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.Tournament Results (1970's) at nit.org, URL accessed November 7, 2009. 11/7/09
Alabama Alcorn State Central Michigan Clemson Dayton Holy Cross Indiana Kentucky Maryland Mississippi State Nevada New Mexico Northeast Louisiana Ohio State Old Dominion Oregon State Purdue Rhode Island Saint Joseph's St. Bonaventure Texas A&M Texas Tech Virginia Wagner
Brackets Below are the three first round brackets, along with the four-team championship bracket.
Indiana and Ohio State received byes to the Semifinals.
Semifinals & finals
See also 1979 NCAA Division I basketball tournament 1979 NCAA Division II basketball tournament 1979 NCAA Division III basketball tournament 1979 NAIA basketball tournament 1979 National Women's Invitational Tournament
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