1953 National Invitation Tournament| Teams | 12 |
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| Finals site | Madison Square Garden
New York City |
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| Champions | Seton Hall Pirates (1st title) |
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| Runner-up | St. John's Red Storm (3rd title game) |
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| Semifinalists | |
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| Winning coach | Honey Russell (1st title) |
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| MVP | Walter Dukes (Seton Hall) |
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The 1953 National Invitation Tournament was the 1953 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 | | Finals |
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| | St. John's | 81 | |
| | Saint Louis | 66 | |
| | | St. John's | 75 | |
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| | | | La Salle | 74 | |
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| | | | St. John's | 64 | |
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| | | Duquesne | 55 | |
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| | | Western Kentucky | 61 |
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| | | | Duquesne | 69 | |
| | Duquesne | 88 |
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| | Tulsa | 69 | |
| | | | St. John's | 46 |
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| | | Seton Hall | 58 |
| | Louisville | 92 | |
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| | Georgetown | 79 | |
| | | Louisville | 66 |
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| | | | Manhattan | 79 | |
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| | | | Manhattan | 56 |
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| | | Seton Hall | 74 | |
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| | | Seton Hall | 79 |
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| | | | Niagara | 74 | |
| | Niagara | 82 |
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| | BYU | 76 | |
| Third place game | |
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| Duquesne | 81 | |
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| Manhattan | 67 | |
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See also
- 1953 NCAA Basketball Tournament
- 1953 NAIA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament
References
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