1940 National Invitation Tournament
Teams | 6 | ||||
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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 |
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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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