1949 National Invitation Tournament

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1949 National Invitation Tournament
Season1948–49
Teams12
Finals siteMadison Square Garden
New York City
ChampionsSan Francisco Dons (1st title)
Runner-upLoyola-Chicago Ramblers (2nd title game)
Semifinalists
Winning coachPete Newell (1st title)
MVPDon Lofgran (San Francisco)
National Invitation Tournaments
«1948 1950»

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]

Participants
Bowling Green
Bradley
CCNY
Kentucky
Loyola (IL)
Manhattan
NYU
St. John's
Saint Louis
San Francisco
Utah
Western Kentucky

Bracket[]

Below is the tournament bracket.[1]

First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
            
Loyola (IL) 62
CCNY 47
Loyola (IL) 61
Kentucky 56
Loyola (IL) 55
Bradley 50
Western Kentucky 86
Bradley 95
Bradley 89
NYU 67
Loyola (IL) 47
San Francisco 48
San Francisco 68
Manhattan 43
San Francisco 64
Utah 63
San Francisco 49
Bowling Green 39
Saint Louis 74
Bowling Green 80
Bowling Green 77
St. John's 64
Third place game
   
Bradley 77
Bowling Green 82

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Tournament Results (1940s) at nit.org, URL accessed December 9, 2009. Archived 11/7/09
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