1991 National Invitation Tournament

The 1991 National Invitation Tournament was the 1991 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition. This tournament adopted the tenths-second game clock in the final minute of every period.

1991 National Invitation Tournament

Season	1990–91
Teams	32
Finals site	Madison Square Garden New York City
Champions	Stanford Cardinal (1st title)
Runner-up	Oklahoma Sooners (1st title game)
Semifinalists	Colorado Buffaloes (3rd semifinal) UMass Minutemen (1st semifinal)
Winning coach	Mike Montgomery (1st title)
MVP	Adam Keefe (Stanford)
National Invitation Tournaments «1990 1992»

Selected teams

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

Team	Conference	Overall record	Appearance	Last bid
Arkansas State	American South	21–8	4th	1989
Ball State	MAC	21–9	1st	Never
Boise State	Big Sky	18–10	3rd	1989
Bowling Green	MAC	17–12	10th	1990
Butler	Midwestern Collegiate	18–10	4th	1989
Cincinnati	Metro	17–11	8th	1990
Colorado	Big Eight	15–13	3rd	1940
Coppin State	MEAC	19–10	1st	Never
Fairleigh Dickinson	Northeast	22–8	1st	Never
Fordham	Patriot	24–7	16th	1990
Furman	SoCon	20–8	1st	Never
George Washington	Atlantic 10	19–11	1st	Never
Houston	Southwest	18–10	5th	1988
James Madison	CAA	19–9	3rd	1990
La Salle	MAAC	19–9	11th	1987
Memphis State	Metro	16–14	11th	1990
Michigan	Big Ten	14–14	5th	1984
Oklahoma	Big Eight	16–14	4th	1982
Providence	Big East	17–12	11th	1986
Rice	Southwest	16–13	2nd	1943
Siena	MAAC	23–9	2nd	1988
South Carolina	Metro	19–12	5th	1983
South Florida	Sun Belt	19–10	4th	1985
Southern Illinois	Missouri Valley	16–13	6th	1990
Southwest Missouri State	Missouri Valley	21–11	2nd	1986
Stanford	Pac-10	15–13	3rd	1990
Tulsa	Missouri Valley	18–11	6th	1990
UAB	Sun Belt	18–12	3rd	1989
UMass	Atlantic 10	17–11	8th	1990
West Virginia	Atlantic 10	16–13	9th	1988
Wisconsin	Big Ten	14–14	2nd	1989
Wyoming	WAC	19–11	4th	1986

Bracket

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

	First Round					Second Round					Quarterfinals
	Providence		98
	James Madison		93
						Providence		85
						West Virginia		79
	West Virginia		86
	Furman		67
											Providence		74
											Oklahoma		83
	Cincinnati		82
	Ball State		55
						Cincinnati		81
						Oklahoma		89
	Oklahoma		111
	Tulsa		86

	First Round					Second Round					Quarterfinals
	Colorado		71
	Michigan		64
						Colorado		83
						Wyoming		75
	Wyoming		63
	Butler		61
											Colorado		81
											Arkansas State		75
	Memphis State		82
	UAB		76
						Memphis		57
						Arkansas State		58
	Arkansas State		78
	Rice		71

	First Round					Second Round					Quarterfinals
	UMass		93
	La Salle		90
						UMass		78
						Fordham		74
	Fordham		76
	South Florida		66
											UMass		82
											Siena		80
	South Carolina		69
	George Washington		63
						South Carolina		58
						Siena		63
	Siena		90
	Fairleigh Dickinson		85

	First Round					Second Round					Quarterfinals
	Southern Illinois		75
	Boise State		74
						Southern Illinois		72
						SW Missouri State		69
	SW Missouri State		57
	Coppin State		47
											Southern Illinois		68
											Stanford		78
	Wisconsin		87
	Bowling Green		79
						Wisconsin		72
						Stanford		80
	Stanford		93
	Houston		86

Semifinals & finals

	Semifinals					Finals
	Oklahoma		88
	Colorado		78
						Oklahoma		72
						Stanford		78
	UMass		71
	Stanford		78

	Third place game
	Colorado		98
	UMass		91

See also

• 1991 National Women's Invitational Tournament
• 1991 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
• 1991 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament
• 1991 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament
• 1991 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament
• 1991 NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament
• 1991 NCAA Division III women's basketball tournament
• 1991 NAIA men's basketball tournament
• 1991 NAIA women's basketball tournament