National Invitation Tournament 1978
# National Invitation Tournament 1978

El National Invitation Tournament 1978 fue la cuadragésimo primera edición del National Invitation Tournament. La disputaron 16 equipos, celebrándose la fase final de la competición en el Madison Square Garden de Nueva York. El ganador fue la Universidad de Texas en Austin, que lograba su primer título en esta competición.

## Equipos

Participantes :

* Army
* Dayton
* Detroit
* Fairfield
* Georgetown
* Illinois State
* Indiana State
* Nebraska
* North Carolina State
* Rutgers
* South Carolina
* Temple
* Texas
* Utah State
* VCU
* Virginia

## Fase final

Cuadro final de resultados.

| Octavos de final | Octavos de final | Octavos de final | Cuartos de final | Cuartos de final | Cuartos de final | Semifinales | Semifinales | Semifinales | | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dayton | Dayton | 108 | | | | | | |
| Fairfield | Fairfield | 93 | | | | | | |
| Fairfield | Fairfield | 93 | Dayton | Dayton | 62 | | | |
| | | | Georgetown | Georgetown | 71 | | | |
| Georgetown | Georgetown | $70^{OT}$ | Georgetown | Georgetown | 71 | | | |
| Virginia | Virginia | 68 | | | | | | |
| Virginia | Virginia | 68 | | | | Georgetown | Georgetown | 85 |
| | | | | | | NC State | NC State | 86 |
| NC State | NC State | 83 | | | | | | | NC State | NC State | 86 | |
| South Carolina | South Carolina | 70 | | | | | | |
| South Carolina | South Carolina | 70 | NC State | NC State | 84 | | | |
| | | | Detroit | Detroit | 77 | | | |
| Detroit | Detroit | 94 | Detroit | Detroit | 77 | | | |
| VCU | VCU | 86 | | | | | | |
| VCU | VCU | 86 | | | | | | | | NC State | NC State | 93 |
| | | | | | | | | | | Texas | Texas | 101 |
| Texas | Texas | 72 | | | | | | | | | | | Texas | Texas | 101 |
| Temple | Temple | 58 | | | | | | |
| Temple | Temple | 58 | Texas | Texas | 67 | | | |
| | | | Nebraska | Nebraska | 48 | | | |
| Nebraska | Nebraska | 67 | Nebraska | Nebraska | 48 | | | |
| Utah State | Utah State | 66 | | | | | | |
| Utah State | Utah State | 66 | | | | Texas | Texas | 96 |
| | | | | | | Rutgers | Rutgers | 76 |
| Rutgers | Rutgers | 72 | | | | | | | Rutgers | Rutgers | 76 | |
| Army | Army | 70 | | | | | | |
| Army | Army | 70 | Rutgers | Rutgers | 57 | | | | | Tercer y cuarto puesto | Tercer y cuarto puesto | Tercer y cuarto puesto |
| | | | Indiana State | Indiana State | 56 | | | |
| Indiana State | Indiana State | 73 | Indiana State | Indiana State | 56 | | | | | Georgetown | Georgetown | 72 |
| Illinois State | Illinois State | 71 | | | | | | | | Rutgers | Rutgers | 85 |

* Campeón del NIT 1978
* Texas Longhorns 1.er título
