The 64th annual National Invitation Tournament had a 32-team field. First three rounds played on home courts of higher seeded teams. Semifinal, Third Place and Championship games played March 27-29 at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
1st Round
| at Connecticut 72 |
South Carolina 65 |
| Detroit 68 |
at Bradley 49 |
| at Richmond 79 |
West Virginia 56 |
| at Dayton 68 |
NC-Wilmington 59 |
| at Alabama 85 |
Seton Hall 79 |
| at Toledo 76 |
OT |
South Alabama 67 |
| at Purdue 90 |
Illinois St. 79 |
| at Auburn 60 |
Miami-FL 58 |
| at Minnesota 87 |
Villanova 78 |
| at Tulsa 75 |
UC-Irvine 71 |
| at Pittsburgh 84 |
St. Bonaventure 75 |
| at Mississippi St. 75 |
Southern Mississippi 68 |
| Pepperdine 72 |
at Wyoming 69 |
| at New Mexico 83 |
Baylor 73 |
| at UTEP 84 |
McNeese St. 74 |
| Memphis 71 |
at Utah 62 |
2nd Round
| Detroit 67 |
at Connecticut 61 |
| at Dayton 71 |
Richmond 56 |
| at Alabama 79 |
Toledo 69 |
| at Purdue 79 |
Auburn 61 |
| Tulsa 76 |
at Minnesota 73 |
| Mississippi St. 66 |
at Pittsburgh 61 |
| at New Mexico 81 |
Pepperdine 75 |
| at Memphis 90 |
UTEP 65 |
Quarterfinals
| Detroit 59 |
at Dayton 42 |
| Alabama 85 |
2 OT |
at Purdue 77 |
| Tulsa 77 |
at Mississippi St. 75 |
| at Memphis 81 |
New Mexico 63 |
Semifinals
| Tulsa 72 |
Memphis 64 |
| Alabama 74 |
Detroit 63 |
Other 2001 Men's Tournaments
2001 NCAA College Basketball MVP
