1961 National Invitation Tournament
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| Season | 1960–61 | ||||
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| Teams | 12 | ||||
| Finals site | Madison Square Garden New York City | ||||
| Champions | Providence Friars (1st title) | ||||
| Runner-up | Saint Louis Billikens (2nd title game) | ||||
| Semifinalists |
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| Winning coach | Joe Mullaney (1st title) | ||||
| MVP | Vin Ernst (Providence) | ||||
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The 1961 National Invitation Tournament was the 1961 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition.
Selected teams
[edit]Below is a list of the 12 teams selected for the tournament.[1]
Bracket
[edit]Below is the tournament bracket.[1]
| First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||||||
| Saint Louis | 58 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Miami (FL) | 56 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Saint Louis | 59 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado State | 53 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Saint Louis | 67 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Dayton | 60 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Dayton | 62 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Temple | 60 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Temple | 79 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Army | 66 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Saint Louis | 59 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Providence | 62 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Holy Cross | 86 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Detroit | 82 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Holy Cross | 81 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Memphis | 69 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Holy Cross | 83 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Providence | 90 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Niagara | 68 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Providence | 71 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Providence | 73 | ||||||||||||||||||
| DePaul | 67 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Third place game | ||||
| Dayton | 67 | |||
| Holy Cross | 85 | |||
See also
[edit]- 1961 NCAA University Division basketball tournament
- 1961 NCAA College Division basketball tournament
- 1961 NAIA Division I men's basketball tournament
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Tournament Results (1960's)". NIT.org. Archived from the original on May 2, 2006. Retrieved December 8, 2009.