1955 National Invitation Tournament
Season | 1954–55 | ||||
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Teams | 12 | ||||
Finals site | Madison Square Garden New York City | ||||
Champions | Duquesne Dukes (1st title) | ||||
Runner-up | Dayton Flyers (3rd title game) | ||||
Semifinalists |
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Winning coach | Dudey Moore (1st title) | ||||
MVP | Maurice Stokes (St. Francis (PA)) | ||||
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The 1955 National Invitation Tournament was the 1955 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition.
Selected teams[]
Below is a list of the 12 teams selected for the tournament.[1]
Participants | ||||
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Cincinnati | ||||
Connecticut | ||||
Dayton | ||||
Duquesne | ||||
Holy Cross | ||||
Lafayette | ||||
Louisville | ||||
Manhattan | ||||
Niagara | ||||
Saint Francis (PA) | ||||
Saint Louis | ||||
Seton Hall |
Bracket[]
Below is the tournament bracket.[1]
First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||||||
Louisville | 91 | ||||||||||||||||||
Manhattan | 86 | ||||||||||||||||||
Louisville | 66 | ||||||||||||||||||
Duquesne | 74 | ||||||||||||||||||
Duquesne | 65 | ||||||||||||||||||
Cincinnati | 61 | ||||||||||||||||||
Cincinnati | 85 | ||||||||||||||||||
Niagara | 83 | ||||||||||||||||||
Niagara | 83 | ||||||||||||||||||
Lafayette | 70 | ||||||||||||||||||
Duquesne | 70 | ||||||||||||||||||
Dayton | 58 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saint Francis (PA) | 89 | ||||||||||||||||||
Seton Hall | 78 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saint Francis (PA) | 68 | ||||||||||||||||||
Holy Cross | 64 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saint Francis (PA) | 73 | ||||||||||||||||||
Dayton | 79 | ||||||||||||||||||
Dayton | 97 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saint Louis | 81 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saint Louis | 110 | ||||||||||||||||||
Connecticut | 103 |
Third place game | ||||
Cincinnati | 96 | |||
Saint Francis (PA) | 91 |
See also[]
References[]
- ^ a b Tournament Results (1950's) at nit.org, URL accessed December 8, 2009. Archived 11/7/09
Categories:
- 1954–55 NCAA men's basketball season
- 1955 in sports in New York City
- 20th century in Manhattan
- Basketball in New York City
- College sports in New York City
- Madison Square Garden
- March 1955 sports events
- National Invitation Tournament
- Sports competitions in New York City
- Sports in Manhattan