National Invitation Tournament 1979
# National Invitation Tournament 1979

El National Invitation Tournament 1979 fue la cuadragésimo segunda edición del National Invitation Tournament. La disputaron por primera vez 24 equipos, celebrándose la fase final de la competición en el Madison Square Garden de Nueva York. El ganador fue la Universidad de Indiana, que lograba su primer título en esta competición.

## Equipos

Participantes :

| Alabama | Alcorn State |
| - | - |
| Central Michigan | Clemson |
| Dayton | Holy Cross |
| Indiana | Kentucky |
| Maryland | Mississippi State |
| Nevada | New Mexico |
| Northeast Louisiana | Ohio State |
| Old Dominion | Oregon State |
| Purdue | Rhode Island |
| Saint Joseph's | St. Bonaventure |
| Texas A&M | Texas Tech |
| Virginia | Wagner |

## Fase final

Cuadro final de resultados.

| Primera ronda | Primera ronda | Primera ronda | Segunda ronda | Segunda ronda | Segunda ronda | Cuartos de final | Cuartos de final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Indiana | Indiana | 78 | | | |
| Texas Tech | Texas Tech | 59 | | | |
| Texas Tech | Texas Tech | 59 | Indiana | Indiana | 72 |
| | | | Alcorn State | Alcorn State | 68 |
| Alcorn State | Alcorn State | 80 | Alcorn State | Alcorn State | 68 |
| Mississippi State | Mississippi State | 78 | | | |
| Mississippi State | Mississippi State | 78 | | | | Indiana | Indiana |
| | | | | | | Ohio State | Ohio State |
| Maryland | Maryland | 67 | | | | | | Ohio State | Ohio State |
| Rhode Island | Rhode Island | 65 | | | |
| Rhode Island | Rhode Island | 65 | Maryland | Maryland | 72 |
| | | | Ohio State | Ohio State | 79 |
| Ohio State | Ohio State | 80 | Ohio State | Ohio State | 79 |
| Saint Joseph's | Saint Joseph's | 66 | | | |

* Indiana and Ohio State accedieron directamente a semifinales.

| Primera ronda | Primera ronda | Primera ronda | Segunda ronda | Segunda ronda | Segunda ronda | Cuartos de final | Cuartos de final | Cuartos de final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Purdue | Purdue | 97 | | | |
| Central Michigan | Central Michigan | 80 | | | |
| Central Michigan | Central Michigan | 80 | Purdue | Purdue | 84 |
| | | | Dayton | Dayton | 70 |
| Dayton | Dayton | 105 | Dayton | Dayton | 70 |
| Holy Cross | Holy Cross | 81 | | | |
| Holy Cross | Holy Cross | 81 | | | | Purdue | Purdue | 67 |
| | | | | | | Old Dominion | Old Dominion | 59 |
| Clemson | Clemson | 68 | | | | | | | Old Dominion | Old Dominion | 59 |
| Kentucky | Kentucky | 67 | | | |
| Kentucky | Kentucky | 67 | Clemson | Clemson | 59 |
| | | | Old Dominion | Old Dominion | 61 |
| Old Dominion | Old Dominion | 83 | Old Dominion | Old Dominion | 61 |
| Wagner | Wagner | 81 | | | |
| Primera ronda | Primera ronda | Primera ronda | Segunda ronda | Segunda ronda | Segunda ronda | Cuartos de final | Cuartos de final | Cuartos de final |
| Nevada | Nevada | 62 | | | |
| Oregon State | Oregon State | 61 | | | |
| Oregon State | Oregon State | 61 | Nevada | Nevada | 64 |
| | | | Texas A&M | Texas A&M | 67 |
| Texas A&M | Texas A&M | 79 | Texas A&M | Texas A&M | 67 |
| New Mexico | New Mexico | 68 | | | |
| New Mexico | New Mexico | 68 | | | | Texas A&M | Texas A&M | 68 |
| | | | | | | Alabama | Alabama | 72 |
| Alabama | Alabama | 98 | | | | | | | Alabama | Alabama | 72 |
| St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure | 89 | | | |
| St. Bonaventure | St. Bonaventure | 89 | Alabama | Alabama | 90 |
| | | | Virginia | Virginia | 88 |
| Virginia | Virginia | 79 | Virginia | Virginia | 88 |
| Northeast Louisiana | Northeast Louisiana | 78 | | | |

### Semifinales y Final

| Semifinales | Semifinales | Semifinales | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Indiana | Indiana | 64 |
| Ohio State | Ohio State | 55 |
| Ohio State | Ohio State | 55 | Indiana | Indiana | 53 |
| | | | Purdue | Purdue | 52 |
| Purdue | Purdue | 87 | Purdue | Purdue | 52 |
| Alabama | Alabama | 68 |
| Tercer y cuarto puesto | Tercer y cuarto puesto | Tercer y cuarto puesto |
| Ohio State | Ohio State | 86 |
| Alabama | Alabama | 96 |

* Campeón del NIT 1979
* Indiana Hoosiers 1.er título
