2014 NIT Men's Basketball Tournamnet

2014 NIT Basketball Tournament

The 2014 National Invitation Tournament was a single-elimination tournament of 32 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I teams that were not selected to participate in the 2014 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. The 77th annual tournament began March 18 on campus sites ended on April 3 at Madison Square Garden in New York City. The Minnesota Golden Gophers coached by Richard Pitino won their third NIT title, defeating the SMU Mustangs in the championship game. Austin Hollins of Minnesota was named the tournament MVP.

2014 NIT Tournament at Madison Square Gardens

Semifinals			National Championship Game

1	SMU	65
3	Clemson	59
			1	SMU	63
			1	Minnesota	65
1	Minnesota	67
1	Florida State	64

Preliminary Rounds (1) held On Campus

Team	Season W-L	Conference	Invitation
SMU	22-9	American	At-large bid
California	22-12	Pac-12	At-large bid
Arkansas	23-8	SEC	At-large bid
San Francisco	23-8	West Coast	At-large bid
LSU	20-11	SEC	At-large bid
Indiana State	18-15	MVC	At-large bid
Utah Valley	24-8	WAC	Automatic
UC Irvine	21-12	Big West	Automatic

Quarterfinals			Semifinals			Finals

1	SMU	68
8	UC Irvine	54
				SMU	80
				LSU	67
5	LSU	71
4	San Francisco	63

							SMU	67
							California	65
3	Arkansas	91
6	Indiana State	71
				California	75
				Arkansas	64
7	Utah Valley	64
2	California	77

Preliminary Rounds (2) held On Campus

Team	Season W-L	Conference	Invitation
Florida State	23-8	ACC	At-large bid
Georgia	22-11	SEC	At-large bid
Louisiana Tech	18-13	CUSA	At-large bid
Georgetown	18-13	Big East	At-large bid
West Virginia	22-9	Big 12	At-large bid
Iona	22-9	MAAC	At-large bid
Vermont	25-7	America East	Automatic
Florida Gulf Coast	21-11	Atlantic Sun	Automatic

Quarterfinals			Semifinals			Finals

1	Florida State	58
8	Florida Gulf Coast	53
				Florida State	101
				Georgetown	90
5	West Virginia	65
4	Georgetown	77

							Florida State	78
							Louisiana Tech	75
3	Louisiana Tech	89
6	Iona	88
				Georgia	71
				Louisiana Tech	79
7	Vermont	56
2	Georgia	63

Preliminary Rounds (3) held On Campus

Team	Season W-L	Conference	Invitation
St. Johns	21-10	Big East	At-large bid
Illinois	22-10	Big Ten	At-large bid
Clemson	22-10	ACC	At-large bid
Green Bay	20-12	Horizon	At-large bid
Belmont	25-7	Ohio Valley	At-large bid
Georgia State	21-10	Sun Belt	At-large bid
Boston University	20-11	Patriot	Automatic
Robert Morris	24-9	Northeast	Automatic

Quarterfinals			Semifinals			Finals

1	St. Johns	78
8	Robert Morris	89
				Robert Morris	71
				Belmont	82
5	Belmont	80
4	Green Bay	65

							Belmont	68
							Clemson	73
3	Clemson	78
6	Georgia State	66
				Illinois	49
				Clemson	50
7	Boston University	62
2	Illinois	66

Preliminary Rounds (4) held On Campus

Team	Season W-L	Conference	Invitation
Minnesota	18-13	Big Ten	At-large bid
Missouri	20-12	SEC	At-large bid
Southern Miss	21-12	CUSA	At-large bid
Saint Mary's	21-12	West Coast	At-large bid
Utah	18-12	Pac-12	At-large bid
Toledo	23-11	MAC	At-large bid
Davidson	19-12	Southern	Automatic
High Point	18-15	Big South	Automatic

Quarterfinals			Semifinals			Finals

1	Minnesota	88
8	High Point	81
				Minnesota	63
				Saint Mary's	55
5	Utah	58
4	Saint Mary's	70

							Minnesota	81
							Southern Miss	73
3	Southern Miss	65
6	Toledo	59
				Missouri	63
				Southern Miss	71
7	Davidson	77
2	Missouri	85