1995 National Invitation Tournament
Annual NCAA basketball competition
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The 1995 National Invitation Tournament was the 1995 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition. The 1995 tournament was notable for the roster size of eventual champion Virginia Tech - injuries prior to and during the tournament meant the Hokies won some games with as few as six active players.
Season1994–95
Teams32
Finals siteMadison Square Garden,
New York City
New York City
ChampionsVirginia Tech Hokies (2nd title)
| Season | 1994–95 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teams | 32 | ||||
| Finals site | Madison Square Garden, New York City | ||||
| Champions | Virginia Tech Hokies (2nd title) | ||||
| Runner-up | Marquette Golden Eagles (3rd title game) | ||||
| Semifinalists |
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| Winning coach | Bill Foster (1st title) | ||||
| MVP | Shawn Smith (Virginia Tech) | ||||
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Selected teams
Below is a list of the 32 teams selected for the tournament.[1]
- Auburn
- Bradley
- Canisius
- Clemson
- College of Charleston
- Colorado
- Coppin State
- DePaul
- Eastern Michigan
- George Washington
- Georgia
- Illinois State
- Iowa
- Marquette
- Miami (FL)
- Montana
- Nebraska
- New Mexico State
- Ohio
- Penn State
- Providence
- St. Bonaventure
- St. John's
- Saint Joseph's
- Seton Hall
- South Florida
- Southern Miss
- Texas Tech
- Utah State
- UTEP
- Virginia Tech
- Washington State
Bracket
Below are the four first round brackets, along with the four-team championship bracket.[1]
| First Round | Second Round | Quarterfinals | ||||||||||||
| Providence | 72 | |||||||||||||
| College of Charleston | 67 | |||||||||||||
| Providence | 78 | |||||||||||||
| Virginia Tech | 91 | |||||||||||||
| Virginia Tech | 62 | |||||||||||||
| Clemson | 54 | |||||||||||||
| Virginia Tech | 64 | |||||||||||||
| New Mexico State | 61 | |||||||||||||
| UTEP | 90 | |||||||||||||
| Montana | 60 | |||||||||||||
| UTEP | 89 | |||||||||||||
| New Mexico State | 92 | |||||||||||||
| New Mexico State | 97 | |||||||||||||
| Colorado | 83 | |||||||||||||
| First Round | Second Round | Quarterfinals | ||||||||||||
| Bradley | 86 | |||||||||||||
| Eastern Michigan | 85 | |||||||||||||
| Bradley | 53 | |||||||||||||
| Canisius | 55 | |||||||||||||
| Canisius | 83 | |||||||||||||
| Seton Hall | 71 | |||||||||||||
| Canisius | 89 | |||||||||||||
| Washington State | 80 | |||||||||||||
| Washington State | 94 | |||||||||||||
| Texas Tech | 82 | |||||||||||||
| Washington State | 83 | |||||||||||||
| Illinois State | 80 | |||||||||||||
| Illinois State | 93 | |||||||||||||
| Utah State | 87 | |||||||||||||
| First Round | Second Round | Quarterfinals | ||||||||||||
| South Florida | 74 | |||||||||||||
| St. John's | 68 | |||||||||||||
| South Florida | 75 | |||||||||||||
| Coppin State | 59 | |||||||||||||
| Coppin State | 75 | |||||||||||||
| Saint Joseph's | 68 | |||||||||||||
| South Florida | 60 | |||||||||||||
| Marquette | 67 | |||||||||||||
| Marquette | 68 | |||||||||||||
| Auburn | 61 | |||||||||||||
| Marquette | 70 | |||||||||||||
| St. Bonaventure | 61 | |||||||||||||
| St. Bonaventure | 75 | |||||||||||||
| Southern Miss | 70 | |||||||||||||
| First Round | Second Round | Quarterfinals | ||||||||||||
| Iowa | 96 | |||||||||||||
| DePaul | 87 | |||||||||||||
| Iowa | 66 | |||||||||||||
| Ohio | 62 | |||||||||||||
| Ohio | 83 | |||||||||||||
| George Washington | 71 | |||||||||||||
| Iowa | 64 | |||||||||||||
| Penn State | 67 | |||||||||||||
| Nebraska | 69 | |||||||||||||
| Georgia | 61 | |||||||||||||
| Nebraska | 59 | |||||||||||||
| Penn State | 65 | |||||||||||||
| Penn State | 62 | |||||||||||||
| Miami (FL) | 56 | |||||||||||||
Semifinals & finals
| Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||
| Virginia Tech | 71 | ||||||||
| Canisius | 59 | ||||||||
| Virginia Tech | 65 | ||||||||
| Marquette | 64 | ||||||||
| Marquette | 87 | ||||||||
| Penn State | 79 | ||||||||
| Third place game | ||||
| Canisius | 62 | |||
| Penn State | 66 | |||