1990 National Invitation Tournament

1990 National Invitation Tournament

Season	1989–90
Teams	32
Finals site	Madison Square Garden New York City
Champions	Vanderbilt (1st title)
Runner-up	Saint Louis (4th title game)
Semifinalists	Penn State (1st semifinal) New Mexico (2nd semifinal)
Winning coach	Eddie Fogler (1st title)
MVP	Scott Draud (Vanderbilt)
National Invitation Tournaments «1989 1991»

The 1990 National Invitation Tournament was the 1990 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition. This tournament adopted the tenths-second game clock in the final minute of every period when played in NBA arenas.

Selected teams

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

Participants
Arizona State
Baylor
Bowling Green
Cincinnati
Creighton
DePaul
Fordham
Hawaii
Holy Cross
James Madison
Kent State
Long Beach State
Louisiana Tech
Marquette
Maryland
Massachusetts
Memphis
Mississippi State
New Mexico
New Orleans
Oklahoma State
Oregon
Penn State
Rutgers
Saint Louis
Southern
Southern Illinois
Stanford
Tennessee
Tulsa
Vanderbilt
Wisconsin–Green Bay

Brackets/Results

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

	First Round					Second Round					Quarterfinals
		Maryland	91
		Massachusetts	81
							Maryland	78
							Penn State	80
		Penn State	57
		Marquette	54
												Penn State	58
												Rutgers	55
		Rutgers	87
		Holy Cross	78
							Rutgers	81
							Fordham	74
		Fordham	106
		Southern	80

	First Round					Second Round					Quarterfinals
		Mississippi State	84
		Baylor	75
							Mississippi State	60
							New Orleans	65
		New Orleans	78
		James Madison	74
												New Orleans	85
												Vanderbilt	88
		Vanderbilt	98
		Louisiana Tech	90
							Vanderbilt	89
							Tennessee	85
		Tennessee	73
		Memphis	71

	First Round					Second Round					Quarterfinals
		DePaul	89
		Creighton	72
							DePaul	61
							Cincinnati	59
		Cincinnati	75
		Bowling Green	60
												DePaul	47
												Saint Louis	54
		Saint Louis	85
		Kent State	74
							Saint Louis	58
							Wisconsin–Green Bay	54
		Wisc.–Green Bay	73
		Southern Illinois	60

	First Round					Second Round					Quarterfinals
		Hawaii	69
		Stanford	57
							Hawaii	84
							Long Beach State	79
		Long Beach State	86
		Arizona State	71
												Hawaii	58
												New Mexico	80
		Oklahoma State	83
		Tulsa	74
							Oklahoma State	88
							New Mexico	90
		New Mexico	89
		Oregon	78

Semifinals & Finals

	Semifinals					Finals
		Penn State	62
		Vanderbilt	75
							Vanderbilt	74
							Saint Louis	72
		Saint Louis	80
		New Mexico	73

• Third Place - Penn State 83, New Mexico 81