1967 National Invitation Tournament
| Season | 1966–67 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teams | 14 | ||||
| Finals site | Madison Square Garden New York City | ||||
| Champions | Southern Illinois Salukis (1st title) | ||||
| Runner-up | Marquette Warriors (1st title game) | ||||
| Semifinalists |
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| Winning coach | Jack Hartman (1st title) | ||||
| MVP | Walt Frazier (Southern Illinois) | ||||
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The 1967 National Invitation Tournament was a single-elimination postseason college basketball tournament. Fourteen National Collegiate Athletic Association NCAA Division I teams participated in the tournament. Southern Illinois, in its first season of Division I basketball, defeated Marquette 71–56 in the championship game. SIU's Walt Frazier was the tournament MOP.
Selected teams[]
Below is a list of the 14 teams selected for the tournament.[1]
| Participants | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duke | ||||
| Marquette | ||||
| Marshall | ||||
| Memphis | ||||
| Nebraska | ||||
| New Mexico | ||||
| Providence | ||||
| Rutgers | ||||
| Saint Peter's | ||||
| Southern Illinois | ||||
| Syracuse | ||||
| Tulsa | ||||
| Utah State | ||||
| Villanova | ||||
Bracket[]
Below is the tournament bracket.[1]
| First Round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||||||
| Southern Illinois | 103 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Saint Peter's | 58 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Illinois | 72 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Duke | 63 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Illinois | 79 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Rutgers | 70 | ||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico | 66 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Syracuse | 64 | ||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico | 60 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Rutgers | 65 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Rutgers | 78 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Utah State | 76 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Illinois | 71 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Marquette | 56 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Marshall | 70 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Villanova | 68 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Marshall | 119 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Nebraska | 88 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Marshall | 78 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Marquette | 83 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Marquette | 64 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Tulsa | 60 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Marquette | 81 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Providence | 80 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Providence | 77 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Memphis | 68 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Third place game | ||||
| Rutgers | 93 | |||
| Marshall | 76 | |||
See also[]
- 1967 NCAA University Division Basketball Tournament
- 1967 NCAA College Division Basketball Tournament
- 1967 NAIA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament
References[]
- ^ a b Tournament Results (1960's) at nit.org, URL accessed December 8, 2009. Archived 11/7/09
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