# 1997 National Invitation Tournament

The 1997 National Invitation Tournament was the 1997 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition. Michigan's tournament victory was later vacated due to players Robert Traylor and Louis Bullock 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.
* Arkansas
* Bowling Green
* Bradley
* Connecticut
* Drexel
* Florida State
* Fresno State
* George Washington
* Hawaii
* Iona
* Memphis
* Miami (FL)
* Michigan
* Michigan State
* NC State
* Nebraska
* Nevada
* New Orleans
* Northern Arizona
* Notre Dame
* Oklahoma State
* Oral Roberts
* Oregon
* Pittsburgh
* Southwest Missouri State
* Syracuse
* TCU
* Tulane
* UAB
* UNLV
* Washington
* West Virginia

## Bracket

Below are the four first round brackets, along with the four-team championship bracket.
| First Round | First Round | First Round | Second Round | Second Round | Second Round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| Michigan State | Michigan State | 65 | | | | | | |
| George Washington | George Washington | 50 | | | | | | |
| George Washington | George Washington | 50 | Michigan State | Michigan State | 63 | | | |
| | | | Florida State | Florida State | 68 | | | |
| Florida State | Florida State | 82 | Florida State | Florida State | 68 | | | |
| Syracuse | Syracuse | 67 | | | | | | |
| Syracuse | Syracuse | 67 | | | | Florida State | Florida State | 76 |
| | | | | | | West Virginia | West Virginia | 71 |
| West Virginia | West Virginia | 98 | | | | | | | West Virginia | West Virginia | 71 |
| Bowling Green | Bowling Green | 95 | | | | | | |
| Bowling Green | Bowling Green | 95 | West Virginia | West Virginia | 76 | | | |
| | | | NC State | NC State | 73 | | | |
| NC State | NC State | 77 | NC State | NC State | 73 | | | |
| SW Missouri State | SW Missouri State | 66 | | | | | | |
| First Round | First Round | First Round | Second Round | Second Round | Second Round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| Nevada | Nevada | 97 | | | | | | |
| Fresno State | Fresno State | 86 | | | | | | |
| Fresno State | Fresno State | 86 | Nevada | Nevada | 68 | | | |
| | | | Nebraska | Nebraska | 78 | | | |
| Nebraska | Nebraska | 67 | Nebraska | Nebraska | 78 | | | |
| Washington | Washington | 63 | | | | | | |
| Washington | Washington | 63 | | | | Nebraska | Nebraska | 67 |
| | | | | | | Connecticut | Connecticut | 76 |
| Bradley | Bradley | 66 | | | | | | | Connecticut | Connecticut | 76 |
| Drexel | Drexel | 53 | | | | | | |
| Drexel | Drexel | 53 | Bradley | Bradley | 47 | | | |
| | | | Connecticut | Connecticut | 63 | | | |
| Connecticut | Connecticut | 71 | Connecticut | Connecticut | 63 | | | |
| Iona | Iona | 66 | | | | | | |
| First Round | First Round | First Round | Second Round | Second Round | Second Round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| Michigan | Michigan | 76 | | | | | | |
| Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) | 63 | | | | | | |
| Miami (FL) | Miami (FL) | 63 | Michigan | Michigan | 75 | | | |
| | | | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State | 65 | | | |
| Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State | 79 | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State | 65 | | | |
| Tulane | Tulane | 72 | | | | | | |
| Tulane | Tulane | 72 | | | | Michigan | Michigan | 67 |
| | | | | | | Notre Dame | Notre Dame | 66 |
| Notre Dame | Notre Dame | 74 | | | | | | | Notre Dame | Notre Dame | 66 |
| Oral Roberts | Oral Roberts | 58 | | | | | | |
| Oral Roberts | Oral Roberts | 58 | Notre Dame | Notre Dame | 82 | | | |
| | | | TCU | TCU | 72 | | | |
| TCU | TCU | 85 | TCU | TCU | 72 | | | |
| UAB | UAB | 62 | | | | | | |
| First Round | First Round | First Round | Second Round | Second Round | Second Round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| UNLV | UNLV | 66 | | | | | | |
| Memphis | Memphis | 62 | | | | | | |
| Memphis | Memphis | 62 | UNLV | UNLV | 89 | | | |
| | | | Hawaii | Hawaii | 80 | | | |
| Hawaii | Hawaii | 71 | Hawaii | Hawaii | 80 | | | |
| Oregon | Oregon | 61 | | | | | | |
| Oregon | Oregon | 61 | | | | UNLV | UNLV | 73 |
| | | | | | | Arkansas | Arkansas | 86 |
| Arkansas | Arkansas | 101 | | | | | | | Arkansas | Arkansas | 86 |
| Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona | 75 | | | | | | |
| Northern Arizona | Northern Arizona | 75 | Arkansas | Arkansas | 76 | | | |
| | | | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh | 71 | | | |
| Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh | 82 | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh | 71 | | | |
| New Orleans | New Orleans | 63 | | | | | | |

### Semifinals & finals

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| Florida State | Florida State | 71 | | | |
| Connecticut | Connecticut | 65 | | | |
| Connecticut | Connecticut | 65 | Florida State | Florida State | 73 |
| | | | Michigan | Michigan | 82 |
| Michigan | Michigan | 77 | Michigan | Michigan | 82 |
| Arkansas | Arkansas | 62 | | | |
| Third place game | Third place game | Third place game |
| Connecticut | Connecticut | 74 |
| Arkansas | Arkansas | 64 |
Michigan later forfeited its entire 1996–97 schedule after Robert Traylor, Maurice Taylor and Louis Bullock were found to have taken money from a Michigan booster.