The 1990
National Invitation Tournament
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was the 1990 edition of the annual
NCAA
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college basketball
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competition. This tournament adopted the tenths-second game clock in the final minute of every period when played in
NBA
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arenas, unlike whole seconds as in past years.
Selected teams
Below is a list of the 32 teams selected for the tournament.
[Tournament Results (1990's)](_blank)
at nit.org, URL accessed 2009-11-07
11/6/09
Bracket
Below are the four first round brackets, along with the four-team championship bracket.
Semifinals & finals
See also
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1990 National Women's Invitational Tournament
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1990 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
The 1990 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament involved 64 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of NCAA Division I men's college basketball. It began on March 15, 1990, and ended with the championsh ...
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1990 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament
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1990 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament
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1990 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament
The 1990 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament began on March 11 and ended on April 1. The tournament featured 48 teams. The Final Four consisted of Virginia, Stanford, Auburn, and Louisiana Tech, with Stanford defeating Auburn 76-60 to wi ...
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1990 NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament
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1990 NCAA Division III women's basketball tournament
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1990 NAIA Division I men's basketball tournament
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1990 NAIA Division I women's basketball tournament
References
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