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2007 National Invitation Tournament

Annual NCAA basketball competition

Field	Value
Year	2007
Teams	32
FinalFourArena	Madison Square Garden
FinalFourCity	New York City
Champions	West Virginia Mountaineers
TitleCount	2nd
RunnerUp	Clemson Tigers
GameCount	2nd
Semifinal1	Air Force Falcons
SemifinalCount	1st
Semifinal2	Mississippi State Bulldogs
SemifinalCount2	1st
Coach	John Beilein
CoachCount	1st
MOP	Frank Young
MOPTeam	West Virginia

The 2007 National Invitation Tournament was a single-elimination tournament of 32 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I teams which did not participate in the 2007 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. The West Virginia University Mountaineers won the 2007 NIT.

The participating teams were selected by the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) selection committee using numerous resources such as computer rankings, results (head-to-head, chronological, last 10 games played, non-conference), and polls. The first round, second round, and quarterfinal games are held at the home court of the higher seed. The semifinal and final round are played at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York. The 32 participating teams were announced on March 11, 2007. This is the first time since the NIT began seeding that all of the #1 seeds made the Final Four. Not only that, but both of the semifinal matches between the #1 seeds were one point games.

Selected teams

Automatic qualifiers

The following teams were automatic qualifiers for the 2007 NIT field after losing in their respective conference tournaments; by virtue of winning their conferences' regular season championship and not qualifying for the NCAA tournament.

Team	Conference	Record	Appearance	Last bid
	Ohio Valley	21–11	2nd	2004
	MEAC	21–12	2nd	2006
	Atlantic Sun	24–9	2nd	1983
Marist	MAAC	24–8	2nd	1996
	SWAC	18–15	1st	Never
South Alabama	Sun Belt	20–11	5th	2001
	MAC	23–9	7th	2004
	America East	25–7	1st	Never

Thirty-two NCAA Division I teams participated in the 2007 NIT, reduced from the prior years' 40. Teams are chosen by the NIT selection committee based on numerous resources, including "computer rankings, head-to-head results, chronological results, Division I results, non-conference results, home and away results, results in the last 10 games, polls and the coaches' regional advisory committee's rankings". The teams are then seeded according to the NIT's procedures for seeding teams. The teams are then placed into four regions: East, South, West, and North.

East Region	Seed	School	Conference	Record
1	West Virginia	Big East	22–9	At-large bid
2		Big 12	22–12	At-large bid
3	Drexel	CAA	23–8	At-large bid
4	UMass	A-10	23–8	At-large bid
5	Alabama	SEC	20–11	At-large bid
6		ACC	18–15	At-large bid
7	Marist	MAAC	24–8	Automatic
8		MEAC	21–12	Automatic

South Region	Seed	School	Conference	Record
1	Clemson	ACC	21–10	At-large bid
2	Syracuse	Big East	22–10	At-large bid
3		MVC	22–10	At-large bid
4		SEC	20–12	At-large bid
5		SoCon	25–7	At-large bid
6		MWC	21–10	At-large bid
7	South Alabama	Sun Belt	20–11	Automatic
8		A-Sun	24–9	Automatic

West Region	Seed	School	Conference	Record
1		MWC	23–8	At-large bid
2	Kansas State	Big 12	22–11	At-large bid
3		Big East	18–13	At-large bid
4	Georgia	SEC	18–13	At-large bid
5		WAC	22–9	At-large bid
6		CAA	22–9	At-large bid
7		America East	25–7	Automatic
8		OVC	21–11	Automatic

North Region	Seed	School	Conference	Record
1	Mississippi State	SEC	18–13	At-large bid
2	Florida State	ACC	20–12	At-large bid
3	Michigan	Big Ten	21–12	At-large bid
4		MVC	21–12	At-large bid
5	Providence	Big East	18–12	At-large bid
6		WAC	23–11	At-large bid
7		MAC	19–12	Automatic
8		SWAC	18–15	Automatic

First round

The first round took place on March 13, 2007, and March 14, 2007. The higher-seeded team hosted each game.

March 13, 2007	Region	Home Team	Score	Away Team
North	Mississippi State Bulldogs	82–63	Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils	Humphrey Coliseum – Starkville, MS
North	Michigan Wolverines	68–58	Utah State Aggies	Crisler Arena – Ann Arbor, MI
North	Florida State Seminoles	77–61	Toledo Rockets	Donald L. Tucker Center – Tallahassee, FL
East	West Virginia Mountaineers	74–50	Delaware State Hornets	WVU Coliseum – Morgantown, WV
East	Massachusetts Minutemen	89–87	Alabama Crimson Tide	Mullins Center – Amherst, MA
East	Drexel Dragons	56–63	NC State Wolfpack	Daskalakis Athletic Center – Philadelphia, PA
East	Oklahoma State Cowboys	64–67	Marist Red Foxes	Gallagher-Iba Arena – Stillwater, OK

