1990 National Invitation Tournament

The 1990 National Invitation Tournament was the 1990 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition. This tournament adopted the tenths-second game clock in the final minute of every period when played in NBA arenas, unlike whole seconds as in past years.

1990 National Invitation Tournament

Season	1989–90
Teams	32
Finals site	Madison Square Garden New York City
Champions	Vanderbilt Commodores (1st title)
Runner-up	Saint Louis Billikens (4th title game)
Semifinalists	Penn State Nittany Lions (1st semifinal) New Mexico Lobos (2nd semifinal)
Winning coach	Eddie Fogler (1st title)
MVP	Scott Draud (Vanderbilt)
National Invitation Tournaments «1989 1991»

Selected teams

Below is a list of the 32 teams selected for the tournament.

• Arizona State
• Baylor
• Bowling Green
• Cincinnati
• Creighton
• DePaul
• Fordham
• Hawaii
• Holy Cross
• James Madison
• Kent State
• Long Beach State
• Louisiana Tech
• Marquette
• Maryland
• Massachusetts
• Memphis
• Mississippi State
• New Mexico
• New Orleans
• Oklahoma State
• Oregon
• Penn State
• Rutgers
• Saint Louis
• Southern
• Southern Illinois
• Stanford
• Tennessee
• Tulsa
• Vanderbilt
• Wisconsin–Green Bay

Bracket

Below are the four first round brackets, along with the four-team championship bracket.

	First Round					Second Round					Quarterfinals
	Maryland		91
	Massachusetts		81
						Maryland		78
						Penn State		80
	Penn State		57
	Marquette		54
											Penn State		58
											Rutgers		55
	Rutgers		87
	Holy Cross		78
						Rutgers		81
						Fordham		74
	Fordham		106
	Southern		80

	First Round					Second Round					Quarterfinals
	Mississippi State		84
	Baylor		75
						Mississippi State		60
						New Orleans		65
	New Orleans		78
	James Madison		74
											New Orleans		85
											Vanderbilt		88
	Vanderbilt		98
	Louisiana Tech		90
						Vanderbilt		89
						Tennessee		85
	Tennessee		73
	Memphis		71

	First Round					Second Round					Quarterfinals
	DePaul		89
	Creighton		72
						DePaul		61
						Cincinnati		59
	Cincinnati		75
	Bowling Green		60
											DePaul		47
											Saint Louis		54
	Saint Louis		85
	Kent State		74
						Saint Louis		'58
						Wisconsin–Green Bay		54
	Wisconsin–Green Bay		73
	Southern Illinois		60

	First Round					Second Round					Quarterfinals
	Hawaii		69
	Stanford		57
						Hawaii		'84
						Long Beach State		79
	Long Beach State		86
	Arizona State		71
											Hawaii		58
											New Mexico		80
	Oklahoma State		83
	Tulsa		74
						Oklahoma State		88
						New Mexico		90
	New Mexico		89
	Oregon		78

Semifinals & finals

	Semifinals					Finals
	Penn State		62
	Vanderbilt		75
						Vanderbilt		74
						Saint Louis		72
	Saint Louis		80
	New Mexico		73

	Third place game
	Penn State		83
	New Mexico		81

See also

• 1990 National Women's Invitational Tournament
• 1990 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
• 1990 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament
• 1990 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament
• 1990 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament
• 1990 NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament
• 1990 NCAA Division III women's basketball tournament
• 1990 NAIA Division I men's basketball tournament
• 1990 NAIA Division I women's basketball tournament