The 1996 National Invitation Tournament was the 1996 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition.
Selected teams
Below is a list of the 32 teams selected for the tournament.[1]
Bracket
Below are the four first round brackets, along with the four-team championship bracket.[1]
| First Round
| | | Second Round
| | | Quarterfinals
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| Wisconsin
| 55
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| Manhattan
| 42
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| | Wisconsin
| 62
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| | | Illinois State
| 77
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| Illinois State
| 73
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| Mount St. Mary's
| 49
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| | Illinois State
| 72
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| | | Tulane
| 83
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| Minnesota
| 68
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| Saint Louis
| 52
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| | Minnesota
| 65
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| | | Tulane
| 84
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| Tulane
| 87
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| Auburn
| 73
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| First Round
| | | Second Round
| | | Quarterfinals
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| Michigan State
| 64
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| Washington
| 50
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| | Michigan State
| 70
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| | | Fresno State
| 80
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| Fresno State
| 58
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| Miami (OH)
| 57
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| | Fresno State
| 71
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| | | Nebraska
| 83
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| Nebraska
| 91
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| Colorado State
| 83
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| | Nebraska
| 82
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| | | Washington State
| 73
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| Washington State
| 92
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| Gonzaga
| 73
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| First Round
| | | Second Round
| | | Quarterfinals
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| Alabama
| 72
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| Illinois
| 69
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| | Alabama
| 72
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| | | Missouri
| 49
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| Missouri
| 89
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| Murray State
| 85
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| | Alabama
| 68
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| | | South Carolina
| 67
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| South Carolina
| 100
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| Davidson
| 73
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| | South Carolina
| 80
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| | | Vanderbilt
| 70
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| Vanderbilt
| 86
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| Arkansas–Little Rock
| 80
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| First Round
| | | Second Round
| | | Quarterfinals
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Saint Joseph's
| 82
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| Iona
| 78
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| | Saint Joseph's
| 82
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| | | Providence
| 62
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| Providence
| 91
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| Fairfield
| 79
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| | Saint Joseph's
| 76
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|
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| | | Rhode Island
| 59
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| Rhode Island
| 82
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| Marist
| 77
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| | Rhode Island
| 62
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| | | College of Charleston
| 58 OT
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| College of Charleston
| 55
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| Tennessee
| 49
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Semifinals & finals
| Semifinals
| | | Finals
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| | | | | | | | | |
| Tulane
| 78
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| Nebraska
| 90
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| | Nebraska
| 60
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|
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| | | Saint Joseph's
| 56
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| Alabama
| 69
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| Saint Joseph's
| 74
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| Third place game
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| Tulane
| 87
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| Alabama
| 76
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See also
References