# 1983 National Invitation Tournament

The 1983 National Invitation Tournament was the 1983 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition.

## Selected teams

Thirty-two teams accepted invitations to the tournament.
* Alabama State
* Arizona State
* Bowling Green
* Cal State Fullerton
* DePaul
* East Tennessee State
* Fordham
* Fresno State
* Idaho
* Iona
* LSU
* Michigan State
* Minnesota
* Mississippi
* Murray State
* Nebraska
* New Orleans
* Northwestern
* Notre Dame
* Old Dominion
* Oregon State
* St. Bonaventure
* South Carolina
* South Florida
* TCU
* UTEP
* Tulane
* Tulsa
* Vanderbilt
* Virginia Tech
* Wake Forest
* William & Mary

## 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 |
| Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt | 79 | | | | | | |
| East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State | 73 | | | | | | |
| East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State | 73 | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt | 68 | | | |
| | | | Wake Forest | Wake Forest | 75 | | | |
| Wake Forest | Wake Forest | 87 | Wake Forest | Wake Forest | 75 | | | |
| Murray State | Murray State | 80 | | | | | | |
| Murray State | Murray State | 80 | | | | Wake Forest | Wake Forest | 78 |
| | | | | | | South Carolina | South Carolina | 61 |
| South Carolina | South Carolina | 100 | | | | | | | South Carolina | South Carolina | 61 |
| Old Dominion | Old Dominion | 90 | | | | | | |
| Old Dominion | Old Dominion | 90 | South Carolina | South Carolina | 76 | | | |
| | | | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech | 75 | | | |
| Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech | 85 | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech | 75 | | | |
| William & Mary | William & Mary | 79 | | | | | | |
| First Round | First Round | First Round | Second Round | Second Round | Second Round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| Oregon State | Oregon State | 77 | | | | | | |
| Idaho | Idaho | 59 | | | | | | |
| Idaho | Idaho | 59 | Oregon State | Oregon State | 88 | | | |
| | | | New Orleans | New Orleans | 71 | | | |
| New Orleans | New Orleans | 99 | New Orleans | New Orleans | 71 | | | |
| LSU | LSU | 94 | | | | | | |
| LSU | LSU | 94 | | | | Oregon State | Oregon State | 67 |
| | | | | | | Fresno State | Fresno State | 76 |
| Michigan State | Michigan State | 72 | | | | | | | Fresno State | Fresno State | 76 |
| Bowling Green | Bowling Green | 71 | | | | | | |
| Bowling Green | Bowling Green | 71 | Michigan State | Michigan State | 58 | | | |
| | | | Fresno State | Fresno State | 72 | | | |
| Fresno State | Fresno State | 71 | Fresno State | Fresno State | 72 | | | |
| UTEP | UTEP | 64 | | | | | | |
| First Round | First Round | First Round | Second Round | Second Round | Second Round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| Nebraska | Nebraska | 72 | | | | | | |
| Tulane | Tulane | 65 | | | | | | |
| Tulane | Tulane | 65 | Nebraska | Nebraska | 85 | | | |
| | | | Iona | Iona | 73 | | | |
| Iona | Iona | 90 | Iona | Iona | 73 | | | |
| St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure | 76 | | | | | | |
| St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure | 76 | | | | Nebraska | Nebraska | 67 |
| | | | | | | TCU | TCU | 57 |
| Arizona State | Arizona State | 87 | | | | | | | TCU | TCU | 57 |
| Cal State Fullerton | Cal State Fullerton | 83 | | | | | | |
| Cal State Fullerton | Cal State Fullerton | 83 | Arizona State | Arizona State | 76 | | | |
| | | | TCU | TCU | 78 | | | |
| TCU | TCU | 64 | TCU | TCU | 78 | | | |
| Tulsa | Tulsa | 62 | | | | | | |
| First Round | First Round | First Round | Second Round | Second Round | Second Round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| DePaul | DePaul | 76 | | | | | | |
| Minnesota | Minnesota | 73 | | | | | | |
| Minnesota | Minnesota | 73 | DePaul | DePaul | 65 | | | |
| | | | Northwestern | Northwestern | 63 | | | |
| Northwestern | Northwestern | 71 | Northwestern | Northwestern | 63 | | | |
| Notre Dame | Notre Dame | 57 | | | | | | |
| Notre Dame | Notre Dame | 57 | | | | DePaul | DePaul | 75 |
| | | | | | | Mississippi | Mississippi | 67 |
| Mississippi | Mississippi | 87 | | | | | | | Mississippi | Mississippi | 67 |
| Alabama State | Alabama State | 75 | | | | | | |
| Alabama State | Alabama State | 75 | Mississippi | Mississippi | 65 | | | |
| | | | South Florida | South Florida | 57 | | | |
| South Florida | South Florida | 81 | South Florida | South Florida | 57 | | | |
| Fordham | Fordham | 69 | | | | | | |

### Semifinals & finals

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| Wake Forest | Wake Forest | 62 | | | |
| Fresno State | Fresno State | 86 | | | |
| Fresno State | Fresno State | 86 | Fresno State | Fresno State | 69 |
| | | | DePaul | DePaul | 60 |
| Nebraska | Nebraska | 58 | DePaul | DePaul | 60 |
| DePaul | DePaul | 68 | | | |