1949 National Invitation Tournament| Teams | 12 |
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| Finals site | Madison Square Garden
New York City |
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| Champions | San Francisco Dons (1st title) |
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| Runner-up | Loyola-Chicago Ramblers (2nd title game) |
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| Semifinalists | |
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| Winning coach | Pete Newell (1st title) |
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| MVP | Don Lofgran (San Francisco) |
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The 1949 National Invitation Tournament was the 1949 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition.
Selected teams
Below is a list of the 12 teams selected for the tournament.[1]
Bracket
Below is the tournament bracket.[1]
| | First round | | Quarterfinals | | Semifinals | | Final |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Loyola (IL) | 62 | |
| | CCNY | 47 | |
| | | Loyola (IL) | 61 | |
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| | | | Kentucky | 56 | |
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| | | | Loyola (IL) | 55 | |
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| | | Bradley | 50 | |
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| | | | |
| | | Western Kentucky | 86 |
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| | | | Bradley | 95 | |
| | Bradley | 89 |
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| | NYU | 67 | |
| | | | Loyola (IL) | 47 |
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| | | San Francisco | 48 |
| | San Francisco | 68 | |
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| | Manhattan | 43 | |
| | | San Francisco | 64 |
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| | | | Utah | 63 | |
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| | | | San Francisco | 49 |
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| | | Bowling Green | 39 | |
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| | | | |
| | | Saint Louis | 74 |
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| | | | Bowling Green | 80 | |
| | Bowling Green | 77 |
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| | St. John's | 64 | |
| Third place game | |
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| Bradley | 77 | |
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| Bowling Green | 82 | |
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See also
- 1949 NCAA Basketball Tournament
- 1949 NAIA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament
References
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