1968 National Invitation Tournament
Season | 1967–68 | ||||
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Teams | 16 | ||||
Finals site | Madison Square Garden New York City | ||||
Champions | Dayton Flyers (2nd title) | ||||
Runner-up | Kansas Jayhawks (1st title game) | ||||
Semifinalists |
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Winning coach | Don Donoher (1st title) | ||||
MVP | Don May (Dayton) | ||||
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The National Invitation Tournament was originated by the Metropolitan Basketball Writers Association in 1938. Responsibility for its administration was transferred two years later to local colleges, first known as the Metropolitan Intercollegiate Basketball Committee and in 1948, as the Metropolitan Intercollegiate Basketball Association (MIBA), which comprised representatives from five New York City schools: Fordham University, Manhattan College, New York University, St. John's University, and Wagner College. Originally all of the teams qualifying for the tournament were invited to New York City, and all games were played at Madison Square Garden.
The tournament originally consisted of only six teams, which later expanded to eight teams in 1941, 12 teams in 1949, 14 teams in 1965, 16 teams in 1968, 24 teams in 1979, 32 teams in 1980, and 40 teams from 2002 through 2006. In 2007, the tournament reverted to the current 32-team format.[1][2]
Selected teams[]
Below is a list of the 16 teams selected for the tournament.[3]
Team | Conference | Overall record | Appearance | Last bid |
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Army | Independent | 20–4 | 5th | 1966 |
Bradley | Missouri Valley | 19–8 | 13th | 1965 |
Dayton | Independent | 17–9 | 11th | 1962 |
Duke | ACC | 21–5 | 2nd | 1967 |
Duquesne | Independent | 18–6 | 12th | 1964 |
Fordham | Independent | 18–7 | 6th | 1965 |
Kansas | Big Eight | 19–7 | 1st | Never |
Long Island | Metro Collegiate | 21–1 | 8th | 1950 |
Marshall | MAC | 17–7 | 2nd | 1967 |
Notre Dame | Independent | 18–8 | 1st | Never |
Oklahoma City | Independent | 20–6 | 2nd | 1959 |
Saint Peter's | Metro Collegiate | 22–2 | 4th | 1967 |
Temple | Middle Atlantic | 19–8 | 7th | 1966 |
Villanova | Independent | 18–8 | 7th | 1967 |
West Virginia | SoCon | 19–8 | 5th | 1947 |
Wyoming | WAC | 18–8 | 1st | Never |
Bracket[]
Below is the tournament bracket.[3]
First Round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||||||
Villanova | 77 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wyoming | 66 | ||||||||||||||||||
Villanova | 49 | ||||||||||||||||||
Kansas | 55 | ||||||||||||||||||
Kansas | 82 | ||||||||||||||||||
Temple | 76 | ||||||||||||||||||
Kansas | 58 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saint Peter's | 46 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saint Peter's | 102 | ||||||||||||||||||
Marshall | 93 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saint Peter's | 100 | ||||||||||||||||||
Duke | 71 | ||||||||||||||||||
Duke | 97 | ||||||||||||||||||
Oklahoma City | 81 | ||||||||||||||||||
Kansas | 48 | ||||||||||||||||||
Dayton | 61 | ||||||||||||||||||
Dayton | 87 | ||||||||||||||||||
West Virginia | 68 | ||||||||||||||||||
Dayton | 61 | ||||||||||||||||||
Fordham | 60 | ||||||||||||||||||
Fordham | 69 | ||||||||||||||||||
Duquesne | 60 | ||||||||||||||||||
Dayton | 76 | ||||||||||||||||||
Notre Dame | 74 | ||||||||||||||||||
Notre Dame | 62 | ||||||||||||||||||
Army | 58 | ||||||||||||||||||
Notre Dame | 62 | ||||||||||||||||||
Long Island | 60 | ||||||||||||||||||
Long Island | 80 | ||||||||||||||||||
Bradley | 77 |
Third place game | ||||
Saint Peter's | 78 | |||
Notre Dame | 81 |
See also[]
- 1968 NCAA University Division Basketball Tournament
- 1968 NCAA College Division Basketball Tournament
- 1968 NAIA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament
References[]
- ^ "USATODAY.com - NIT's postseason field cut to 32 teams".
- ^ "NIT Tournament Home". NCAA.com.
- ^ a b Tournament Results (1960's) at nit.org, URL accessed December 8, 2009. Archived 11/7/09
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