| Season | 1996–97 | ||||
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| Teams | 32 | ||||
| Finals site | Madison Square Garden New York City | ||||
| Champions | Michigan Wolverines (vacated) (2nd title) | ||||
| Runner-up | Florida State Seminoles (1st title game) | ||||
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| Winning coach | Steve Fisher (1st title) | ||||
| MVP | Robert Traylor (vacated) (Michigan) | ||||
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The 1997 National Invitation Tournament was the 1997 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition. Michigan's tournament victory was later vacated due to players Robert Traylor and Louis Bullock being ruled ineligible by the NCAA. Traylor also vacated his tournament Most Valuable Player award.