After the NCAA Tournament field was announced , the National Invitation Tournament invited 32 teams to participate , reducing the field 's size from 40 . Eight teams were given automatic bids for winning their conference regular seasons , and 24 other teams were also invited . The field came from 18 conferences , with the Big East and Southeastern Conference tying for the most teams invited with four . For the first time since the NIT began seeding teams , all four No. 1 seeds reached the final four . John Beilein 's West Virginia Mountaineers won the title , defeating the Oliver Purnell-coached Clemson Tigers 78 – 73 in the championship game . The Mountaineers reached the championship game after Darris Nichols ' dramatic 3-pointer at the buzzer stunned Mississippi State in the semifinals . Mountaineer guard Frank Young was named tournament MVP
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2006–07 NCAA Division I men's basketball season