| 1942 National Invitation Tournament | |||
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| Teams | 8 | ||
| Finals site | Madison Square Garden New York City |
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| Champions | West Virginia (1st title) | ||
| Runner-up | Western Kentucky (1st title game) | ||
| Semifinalists | Creighton (1st semifinal) Toledo (1st semifinal) |
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| Winning coach | Dyke Raese (1st title) | ||
| MVP | Rudy Baric West Virginia | ||
National Invitation Tournament
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The 1942 National Invitation Tournament was the 1942 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition.
Below is a list of the 8 teams selected for the tournament.[1]
| Participants | ||||
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| CCNY | ||||
| Creighton | ||||
| Long Island | ||||
| Rhode Island | ||||
| Toledo | ||||
| West Texas State | ||||
| West Virginia | ||||
| Western Kentucky | ||||
Below is the tournament bracket.[1]
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | |||||||||||
| West Virginia | 58 | ||||||||||||
| Long Island | 49 | ||||||||||||
| West Virginia | 51 | ||||||||||||
| Toledo | 39 | ||||||||||||
| Toledo | 82 | ||||||||||||
| Rhode Island | 71 | ||||||||||||
| West Virginia | 47 | ||||||||||||
| Western Kentucky | 45 | ||||||||||||
| Creighton | 59 | ||||||||||||
| West Texas State | 58 | ||||||||||||
| Creighton | 36 | ||||||||||||
| Western Kentucky | 49 | ||||||||||||
| Western Kentucky | 49 | ||||||||||||
| CCNY | 46 | ||||||||||||
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