1946 National Invitation Tournament
| 1946 National Invitation Tournament | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teams | 8 | ||||
| Finals site |
Madison Square Garden New York City | ||||
| Champions | Kentucky (1st title) | ||||
| Runner-up | Rhode Island (1st title game) | ||||
| Semifinalists |
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| Winning coach | Adolph Rupp (1st title) | ||||
| MVP | Ernie Calverley Rhode Island | ||||
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The 1946 National Invitation Tournament was the 1946 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition.
Selected teams
Below is a list of the 8 teams selected for the tournament.[1]
| Participants | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona | ||||
| Bowling Green | ||||
| Kentucky | ||||
| Muhlenberg | ||||
| Rhode Island | ||||
| St. John's | ||||
| Syracuse | ||||
| West Virginia | ||||
Brackets/Results
Below is the tournament bracket.[1]
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||
| Rhode Island | 82 | |||||||||||||
| Bowling Green | 79 | |||||||||||||
| Rhode Island | 59 | |||||||||||||
| Muhlenberg | 49 | |||||||||||||
| Muhlenberg | 47 | |||||||||||||
| Syracuse | 41 | |||||||||||||
| Rhode Island | 45 | |||||||||||||
| Kentucky | 46 | |||||||||||||
| West Virginia | 70 | |||||||||||||
| St. John's | 58 | |||||||||||||
| West Virginia | 51 | |||||||||||||
| Kentucky | 59 | |||||||||||||
| Kentucky | 77 | |||||||||||||
| Arizona | 53 | |||||||||||||
- Third Place - West Virginia 65, Muhlenberg 40
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Tournament Results (1940s) at nit.org, URL accessed December 9, 2009. Archived 11/7/09