2007 National Invitation Tournament
Template:Nittop There weren't a great many surprises in the 2007 NIT. The primary change made by the NCAA was the reduction of the field from 40 teams to 32, bracketing the tournament in a seeded regional format. Aside from sixth- and seventh-seeded North Carolina State and Marist scoring first-round upsets -- guaranteeing that one of them would advance to the East Region final -- seeds mostly held. Indeed, all four #1 seeds moved on to New York, where West Virginia secured their first NIT championship.
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Automatic Bids
The following teams received automatic bids to the NIT as a result of winning their conference's regular season championship but not receiving an invitation to the NCAA Tournament:
- Austin Peay
- Delaware State
- East Tennessee State
- Marist
- Mississippi Valley State
- South Alabama
- Toledo
- Vermont
Regional Quarterfinals
(all games at higher seed)
NORTH REGION, March 13/14
(March 13)
- (1)Mississippi State 82, (8)Mississippi Valley State 63
- (2)Florida State 77, (7)Toledo 61
- (3)Michigan 68, (6)Utah State 58
(March 14)
- (4)Bradley 90, (5)Providence 78 (OT)
EAST REGION, March 13
- (1)West Virginia 74, (8)Delaware State 50
- (7)Marist 67, (2)Oklahoma State 64
- (6)North Carolina State 63, (3)Drexel 56
- (4)Massachusetts 89, (5)Alabama 87 (OT)
SOUTH REGION, March 14
- (1)Clemson 64, (8)East Tennessee State 57
- (2)Syracuse 79, (7)South Alabama 73
- (6)San Diego State 74, (3)Missouri State 70
- (4)Mississippi 73, (5)Appalachian State 59
WEST REGION, March 14
- (1)Air Force 75, (8)Austin Peay 51
- (2)Kansas State 59, (7)Vermont 57
- (3)DePaul 83, (6)Hofstra 71
- (4)Georgia 88, (5)Fresno State 78
Regional Semifinals
(all games at higher seed)
NORTH REGION, March 15/17
(March 15)
- (2)Florida State 77, (3)Michigan 66
(March 17)
- (1)Mississippi State 101, (4)Bradley 72
EAST REGION, March 15/17
(March 15)
- (1)West Virginia 90, (4)Massachusetts 77
(March 17)
- (6)North Carolina State 69, (7)Marist 62
SOUTH REGION, March 19
- (1)Clemson 89, (4)Mississippi 68
- (2)Syracuse 80, (6)San Diego State 64
WEST REGION, March 19
- (1)Air Force 83, (4)Georgia 52
- (3)DePaul 70, (2)Kansas State 65
Regional Finals
(all games at higher seed)
NORTH REGION, March 20
- (1)Mississippi State 86, (2)Florida State 71
EAST REGION, March 20
- (1)West Virginia 71, (6)North Carolina State 66
SOUTH REGION, March 21
WEST REGION, March 21
Semifinals
March 27 (at New York NY)
- West Virginia 63, Mississippi State 62
- Clemson 68, Air Force 67
Championship
March 29 (at New York NY)
- West Virginia 78, Clemson 73
WEST VIRGINIA (27-9) WINS 2007 NIT CHAMPIONSHIP
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