1956 National Invitation Tournament
| 1956 National Invitation Tournament | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teams | 12 | ||||
| Finals site |
Madison Square Garden New York City | ||||
| Champions | Louisville (1st title) | ||||
| Runner-up | Dayton (4th title game) | ||||
| Semifinalists |
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| Winning coach | Bernard Hickman (1st title) | ||||
| MVP | Charlie Tyra Louisville | ||||
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The 1956 National Invitation Tournament was the 1956 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition.
Selected teams
Below is a list of the 12 teams selected for the tournament.[1]
| Participants | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dayton | ||||
| Duquesne | ||||
| Lafayette | ||||
| Louisville | ||||
| Marquette | ||||
| Niagara | ||||
| Oklahoma A&M | ||||
| St. Francis (NY) | ||||
| St. Joseph's | ||||
| Saint Louis | ||||
| Seton Hall | ||||
| Xavier | ||||
Brackets/Results
Below is the tournament bracket.[1]
| First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | |||||||||||||||
| Duquesne | 69 | |||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma A&M | 61 | |||||||||||||||||
| Duquesne | 72 | |||||||||||||||||
| Louisville | 84 | |||||||||||||||||
| Louisville | 89 | |||||||||||||||||
| St. Joseph's | 79 | |||||||||||||||||
| St. Joseph's | 74 | |||||||||||||||||
| Seton Hall | 65 | |||||||||||||||||
| Seton Hall | 96 | |||||||||||||||||
| Marquette | 78 | |||||||||||||||||
| Louisville | 93 | |||||||||||||||||
| Dayton | 80 | |||||||||||||||||
| St. Francis (NY) | 85 | |||||||||||||||||
| Lafayette | 74 | |||||||||||||||||
| St. Francis (NY) | 74 | |||||||||||||||||
| Niagara | 72 | |||||||||||||||||
| St. Francis (NY) | 58 | |||||||||||||||||
| Dayton | 89 | |||||||||||||||||
| Dayton | 72 | |||||||||||||||||
| Xavier | 68 | |||||||||||||||||
| Xavier | 84 | |||||||||||||||||
| Saint Louis | 80 | |||||||||||||||||
- Third Place - St. Joseph's 93, St. Francis (NY) 82
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Tournament Results (1950's) at nit.org, URL accessed December 8, 2009. Archived 11/7/09