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1956 National Invitation Tournament

1956 National Invitation Tournament
Teams12
Finals siteMadison Square Garden
New York City
ChampionsLouisville Cardinals (1st title)
Runner-upDayton Flyers (4th title game)
Semifinalists
  • Saint Joseph's Hawks (1st semifinal)
  • St. Francis (NY) Terriers (1st semifinal)
Winning coachBernard Hickman (1st title)
MVPCharlie Tyra (Louisville)
National Invitation Tournaments
«1955 1957»

Selected teams

Below is a list of the 12 teams selected for the tournament.[1] The top four teams are seeded and receive a bye for the first round.[2]

Participants Seed
Dayton 1
Louisville 2
Saint Joseph's 3
Niagara 4
Duquesne
Lafayette
Marquette
Oklahoma A&M
St. Francis (NY)
Saint Louis
Seton Hall
Xavier

Bracket

Below is the tournament bracket.[1]

First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
Duquesne 69
Oklahoma A&M 61
Duquesne 72
2 Louisville 84
2 Louisville 89
3 Saint Joseph's 79
3 Saint Joseph's 74
Seton Hall 65
Seton Hall 96
Marquette 78
2 Louisville 93
1 Dayton 80
St. Francis (NY) 85
Lafayette 74
St. Francis (NY) 74
4 Niagara 72
St. Francis (NY) 58
1 Dayton 89
1 Dayton 72
Xavier 68
Xavier 84
Saint Louis 80
Third place game
3 Saint Joseph's 93
St. Francis (NY) 82

See also

  • 1956 NCAA Basketball Tournament
  • 1956 NAIA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament

References

  1. ^ a b Tournament Results (1950's) at nit.org, URL accessed December 8, 2009. Archived 11/7/09
  2. ^ "Invitation Tourney Draw". New York Times. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
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