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 |  | 
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 
|  | Wisconsin | 55 |  |  |  | 
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|  | Manhattan | 42 |  | 
|  |  | Wisconsin | 62 |  | 
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|  |  |  | Illinois State | 77 |  | 
|  | Illinois State | 73 |  | 
|  |  | 
|  | Mount St. Mary's | 49 |  | 
|  |  | Illinois State | 72 |  | 
|  |  |  | 
|  |  |  | Tulane | 83 |  | 
|  | Minnesota | 68 |  |  | 
|  |  | 
|  | Saint Louis | 52 |  | 
|  |  | Minnesota | 65 |  | 
|  |  |  | 
|  |  |  | Tulane | 84 |  | 
|  | Tulane | 87 |  | 
|  |  | 
|  | Auburn | 73 |  | 
|  | First Round |  |  | Second Round |  |  | Quarterfinals |  | 
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 
|  | Michigan State | 64 |  |  |  | 
|  | 
|  | Washington | 50 |  | 
|  |  | Michigan State | 70 |  | 
|  |  |  | 
|  |  |  | Fresno State | 80 |  | 
|  | Fresno State | 58 |  | 
|  |  | 
|  | Miami (OH) | 57 |  | 
|  |  | Fresno State | 71 |  | 
|  |  |  | 
|  |  |  | Nebraska | 83 |  | 
|  | Nebraska | 91 |  |  | 
|  |  | 
|  | Colorado State | 83 |  | 
|  |  | Nebraska | 82 |  | 
|  |  |  | 
|  |  |  | Washington State | 73 |  | 
|  | Washington State | 92 |  | 
|  |  | 
|  | Gonzaga | 73 |  | 
|  | First Round |  |  | Second Round |  |  | Quarterfinals |  | 
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 
|  | Alabama | 72 |  |  |  | 
|  | 
|  | Illinois | 69 |  | 
|  |  | Alabama | 72 |  | 
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|  |  |  | Missouri | 49 |  | 
|  | Missouri | 89 |  | 
|  |  | 
|  | Murray State | 85 |  | 
|  |  | Alabama | 68 |  | 
|  |  |  | 
|  |  |  | South Carolina | 67 |  | 
|  | South Carolina | 100 |  |  | 
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|  | Davidson | 73 |  | 
|  |  | South Carolina | 80 |  | 
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|  |  |  | Vanderbilt | 70 |  | 
|  | Vanderbilt | 86 |  | 
|  |  | 
|  | Arkansas–Little Rock | 80 |  | 
|  | First Round |  |  | Second Round |  |  | Quarterfinals |  | 
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 
|  | Saint Joseph's | 82 |  |  |  | 
|  | 
|  | Iona | 78 |  | 
|  |  | Saint Joseph's | 82 |  | 
|  |  |  | 
|  |  |  | Providence | 62 |  | 
|  | Providence | 91 |  | 
|  |  | 
|  | Fairfield | 79 |  | 
|  |  | Saint Joseph's | 76 |  | 
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|  |  |  | Rhode Island | 59 |  | 
|  | Rhode Island | 82 |  |  | 
|  |  | 
|  | Marist | 77 |  | 
|  |  | Rhode Island | 62 |  | 
|  |  |  | 
|  |  |  | College of Charleston | 58 OT |  | 
|  | College of Charleston | 55 |  | 
|  |  | 
|  | Tennessee | 49 |  | 
Semifinals & finals
|  | Semifinals |  |  | Finals |  | 
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 
|  | Tulane | 78 |  |  | 
|  | 
|  | Nebraska | 90 |  | 
|  |  | Nebraska | 60 |  | 
|  |  |  | 
|  |  |  | Saint Joseph's | 56 |  | 
|  | Alabama | 69 |  | 
|  |  | 
|  | Saint Joseph's | 74 |  | 
|  | Third place game |  | 
|  |  |  |  |  | 
|  | Tulane | 87 |  | 
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|  | Alabama | 76 |  | 
See also
References