1979 National Invitation Tournament

1979 National Invitation Tournament
Season	1978–79
Teams	24
Finals site	Madison Square Garden; New York City
Champions	Indiana (1st title)
Runner-up	Purdue (2nd title game)
Semifinalists	Alabama (3rd semifinal); Ohio State (1st semifinal);
Winning coach	Bob Knight (1st title)
MVP	Butch Carter & Ray Tolbert (Indiana)
National Invitation Tournaments
«1978	1980»

The 1979 National Invitation Tournament was the 1979 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition. Indiana University defeated their rival Purdue University 53-52 in the championship game. Purdue appeared in the 1980 NCAA Men's Final Four while Indiana won the national championship at the 1981 NCAA Men's Final Four.

Selected teams

Below is a list of the 24 teams selected for the tournament.^[1]

Below are the three first round brackets, along with the four-team championship bracket.^[1]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Tournament Results (1970's) at nit.org, URL accessed November 7, 2009. Archived 11/7/09

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