1978 National Invitation Tournament

The 1978 National Invitation Tournament was the 1978 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition.

1978 National Invitation Tournament

Season	1977–78
Teams	16
Finals site	Madison Square Garden, New York City
Champions	Texas Longhorns (1st title)
Runner-up	NC State Wolfpack (1st title game)
Semifinalists	Rutgers Scarlet Knights (2nd semifinal) Georgetown Hoyas (1st semifinal)
Winning coach	Abe Lemons (1st title)
MVP	Jim Krivacs & Ron Baxter (Texas)
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Selected teams

Below is a list of the 16 teams selected for the tournament.^[1]

• Army
• Dayton
• Detroit
• Fairfield
• Georgetown
• Illinois State
• Indiana State
• Nebraska
• North Carolina State
• Rutgers
• South Carolina
• Temple
• Texas
• Utah State
• VCU
• Virginia

Bracket

Below is the tournament bracket.^[1]

	First Round					Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Finals
	Dayton		108
	Fairfield		93
						Dayton		62
						Georgetown		71
	Georgetown		70OT
	Virginia		68
											Georgetown		85
											NC State		86
	NC State		83
	South Carolina		70
						NC State		84
						Detroit		77
	Detroit		94
	VCU		86
																NC State		93
																Texas		101
	Texas		72
	Temple		58
						Texas		67
						Nebraska		48
	Nebraska		67
	Utah State		66
											Texas		96
											Rutgers		76
	Rutgers		72
	Army		70
						Rutgers		57
						Indiana State		56
	Indiana State		73
	Illinois State		71

	Third place game
	Georgetown		72
	Rutgers		85

See also

• 1978 NCAA Division I basketball tournament
• 1978 NCAA Division II basketball tournament
• 1978 NCAA Division III basketball tournament
• 1978 NAIA Division I men's basketball tournament
• 1978 National Women's Invitational Tournament