March 14, 2007	Region	Home Team	Score	Away Team
North	Bradley Braves	90–78	Providence Friars	Carver Arena – Peoria, IL
West	Air Force Falcons	75–51	Austin Peay Governors	Clune Arena – Colorado Springs, CO
West	Georgia Bulldogs	88–78	Fresno State Bulldogs	Stegeman Coliseum – Athens, GA
West	DePaul Blue Demons	83–71	Hofstra Pride	McGrath Arena – Chicago, IL
West	Kansas State Wildcats	59–57	Vermont Catamounts	Bramlage Coliseum – Manhattan, KS
South	Clemson Tigers	64–57	East Tennessee State Buccaneers	Littlejohn Coliseum – Clemson, SC
South	Ole Miss Rebels	73–59	Appalachian State Mountaineers	Tad Smith Coliseum – Oxford, MS
South	Missouri State Bears	70–74	San Diego State Aztecs	Hammons Student Center – Springfield, MO
South	Syracuse Orange	79–73	South Alabama Jaguars	Carrier Dome – Syracuse, NY

Second round

The second round took place March 15, 2007, through March 19, 2007. The higher-seeded team hosted the game.

Second Round	Date	Region	Home Team	Score	Away Team
3/15	North	Florida State Seminoles	87–66	Michigan Wolverines	Donald L. Tucker Center – Tallahassee, FL
3/15	East	West Virginia Mountaineers	90–77	Massachusetts Minutemen	WVU Coliseum – Morgantown, WV
3/16	East	NC State Wolfpack	69–62	Marist Red Foxes	Reynolds Coliseum – Raleigh, NC*
3/17	North	Mississippi State Bulldogs	101–72	Bradley Braves	Humphrey Coliseum – Starkville, MS
3/19	West	Air Force Falcons	83–52	Georgia Bulldogs	Clune Arena – Colorado Springs, CO
3/19	West	Kansas State Wildcats	65–70	DePaul Blue Demons	Bramlage Coliseum – Manhattan, KS
3/19	South	Clemson Tigers	89–68	Ole Miss Rebels	Littlejohn Coliseum – Clemson, SC
3/19	South	Syracuse Orange	80–64	San Diego State Aztecs	Carrier Dome – Syracuse, NY**

*Under normal circumstances, the RBC Center would be used as NC State's home court, but a concert was scheduled that night at that facility, forcing the Wolfpack to use their older arena (still regularly in use for women's basketball), Reynolds Coliseum.

**A new attendance record for a NIT game was set at the Syracuse–San Diego State game in the Carrier Dome. Syracuse won the game 80–64 with the attendance total of 26,752. The old record of 23,522 was set by Kentucky in 1979.

Quarterfinals

The quarterfinals round took place March 20, 2007, and March 21, 2007. (March 22 was reserved as a backup date in case of scheduling conflicts, but none arose.) The higher-seeded team hosted each game.

Quarterfinals	Date	Region	Home Team	Score	Away Team
3/20	East	West Virginia Mountaineers	71–66	NC State Wolfpack	WVU Coliseum – Morgantown, WV
3/20	North	Mississippi State Bulldogs	86–71	Florida State Seminoles	Humphrey Coliseum – Starkville, MS
3/21	West	Air Force Falcons	52–51	DePaul Blue Demons	Clune Arena – Colorado Springs, CO
3/21	South	Clemson Tigers	74–70	Syracuse Orange	Littlejohn Coliseum – Clemson, SC

Semifinals

The semifinals round took place March 27, 2007 at Madison Square Garden.

Semifinals	Date	Winner	Score	Opponent	Venue
3/27	West Virginia Mountaineers	63–62	Mississippi State Bulldogs	Madison Square Garden – New York, NY
3/27	Clemson Tigers	68–67	Air Force Falcons	Madison Square Garden – New York, NY

Finals

The finals round took place March 29, 2007 at Madison Square Garden.

Championship	Date	Winner	Score	Opponent	Venue
3/29	West Virginia Mountaineers	78–73	Clemson Tigers	Madison Square Garden – New York, NY

The post-tournament celebration by the Mountaineers was overshadowed by a typographical error on the championship T-shirt, on which the school name was rendered as WEST VIRGINA. The vendor, 6th Man Sportswear, apologized for this mistake, and corrected the spelling for all T-shirts except those 25 printed for the team in preparation for a victory.

Bracket

East Region

South Region

West Region

North Region

Semifinals and Finals

References

"National Invitation Tournament (NIT) Principles and Procedures for Establishing the Bracket". National Invitation Tournament.
"70th Annual National Invitation Tournament". National Invitation Tournament.
(2007-03-12). "N.I.T. Sets Its Field of 32". Associated Press.
"National Invitation Tournament". National Invitation Tournament.
DePaul normally plays non-exhibition games at [[Allstate Arena]], but due to a scheduling conflict, DePaul played on campus at McGrath Arena.
Lew Freedman. (2007-03-11). "NIT's fine with DePaul". Chicago Tribune.
(2007-03-30). "Typo creates controversy at 'West {{typo". ESPN.com.
"'West {{typo". 6thManSportswear.com.

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