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The 1997
National Invitation Tournament The National Invitation Tournament (NIT) is an annual men's college basketball tournament operated by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). Since 2023, all rounds of the tournament are played at various sites across the country whi ...
was the 1997 edition of the annual
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competition. Michigan's tournament victory was later vacated due to players Robert Traylor and
Louis Bullock Louis "Lou" Bullock Jr. (born May 20, 1976) is an American former professional basketball player. Although his records have officially been vacated, due to the University of Michigan basketball scandal, his vacated records are unsurpassed for mos ...
being ruled ineligible by the NCAA. Traylor also vacated his tournament Most Valuable Player award.


Selected teams

Below is a list of the 32 teams selected for the tournament.Tournament Results (1990's)
at nit.org, URL accessed November 7, 2009

11/6/09


Bracket

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


Semifinals & finals

Michigan later forfeited its entire 1996–97 schedule after Robert Traylor,
Maurice Taylor Maurice De Shawn Taylor (born October 30, 1976) is an American former professional basketball player. He played power forward and center positions. Originally from Detroit, Taylor played college basketball for the Michigan Wolverines and was ...
and
Louis Bullock Louis "Lou" Bullock Jr. (born May 20, 1976) is an American former professional basketball player. Although his records have officially been vacated, due to the University of Michigan basketball scandal, his vacated records are unsurpassed for mos ...
were found to have taken money from a Michigan booster.


See also

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1997 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament The 1997 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament involved 64 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 13, 1997, and ended with the champi ...
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1997 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament The 1997 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament was the 41st annual single-elimination tournament, single-elimination NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament, tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division II (NC ...
* 1997 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament *
1997 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament The 1997 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament began on March 14, 1997, and concluded on March 30, 1997, when Tennessee won the national title. The Final Four was held at Riverfront Coliseum in Cincinnati on March 28–30, 1997. Tenness ...
* 1997 NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament * 1997 NCAA Division III women's basketball tournament * 1997 NAIA Division I men's basketball tournament * 1997 NAIA Division II men's basketball tournament * 1997 NAIA Division I women's basketball tournament * 1997 NAIA Division I women's basketball tournament


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