# National Invitation Tournament 1990

El National Invitation Tournament 1990 fue la quincuagésimo tercera edición del National Invitation Tournament. La disputaron 32 equipos, celebrándose la fase final de la competición en el Madison Square Garden de Nueva York. El ganador fue la Universidad de Vanderbilt, que lograba su primer título en esta competición.

## Equipos

Participantes :
| Arizona State | Baylor | Bowling Green | Cincinnati |
| Creighton | DePaul | Fordham | Hawái |
| 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 |

## Fase final

Cuadro final de resultados.
| Primera ronda | Primera ronda | Primera ronda | Segunda ronda | Segunda ronda | Segunda ronda | Cuartos de final | Cuartos de final | Cuartos de final |
| 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 | | | |
| Primera ronda | Primera ronda | Primera ronda | Segunda ronda | Segunda ronda | Segunda ronda | Cuartos de final | Cuartos de final | Cuartos de final |
| 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 | | | |
| Primera ronda | Primera ronda | Primera ronda | Segunda ronda | Segunda ronda | Segunda ronda | Cuartos de final | Cuartos de final | Cuartos de final |
| 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 | | | |
| Primera ronda | Primera ronda | Primera ronda | Segunda ronda | Segunda ronda | Segunda ronda | Cuartos de final | Cuartos de final | Cuartos de final |
| 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 | | | | Hawái | Hawái | 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 | | | |

### Semifinales y Final

| Semifinales | Semifinales | Semifinales | Final | Final | Final |
| 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 |
| Tercer y cuarto puesto | Tercer y cuarto puesto | Tercer y cuarto puesto |
| Penn State | Penn State | 83 |
| New Mexico | New Mexico | 81 |
* Campeón del NIT 1990
* Vanderbilt Commodores 1.er título