# 1990 National Invitation Tournament

The 1990 National Invitation Tournament was the 1990 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition. This tournament adopted the tenths-second game clock in the final minute of every period when played in NBA arenas, unlike whole seconds as in past years.

## Selected teams

Below is a list of the 32 teams selected for the tournament.
* Arizona State
* Baylor
* Bowling Green
* Cincinnati
* Creighton
* DePaul
* Fordham
* Hawaii
* Holy Cross
* James Madison
* Kent State
* Long Beach State
* Louisiana Tech
* Marquette
* Maryland
* Massachusetts
* Memphis
* Mississippi State
* New Mexico
* New Orleans
* Oklahoma State
* Oregon
* Penn State
* Rutgers
* Saint Louis
* Southern
* Southern Illinois
* Stanford
* Tennessee
* Tulsa
* Vanderbilt
* Wisconsin–Green Bay

## 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 |
| Maryland | Maryland | 91 | | | | | | |
| Massachusetts | Massachusetts | 81 | | | | | | |
| Massachusetts | Massachusetts | 81 | Maryland | Maryland | 78 | | | |
| | | | Penn State | Penn State | 80 | | | |
| Penn State | Penn State | 57 | Penn State | Penn State | 80 | | | |
| Marquette | Marquette | 54 | | | | | | |
| Marquette | Marquette | 54 | | | | Penn State | Penn State | 58 |
| | | | | | | Rutgers | Rutgers | 55 |
| Rutgers | Rutgers | 87 | | | | | | | Rutgers | Rutgers | 55 |
| Holy Cross | Holy Cross | 78 | | | | | | |
| Holy Cross | Holy Cross | 78 | Rutgers | Rutgers | 81 | | | |
| | | | Fordham | Fordham | 74 | | | |
| Fordham | Fordham | 106 | Fordham | Fordham | 74 | | | |
| Southern | Southern | 80 | | | | | | |
| First Round | First Round | First Round | Second Round | Second Round | Second Round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| Mississippi State | Mississippi State | 84 | | | | | | |
| Baylor | Baylor | 75 | | | | | | |
| Baylor | Baylor | 75 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State | 60 | | | |
| | | | New Orleans | New Orleans | 65 | | | |
| New Orleans | New Orleans | 78 | New Orleans | New Orleans | 65 | | | |
| James Madison | James Madison | 74 | | | | | | |
| James Madison | James Madison | 74 | | | | New Orleans | New Orleans | 85 |
| | | | | | | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt | 88 |
| Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt | 98 | | | | | | | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt | 88 |
| Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech | 90 | | | | | | |
| Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech | 90 | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt | 89 | | | |
| | | | Tennessee | Tennessee | 85 | | | |
| Tennessee | Tennessee | 73 | Tennessee | Tennessee | 85 | | | |
| Memphis | Memphis | 71 | | | | | | |
| First Round | First Round | First Round | Second Round | Second Round | Second Round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| DePaul | DePaul | 89 | | | | | | |
| Creighton | Creighton | 72 | | | | | | |
| Creighton | Creighton | 72 | DePaul | DePaul | 61 | | | |
| | | | Cincinnati | Cincinnati | 59 | | | |
| Cincinnati | Cincinnati | 75 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati | 59 | | | |
| Bowling Green | Bowling Green | 60 | | | | | | |
| Bowling Green | Bowling Green | 60 | | | | DePaul | DePaul | 47 |
| | | | | | | Saint Louis | Saint Louis | 54 |
| Saint Louis | Saint Louis | 85 | | | | | | | Saint Louis | Saint Louis | 54 |
| Kent State | Kent State | 74 | | | | | | |
| Kent State | Kent State | 74 | Saint Louis | Saint Louis | '58 | | | |
| | | | Wisconsin–Green Bay | Wisconsin–Green Bay | 54 | | | |
| Wisconsin–Green Bay | Wisconsin–Green Bay | 73 | Wisconsin–Green Bay | Wisconsin–Green Bay | 54 | | | |
| Southern Illinois | Southern Illinois | 60 | | | | | | |
| First Round | First Round | First Round | Second Round | Second Round | Second Round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| Hawaii | Hawaii | 69 | | | | | | |
| Stanford | Stanford | 57 | | | | | | |
| Stanford | Stanford | 57 | Hawaii | Hawaii | '84 | | | |
| | | | Long Beach State | Long Beach State | 79 | | | |
| Long Beach State | Long Beach State | 86 | Long Beach State | Long Beach State | 79 | | | |
| Arizona State | Arizona State | 71 | | | | | | |
| Arizona State | Arizona State | 71 | | | | Hawaii | Hawaii | 58 |
| | | | | | | New Mexico | New Mexico | 80 |
| Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State | 83 | | | | | | | New Mexico | New Mexico | 80 |
| Tulsa | Tulsa | 74 | | | | | | |
| Tulsa | Tulsa | 74 | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State | 88 | | | |
| | | | New Mexico | New Mexico | 90 | | | |
| New Mexico | New Mexico | 89 | New Mexico | New Mexico | 90 | | | |
| Oregon | Oregon | 78 | | | | | | |

### Semifinals & finals

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| Penn State | Penn State | 62 | | | |
| Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt | 75 | | | |
| Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt | 75 | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt | 74 |
| | | | Saint Louis | Saint Louis | 72 |
| Saint Louis | Saint Louis | 80 | Saint Louis | Saint Louis | 72 |
| New Mexico | New Mexico | 73 | | | |
| Third place game | Third place game | Third place game |
| Penn State | Penn State | 83 |
| New Mexico | New Mexico | 81 |