| 1939 National Invitation Tournament | |||
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| Teams | 6 | ||
| Finals site | Madison Square Garden New York City |
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| Champions | Long Island (1st title) | ||
| Runner-up | Loyola Chicago (1st title game) | ||
| Semifinalists | Bradley (1st semifinal) St. John's (1st semifinal) |
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| Winning coach | Clair Bee (1st title) | ||
| MVP | Bill Lloyd St. John's | ||
National Invitation Tournament
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The 1939 National Invitation Tournament was the 1939 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition.
Below is a list of the 6 teams selected for the tournament.[1]
| Participants | Participants |
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| Bradley | Long Island |
| Loyola (IL) | New Mexico A&M |
| Roanoke | St. John's |
Below is the tournament bracket.[1]
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | |||||||||||
| Bradley | 32 | ||||||||||||
| Long Island | 36 | ||||||||||||
| Long Island | 52 | ||||||||||||
| New Mexico A&M | 45 | ||||||||||||
| Long Island | 44 | ||||||||||||
| Loyola | 32 | ||||||||||||
| Loyola | 51 | ||||||||||||
| St. John's | 46 | ||||||||||||
| St. John's | 71 | ||||||||||||
| Roanoke | 47 | ||||||||||||
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