# 1989 National Invitation Tournament

The 1989 National Invitation Tournament was the 1989 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition.

## Selected teams

Below is a list of the 32 teams selected for the tournament.
| Team | Conference |
| Akron | Independent |
| Arkansas State | American South Conference |
| Boise State | Big Sky Conference |
| California | Pac-10 Conference |
| Charlotte | Sun Belt Conference |
| Connecticut | Big East Conference |
| Georgia Southern | Trans America Athletic Conference |
| Hawaii | Western Athletic Conference |
| Kent State | Mid-American Conference |
| Michigan State | Big Ten Conference |
| Murray State | Ohio Valley Conference |
| Nebraska | Big Eight Conference |
| New Mexico | Western Athletic Conference |
| New Mexico State | Big West Conference |
| New Orleans | American South Conference |
| Ohio State | Big Ten Conference |
| Oklahoma State | Big Eight Conference |
| Ole Miss | Southeast Conference |
| Penn State | Atlantic 10 Conference |
| Pepperdine | West Coast Athletic Conference |
| Richmond | Colonial Athletic Association |
| St. John's | Big East Conference |
| Saint Louis | Midwest Collegiate Conference |
| Saint Peter's | Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference |
| Santa Clara | West Coast Athletic Conference |
| Southern Illinois | Missouri Valley Conference |
| Temple | Atlantic 10 Conference |
| UAB | Sun Belt Conference |
| UC Santa Barbara | Big West Conference |
| Villanova | Big East Conference |
| Wichita State | Missouri Valley Conference |
| Wisconsin | Big Ten Conference |

## 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 |
| Connecticut | Connecticut | 67 | | | | | | |
| Charlotte | Charlotte | 62 | | | | | | |
| Charlotte | Charlotte | 62 | Connecticut | Connecticut | 73 | | | |
| | | | California | California | 72 | | | |
| California | California | 73 | California | California | 72 | | | |
| Hawaii | Hawaii | 57 | | | | | | |
| Hawaii | Hawaii | 57 | | | | Connecticut | Connecticut | 79 |
| | | | | | | UAB | UAB | 85 |
| UAB | UAB | 83 | | | | | | | UAB | UAB | 85 |
| Georgia Southern | Georgia Southern | 74 | | | | | | |
| Georgia Southern | Georgia Southern | 74 | UAB | UAB | 64 | | | |
| | | | Richmond | Richmond | 61 | | | |
| Richmond | Richmond | 70 | Richmond | Richmond | 61 | | | |
| Temple | Temple | 56 | | | | | | |
| First Round | First Round | First Round | Second Round | Second Round | Second Round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| St. John's | St. John's | 70 | | | | | | |
| Ole Miss | Ole Miss | 67 | | | | | | |
| Ole Miss | Ole Miss | 67 | St. John's | St. John's | 76 | | | |
| | | | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State | 64 | | | |
| Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State | 69 | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State | 64 | | | |
| Boise State | Boise State | 55 | | | | | | |
| Boise State | Boise State | 55 | | | | St. John's | St. John's | 83 |
| | | | | | | Ohio State | Ohio State | 80 |
| Nebraska | Nebraska | 81 | | | | | | | Ohio State | Ohio State | 80 |
| Arkansas State | Arkansas State | 79 | | | | | | |
| Arkansas State | Arkansas State | 79 | Nebraska | Nebraska | 74 | | | |
| | | | Ohio State | Ohio State | 85 | | | |
| Ohio State | Ohio State | 81 | Ohio State | Ohio State | 85 | | | |
| Akron | Akron | 70 | | | | | | |
| First Round | First Round | First Round | Second Round | Second Round | Second Round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| Villanova | Villanova | 76 | | | | | | |
| Saint Peter's | Saint Peter's | 56 | | | | | | |
| Saint Peter's | Saint Peter's | 56 | Villanova | Villanova | 76 | | | |
| | | | Penn State | Penn State | 67 | | | |
| Penn State | Penn State | 89 | Penn State | Penn State | 67 | | | |
| Murray State | Murray State | 73 | | | | | | |
| Murray State | Murray State | 73 | | | | Villanova | Villanova | 63 |
| | | | | | | Michigan State | Michigan State | 70 |
| Michigan State | Michigan State | 83 | | | | | | | Michigan State | Michigan State | 70 |
| Kent State | Kent State | 69 | | | | | | |
| Kent State | Kent State | 69 | Michigan State | Michigan State | 79 | | | |
| | | | Wichita State | Wichita State | 67 | | | |
| Wichita State | Wichita State | 70 | Wichita State | Wichita State | 67 | | | |
| UC Santa Barbara | UC Santa Barbara | 62 | | | | | | |
| First Round | First Round | First Round | Second Round | Second Round | Second Round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| New Mexico | New Mexico | 91 | | | | | | |
| Santa Clara | Santa Clara | 76 | | | | | | |
| Santa Clara | Santa Clara | 76 | New Mexico | New Mexico | 86 | | | |
| | | | Pepperdine | Pepperdine | 69 | | | |
| Pepperdine | Pepperdine | 84 | Pepperdine | Pepperdine | 69 | | | |
| New Mexico State | New Mexico State | 69 | | | | | | |
| New Mexico State | New Mexico State | 69 | | | | New Mexico | New Mexico | 65 |
| | | | | | | Saint Louis | Saint Louis | 66 |
| Wisconsin | Wisconsin | 63 | | | | | | | Saint Louis | Saint Louis | 66 |
| New Orleans | New Orleans | 61 | | | | | | |
| New Orleans | New Orleans | 61 | Wisconsin | Wisconsin | 68 | | | |
| | | | Saint Louis | Saint Louis | 73 | | | |
| Saint Louis | Saint Louis | 87 | Saint Louis | Saint Louis | 73 | | | |
| Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois | 54 | | | | | | |

### Semifinals & finals

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| UAB | UAB | 65 | | | |
| St. John's | St. John's | 76 | | | |
| St. John's | St. John's | 76 | St. John's | St. John's | 73 |
| | | | Saint Louis | Saint Louis | 65 |
| Michigan State | Michigan State | 64 | Saint Louis | Saint Louis | 65 |
| Saint Louis | Saint Louis | 74 | | | |
| Third place game | Third place game | Third place game |
| UAB | UAB | 78 |
| Michigan State | Michigan State | 76 |