1995 National Invitation Tournament

1995 National Invitation Tournament

Season	1994–95
Teams	32
Finals site	Madison Square Garden New York City
Champions	Virginia Tech (2nd title)
Runner-up	Marquette (3rd title game)
Semifinalists	Penn State (2nd semifinal) Canisius (2nd semifinal)
Winning coach	Bill Foster (1st title)
MVP	Shawn Smith (Virginia Tech)
National Invitation Tournaments «1994 1996»

The 1995 National Invitation Tournament was the 1995 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition. The 1995 tournament was notable for the roster size of eventual champion Virginia Tech - injuries prior to and during the tournament meant the Hokies won some games with as few as six active players.

Selected teams

Below is a list of the 32 teams selected for the tournament.

Participants
Auburn
Bradley
Canisius
Charleston
Clemson
Colorado
Coppin State
DePaul
Eastern Michigan
George Washington
Georgia
Illinois State
Iowa
Marquette
Miami (FL)
Montana
Nebraska
New Mexico State
Ohio
Penn State
Providence
St. Bonaventure
St. John's
St. Joseph's
Seton Hall
South Florida
Southern Mississippi
UTEP
Texas Tech
Utah State
Virginia Tech
Washington State

Brackets/Results

Below are the four first round brackets, along with the four-team championship bracket.

	First Round					Second Round					Quarterfinals
		Providence	72
		Charleston	67
							Providence	78
							Virginia Tech	91
		Virginia Tech	62
		Clemson	54
												Virginia Tech	64
												New Mexico State	61
		UTEP	90
		Montana	60
							UTEP	89
							New Mexico State	92
		New Mexico State	97
		Colorado	83

	First Round					Second Round					Quarterfinals
		Bradley	86
		Eastern Michigan	85
							Bradley	53
							Canisius	55
		Canisius	83
		Seton Hall	71
												Canisius	99
												Washington State	80
		Washington State	94
		Texas Tech	82
							Washington State	83
							Illinois State	80
		Illinois State	93
		Utah State	87

	First Round					Second Round					Quarterfinals
		South Florida	74
		St. John's	68
							South Florida	75
							Coppin State	59
		Coppin State	75
		St. Joseph's	68
												South Florida	60
												Marquette	67
		Marquette	68
		Auburn	61
							Marquette	70
							St. Bonaventure	61
		St. Bonaventure	75
		Southern Mississippi	70

	First Round					Second Round					Quarterfinals
		Iowa	96
		DePaul	87
							Iowa	66
							Ohio	62
		Ohio	83
		George Washington	71
												Iowa	64
												Penn State	67
		Nebraska	69
		Georgia	61
							Nebraska	59
							Penn State	65
		Penn State	62
		Miami (FL)	56

Semifinals & Finals

	Semifinals					Finals
		Virginia Tech	71
		Canisius	59
							Virginia Tech	65
							Marquette	64
		Marquette	81
		Penn State	79

• Third Place - Penn State 66, Canisius 62