# 2001 National Invitation Tournament

The 2001 National Invitation Tournament was the 2001 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition.

## Selected teams

Below is a list of the 32 teams selected for the tournament.
| School | Conference | Record | Appearance | Last bid |
| Alabama | SEC | 21–10 | 9th | 1999 |
| Auburn | SEC | 17–13 | 5th | 1998 |
| Baylor | Big 12 | 19–11 | 3rd | 1990 |
| Bradley | Missouri Valley | 19–11 | 20th | 1999 |
| Connecticut | Big East | 19–11 | 11th | 1997 |
| Dayton | Atlantic 10 | 19–12 | 19th | 1998 |
| Detroit | MCC | 22–10 | 5th | 1978 |
| Illinois State | Missouri Valley | 21–8 | 8th | 1996 |
| McNeese State | Southland | 22–8 | 2nd | 1986 |
| Memphis | C-USA | 17–14 | 14th | 1998 |
| Miami (FL) | Big East | 16–12 | 6th | 1997 |
| Minnesota | Big Ten | 17–13 | 9th | 1998 |
| Mississippi State | SEC | 16–12 | 5th | 1999 |
| New Mexico | Mountain West | 19–12 | 15th | 2000 |
| Pepperdine | West Coast | 21–8 | 6th | 1999 |
| Pittsburgh | Big East | 18–13 | 8th | 1997 |
| Purdue | Big Ten | 16–14 | 7th | 1992 |
| Richmond | Colonial | 21–6 | 5th | 1992 |
| Seton Hall | Big East | 16–14 | 14th | 1999 |
| South Alabama | Sun Belt | 22–10 | 3rd | 1984 |
| South Carolina | SEC | 15–14 | 5th | 1999 |
| Southern Miss | C-USA | 22–8 | 8th | 1998 |
| St. Bonaventure | Atlantic 10 | 18–11 | 14th | 1998 |
| Toledo | MAC | 21–10 | 5th | 1999 |
| Tulsa | WAC | 21–11 | 7th | 1991 |
| UC Irvine | Big West | 25–4 | 3rd | 1986 |
| UNC Wilmington | Colonial | 19–10 | 2nd | 1998 |
| Utah | Mountain West | 19–11 | 11th | 1992 |
| UTEP | WAC | 22–8 | 7th | 1995 |
| Villanova | Big East | 18–12 | 14th | 2000 |
| West Virginia | Big East | 17–11 | 13th | 1997 |
| Wyoming | Mountain West | 20–9 | 7th | 1999 |

## 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 |
| (H) | Connecticut | 72 | | | | | | |
| | South Carolina | 65 | | | | | | |
| | South Carolina | 65 | (H) | Connecticut | 61 | | | |
| | | | | Detroit | 67 | | | |
| | Detroit | 68 | | Detroit | 67 | | | |
| (H) | Bradley | 49 | | | | | | |
| (H) | Bradley | 49 | | | | | Detroit | 59 |
| | | | | | | (H) | Dayton | 42 |
| (H) | Richmond | 79 | | | | | | | (H) | Dayton | 42 |
| | West Virginia | 56 | | | | | | |
| | West Virginia | 56 | | Richmond | 56 | | | |
| | | | (H) | Dayton | 71 | | | |
| (H) | Dayton | 68 | (H) | Dayton | 71 | | | |
| | UNC Wilmington | 59 | | | | | | |
| First Round | First Round | First Round | Second Round | Second Round | Second Round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| (H) | Alabama | 85 | | | | | | |
| | Seton Hall | 79 | | | | | | |
| | Seton Hall | 79 | (H) | Alabama | 79 | | | |
| | | | | Toledo | 69 | | | |
| (H) | Toledo | 76* | | Toledo | 69 | | | |
| | South Alabama | 67 | | | | | | |
| | South Alabama | 67 | | | | | Alabama | 85** |
| | | | | | | (H) | Purdue | 77 |
| (H) | Purdue | 90 | | | | | | | (H) | Purdue | 77 |
| | Illinois State | 79 | | | | | | |
| | Illinois State | 79 | (H) | Purdue | 90 | | | |
| | | | | Auburn | 60 | | | |
| (H) | Auburn | 60 | | Auburn | 60 | | | |
| | Miami (FL) | 58 | | | | | | |
| First Round | First Round | First Round | Second Round | Second Round | Second Round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| (H) | Minnesota | 87 | | | | | | |
| | Villanova | 78 | | | | | | |
| | Villanova | 78 | (H) | Minnesota | 70 | | | |
| | | | | Tulsa | 73* | | | |
| (H) | Tulsa | 75 | | Tulsa | 73* | | | |
| | UC Irvine | 71 | | | | | | |
| | UC Irvine | 71 | | | | | Tulsa | 77 |
| | | | | | | (H) | Mississippi State | 75 |
| (H) | Pittsburgh | 84 | | | | | | | (H) | Mississippi State | 75 |
| | St. Bonaventure | 75 | | | | | | |
| | St. Bonaventure | 75 | (H) | Pittsburgh | 61 | | | |
| | | | | Mississippi State | 66 | | | |
| (H) | Mississippi State | 75 | | Mississippi State | 66 | | | |
| | Southern Miss | 68 | | | | | | |
| First Round | First Round | First Round | Second Round | Second Round | Second Round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | Pepperdine | 72 | | | | | | |
| (H) | Wyoming | 69 | | | | | | |
| (H) | Wyoming | 69 | | Pepperdine | 75 | | | |
| | | | (H) | New Mexico | 81 | | | |
| (H) | New Mexico | 83 | (H) | New Mexico | 81 | | | |
| | Baylor | 73 | | | | | | |
| | Baylor | 73 | | | | | New Mexico | 63 |
| | | | | | | (H) | Memphis | 81 |
| (H) | UTEP | 84 | | | | | | | (H) | Memphis | 81 |
| | McNeese State | 74 | | | | | | |
| | McNeese State | 74 | | UTEP | 65 | | | |
| | | | (H) | Memphis | 90 | | | |
| | Memphis | 71 | (H) | Memphis | 90 | | | |
| (H) | Utah | 62 | | | | | | |

### Semifinals & finals

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| Detroit | Detroit | 63 | | | |
| Alabama | Alabama | 74 | | | |
| Alabama | Alabama | 74 | Alabama | Alabama | 66 |
| | | | Tulsa | Tulsa | 79 |
| Tulsa | Tulsa | 72 | Tulsa | Tulsa | 79 |
| Memphis | Memphis | 64 | | | |
| Third place game | Third place game | Third place game |
| Detroit | Detroit | 71 |
| Memphis | Memphis | 86 |
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