# National Invitation Tournament 1983

El National Invitation Tournament 1983 fue la cuadragésimo sexta 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 Estatal de California en Fresno, que lograba su primer título en esta competición.

## Equipos

Participantes :
| 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 |

## 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 |
| 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 | | | |
| Primera ronda | Primera ronda | Primera ronda | Segunda ronda | Segunda ronda | Segunda ronda | Cuartos de final | Cuartos de final | Cuartos de final |
| 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 | | | |
| Primera ronda | Primera ronda | Primera ronda | Segunda ronda | Segunda ronda | Segunda ronda | Cuartos de final | Cuartos de final | Cuartos de final |
| 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 | | | |
| Primera ronda | Primera ronda | Primera ronda | Segunda ronda | Segunda ronda | Segunda ronda | Cuartos de final | Cuartos de final | Cuartos de final |
| 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 | | | |

### Semifinales y Final

| Semifinales | Semifinales | Semifinales | Final | Final | Final |
| 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 |
* Campeón del NIT 1983
* Fresno State Bulldogs 1.er título