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MVC in the National Invitation Tournament
1973 (1) - Louisville defeats American, 97-84, but loses to
Notre Dame, 79-71, in the quarterfinals.
1974 (0) - MVC did not compete.
1975 (0) - MVC did not compete.
1976 (0) - MVC did not compete.
1977 (2) - Indiana State loses at Houston, 83-82. Creighton
loses at home to Illinois State, 65-58.
1978 (1) - Indiana State defeats Illinois State, 73-71, in
Terre Haute, but loses to Rutgers, 57-56, at Piscataway, N.J.
1979 (0) - MVC did not compete.
1980 (2) - Wichita State loses to UTEP, 58-56, in Wichita.
West Texas State loses at Illinois State, 80-63.
1981 (2) - Tulsa wins title, defeating Pan American,
81-71, Texas-El Paso, 76-72, and South Alabama, 69-68, all in Tulsa, and West Virginia,
89-87 (semifinals) and Syracuse, 86-84
(finals) in OT. Drake loses at Minnesota, 97-77.
1982 (1) - Bradley claims a second consecutive NIT
championship for the MVC, as it defeats
American, 76-65 (in Peoria), Syracuse, 9581 (at Syracuse), Tulane, 77-61 (in Peoria),
Oklahoma, 84-68 (in New York) and Purdue,
67-58 (in the title game).
1983 (1) - Tulsa loses to Texas Christian, 64-62, in the first
round at Tulsa.
1984 (2) - Wichita State loses, 94-70, at Michigan. Creighton loses at home to Nebraska, 56-54.
1985 (1) - Bradley loses to Marquette, 77-64, at Milwaukee.
1986 (1) - Drake loses to Marquette, 79-59, at Milwaukee.
Bradley’s 1982 team claimed a second-consecutive NIT title (following Tulsa in 1981) for the Missouri Valley Conference.
1987 (1) - Illinois State defeats Akron, 79-72, wins at Cleveland State, 79-77, but loses in the quarterfinals
at LaSalle, 70-50.
1988 (1) - Illinois State drops an 89-83 decision in overtime
at Cleveland State.
1989 (2) - Wichita State defeats California-Santa Barbara,
70-62, before losing at Michigan State, 79-67.
Southern Illinois loses at Saint Louis, 87-54.
1990 (3) - Tulsa loses at Oklahoma State, 83-74. Creighton
loses at DePaul, 89-72. Southern Illinois loses to
Wisconsin-Green Bay, 73-60, in Carbondale.
1991 (3) - Southern Illinois made it to the quarters, before
losing to eventual champion Stanford. SIU beat
both Boise State, 75-74, and MSU, 72-69, on the
road, before dropping a 78-68 decision at home
to the Cardinal. MSU beat Coppin St., 57-47, in
the first round. Tulsa lost at Oklahoma, 111-86.
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