1955 National Invitation Tournament

1955 National Invitation Tournament
Season1954–55
Teams12
Finals siteMadison Square Garden,
New York City
ChampionsDuquesne Dukes (1st title)
Runner-upDayton Flyers (3rd title game)
Semifinalists
Winning coachDudey Moore (1st title)
MVPMaurice Stokes (St. Francis (PA))
National Invitation Tournaments
«1954 1956»

The 1955 National Invitation Tournament was the eighteenth edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition.[1][2]

Selected teams

Below is a list of the 12 teams selected for the tournament.[3]

Bracket

Below is the tournament bracket.[3]

First round Quarterfinals Semifinals
Thursday, March 17 		Final
Saturday, March 19
            
Louisville 91
Manhattan 86
Louisville 66
Duquesne 74
Duquesne 65
Cincinnati 61
Cincinnati 85
Niagara 83
Niagara 83
Lafayette 70
Duquesne 70
Dayton 58
Saint Francis (PA) 89
Seton Hall 78
Saint Francis (PA) 68
Holy Cross 64
Saint Francis (PA) 73
Dayton 79
Dayton 97
Saint Louis 81
Saint Louis 110
Connecticut 103


Third place game
Saturday, March 19
   
Cincinnati 96
Saint Francis (PA) 91

See also

References

  1. ^ "Dukes top Dayton in NIT final". Reading Eagle. (Pennsylvania). United Press. March 20, 1955. p. 49.
  2. ^ "Duquesne wins NIT; Green hot". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. March 20, 1955. p. 1, sports.
  3. ^ a b Tournament Results (1950s) at nit.org, URL accessed December 8, 2009. Archived 11/7/09
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