2001 National Invitation Tournament

2001 National Invitation Tournament
Season	2000–01
Teams	32
Finals site	Madison Square Garden,; New York City
Champions	Tulsa Golden Hurricane (2nd title)
Runner-up	Alabama Crimson Tide (1st title game)
Semifinalists	Memphis Tigers (2nd semifinal); Detroit Titans (1st semifinal);
Winning coach	Buzz Peterson (1st title)
MVP	Marcus Hill (Tulsa)
National Invitation Tournaments
«2000	2002»

The 2001 National Invitation Tournament was the 2001 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition.

Quick facts Season, Teams ...

School	Conference	Record	Appearance	Last bid
Alabama	SEC	21–10	9th	1999
Auburn	SEC	17–13	5th	1998
Baylor	Big 12	19–11	3rd	1990
Bradley	Missouri Valley	19–11	20th	1999
Connecticut	Big East	19–11	11th	1997
Dayton	Atlantic 10	19–12	19th	1998
Detroit	MCC	22–10	5th	1978
Illinois State	Missouri Valley	21–8	8th	1996
McNeese State	Southland	22–8	2nd	1986
Memphis	C-USA	17–14	14th	1998
Miami (FL)	Big East	16–12	6th	1997
Minnesota	Big Ten	17–13	9th	1998
Mississippi State	SEC	16–12	5th	1999
New Mexico	Mountain West	19–12	15th	2000
Pepperdine	West Coast	21–8	6th	1999
Pittsburgh	Big East	18–13	8th	1997
Purdue	Big Ten	16–14	7th	1992
Richmond	Colonial	21–6	5th	1992
Seton Hall	Big East	16–14	14th	1999
South Alabama	Sun Belt	22–10	3rd	1984
South Carolina	SEC	15–14	5th	1999
Southern Miss	C-USA	22–8	8th	1998
St. Bonaventure	Atlantic 10	18–11	14th	1998
Toledo	MAC	21–10	5th	1999
Tulsa	WAC	21–11	7th	1991
UC Irvine	Big West	25–4	3rd	1986
UNC Wilmington	Colonial	19–10	2nd	1998
Utah	Mountain West	19–11	11th	1992
UTEP	WAC	22–8	7th	1995
Villanova	Big East	18–12	14th	2000
West Virginia	Big East	17–11	13th	1997
Wyoming	Mountain West	20–9	7th	1999

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