NCAA Men's D! Basketball 2021 Tournamnet

2021 NIT Basketball Tournament

The 2021 National Invitation Tournament was a single-elimination tournament of 16 NCAA Division I men's college basketball teams that had not been selected to participate in the 2021 NCAA tournament. The 83rd annual tournament began on March 17 and ended on March 28. All rounds were played at the Comerica Center in Frisco, Texas or the UNT Coliseum in Denton, Texas. First-round games began on Wednesday, March 17, and was played through Saturday, March 20. Quarterfinals also took place Thursday, March 25. The semifinals and championship took place Saturday and Sunday, March 27 and 28. The 2021 tournament also featured a third-place game Sunday, March 28, which had not been played at the NIT since 2003. This was the first NIT in which the semifinals and final were not played in New York City. The Memphis Tigers coached by Penny Hardaway claimed their second NIT title, defeating the Mississippi State Bulldogs in the championship game. Landers Nolley II of Memphis was named the tournament MVP.

2021 NIT Tournament at Comerica Center, Frisco, Texas

NIT Semifinals			NIT Championship Game

1	Colorado State	67
1	Memphis	90
			1	Memphis	77
			4	Mississippi State	64
4	Mississippi State	84
4	Louisiana Tech	62

Regional 1 at Comerica Center, Frisco, Texas

Team	Season W-L	Conference	Coach	Invitation
Colorado State	18-6	Mtn West		At-large bid
Davidson	13-8	Atlantic 10		At-large bid
NC State	13-10	ACC		At-large bid
Buffalo	16-8	MAC		At-large bid

First Round			Quarterfinal

1	Colorado State	75
4	Buffalo	73
				Colorado State	65
				NC State	61
3	NC State	75
2	Davidson	61

Regional 2 at Comerica Center, Frisco, Texas

Team	Season W-L	Conference	Coach	Invitation
Memphis	16-8	American		At-large bid
Boise State	18-8	Mtn West		At-large bid
SMU	11-5	American		At-large bid
Dayton	14-9	Atlantic 10		At-large bid

First Round			Quarterfinal

1	Memphis	71
4	Dayton	60
				Memphis	59
				Boise State	56
3	SMU	84
2	Boise State	85

Regional 3 at Comerica Center, Frisco, Texas

Team	Season W-L	Conference	Coach	Invitation
Saint Louis	14-6	Atlantic 10		At-large bid
Richmond	13-8	Atlantic 10		At-large bid
Toledo	21-8	MAC		At-large bid
Mississippi State	15-14	SEC		At-large bid

First Round			Quarterfinal

1	Saint Louis	68
4	Mississippi State	74
				Mississippi State	68
				Richmond	67
3	Toledo	66
2	Richmond	76

Regional 4 at Comerica Center, Frisco, Texas

Team	Season W-L	Conference	Coach	Invitation
Ole Miss	16-11	SEC		At-large bid
Saint Marys	14-9	WCC		At-large bid
Western Kentucky	20-7	CUSA		At-large bid
Louisiana Tech	21-7	CUSA		At-large bid

First Round			Quarterfinal

1	Ole Miss	61
4	Louisiana Tech	70
				Louisiana Tech	72
				Western Kentucky	65
3	Western Kentucky	69
2	Saint Marys	67