1947 National Invitation Tournament

1947 National Invitation Tournament
Teams 8
Finals site Madison Square Garden
New York City
Champions Utah (1st title)
Runner-up Kentucky (2nd title game)
Semifinalists NC State (1st semifinal)
West Virginia (3rd semifinal)
Winning coach Vadal Peterson (1st title)
MVP Vern Gardner Utah
National Invitation Tournament
«1946  1948»

The 1947 National Invitation Tournament was the 1947 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition.

Selected teams

Below is a list of the 8 teams selected for the tournament.[1]

Participants
Bradley
Duquesne
Kentucky
Long Island
NC State
St. John's
Utah
West Virginia

Brackets/Results

Below is the tournament bracket.[1]

  Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                           
     Utah 45  
   Duquesne 44  
     Utah 64  
     West Virginia 62  
   West Virginia 69
     Bradley 60  
       Utah 49
     Kentucky 45
     Kentucky 66  
   Long Island 62  
     Kentucky 60
     NC State 42  
   NC State 61
     St. John's 55  

References

  1. ^ a b Tournament Results (1940's) at nit.org, URL accessed December 9, 2009. Archived 11/7/09