The 2000 National Invitation Tournament was the year 2000's staging of the annual National Invitation Tournament, an NCAA college basketball competition.
Selected teams
Below is a list of the 32 teams selected for the tournament.[1]
Brackets/Results
Below are the four first round brackets, along with the four-team championship bracket.[1]
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Second Round |
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Siena |
66 |
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Massachusetts |
65 |
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Siena |
103 |
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Penn State |
105 |
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Penn State |
55 |
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Princeton |
41 |
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Penn State |
81 |
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Kent State |
74 |
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Kent State |
73 |
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Rutgers |
62 |
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Kent State |
81 |
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Villanova |
67 |
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Villanova |
72 |
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Delaware |
63 |
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Second Round |
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Quarterfinals |
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Notre Dame |
75 |
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Michigan |
65 |
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Notre Dame |
76 |
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Xavier |
64 |
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Xavier |
67 |
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Marquette |
63 |
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Notre Dame |
64 |
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BYU |
52 |
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BYU |
81 |
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Bowling Green |
54 |
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BYU |
82 |
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Southern Illinois |
57 |
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Southern Illinois |
94 |
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Colorado |
92 |
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First Round |
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Second Round |
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Quarterfinals |
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N.C. State |
64 |
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Tulane |
60 |
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N.C. State |
60 |
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Arizona State |
57 |
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Arizona State |
83 |
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New Mexico State |
77 |
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N.C. State |
77 |
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Mississippi |
54 |
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SW Missouri State |
77 |
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SMU |
64 |
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SW Missouri State |
48 |
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Mississippi |
70 |
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Mississippi |
62 |
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Charlotte |
45 |
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First Round |
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Second Round |
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Quarterfinals |
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Wake Forest |
83 |
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Vanderbilt |
68 |
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Wake Forest |
72 |
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New Mexico |
65 |
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New Mexico |
64 |
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South Florida |
58 |
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Wake Forest |
76 |
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California |
59 |
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Georgetown |
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Virginia |
111 |
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Georgetown |
49 |
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California |
60 |
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California |
70 |
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Long Beach State |
66 |
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Semifinals & Finals
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Semifinals |
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Finals |
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Penn State |
52 |
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Notre Dame |
73 |
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Notre Dame |
61 |
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Wake Forest |
71 |
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N.C. State |
59 |
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Wake Forest |
62 |
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- Third Place - Penn State 74, N.C. State 72
Local Radio
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Tournament Results (2000's) at nit.org, URL accessed November 5, 2009. Archived 11/5/09