1940 National Invitation Tournament
| Teams | 6 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finals site | Madison Square Garden New York City | ||||
| Champions | Colorado Buffaloes (1st title) | ||||
| Runner-up | Duquesne Dukes (1st title game) | ||||
| Semifinalists |
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| Winning coach | Frosty Cox (1st title) | ||||
| MVP | Bob Doll (Colorado) | ||||
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The 1940 National Invitation Tournament was the 1940 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition.
Selected teams[]
Below is a list of the six teams selected for the tournament.[1]
| Participants | Participants |
|---|---|
| Colorado | DePaul |
| Duquesne | Long Island |
| Oklahoma A&M | St. John's |
Bracket[]
Below is the tournament bracket.[1]
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||
| Colorado | 52 | |||||||||||||
| DePaul | 37 | |||||||||||||
| DePaul | 45 | |||||||||||||
| Long Island | 38 | |||||||||||||
| Colorado | 51 | |||||||||||||
| Duquesne | 40 | |||||||||||||
| Oklahoma A&M | 30 | |||||||||||||
| Duquesne | 34 | |||||||||||||
| Duquesne | 38 | |||||||||||||
| St. John's | 31 | |||||||||||||
| Third place game | ||||
| DePaul | 22 | |||
| Oklahoma A&M | 23 | |||
See also[]
References[]
- ^ a b Tournament Results (1940s) at nit.org, URL accessed December 9, 2009. Archived 11/7/09
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