1956 National Invitation Tournament
Season | 1955–56 | ||||
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Teams | 12 | ||||
Finals site | Madison Square Garden New York City | ||||
Champions | Louisville Cardinals (1st title) | ||||
Runner-up | Dayton Flyers (4th title game) | ||||
Semifinalists |
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Winning coach | Bernard Hickman (1st title) | ||||
MVP | Charlie Tyra (Louisville) | ||||
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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[]
References[]
- ^ a b Tournament Results (1950's) at nit.org, URL accessed December 8, 2009. Archived 11/7/09
- ^ "Invitation Tourney Draw". New York Times. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
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