Ohio State 79 M1 Ohio State 91 M4 Wisconsin-Green Bay 68 M1 Ohio State 68 M2 Columbia 54 M2 Columbia 47 M3 Delaware State 41 M1 Ohio State 47 S1 Texas A&M 70 W1 Washington 88 W4 NJIT 47 W1 Washington 83 W2 Utah 77 W2 Utah 77 W3 High Point 64 W1 Washington 63 S1 Texas A&M 77 S1 Texas A&M 67 S4 Oral Roberts 53 S1 Texas A&M 81 S2 UTEP 76 S2 UTEP 77 S3 Texas A&M-CC 62 See also
External links
- Official Site of the NIT
- Bloomberg.com article discussing purchase of NIT Preseason & Postseason tournaments
References
NCAA men's college basketball tournaments (United States) Division I
pre-season
tournamentsNIT Season Tip-Off • Coaches Vs. Cancer Classic • BB&T Classic Basketball Tournament • All-College Basketball Classic • Carrier Classic • Cancún Challenge • Charleston Classic • College Basketball Experience Classic • Diamond Head Classic • Dixie Classic • Great Alaska Shootout • Maui Invitational Tournament • South Padre Island Invitational • Old Spice Classic • 76 Classic • Las Vegas Classic • Las Vegas Invitational • Puerto Rico Tip-Off • Battle 4 Atlantis • Hall of Fame Tip Off • Chicago Invitational Challenge
Division I
post-season conference
tournamentsACC • America East • Atlantic 10 • Atlantic Sun • Big 12 • Big East • Big Sky • Big South • Big Ten • Big West • CAA • Conference USA • Horizon • MAAC • MEAC • Mid-American • Missouri Valley • Mountain West • Northeast • Ohio Valley • Pac-10 • Patriot • SEC • Southern • Southland • SWAC • Sun Belt • The Summit League • WAC • West Coast
Division I
postseason
tournamentsNCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship
National Invitation Tournament • NAIA Men's Basketball Championships • College Basketball Invitational • CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament • National Commissioners Invitational Tournament • 1922 National Intercollegiate Basketball Tournament • Portsmouth Invitational TournamentDivision II and III
postseason
tournamentsCategories:
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