1967 National Invitation Tournament

1967 National Invitation Tournament

Season	1966–67
Teams	14
Finals site	Madison Square Garden New York City
Champions	Southern Illinois Salukis (1st title)
Runner-up	Marquette Warriors (1st title game)
Semifinalists	Rutgers Scarlet Knights (1st semifinal) Marshall Thundering Herd (1st semifinal)
Winning coach	Jack Hartman (1st title)
MVP	Walt Frazier (Southern Illinois)
National Invitation Tournaments «1966 1968»

The 1967 National Invitation Tournament was a single-elimination postseason college basketball tournament. Fourteen National Collegiate Athletic Association NCAA Division I teams participated in the tournament. Southern Illinois, in its first season of Division I basketball, defeated Marquette 71–56 in the championship game. SIU's Walt Frazier was the tournament MOP.

Selected teams

Below is a list of the 14 teams selected for the tournament.

• Duke
• Marquette
• Marshall
• Memphis
• Nebraska
• New Mexico
• Providence
• Rutgers
• Saint Peter's
• Southern Illinois
• Syracuse
• Tulsa
• Utah State
• Villanova

Bracket

Below is the tournament bracket.

	First Round					Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Finals
		Southern Illinois	103
		Saint Peter's	58
							Southern Illinois	72
							Duke	63
												Southern Illinois	79
												Rutgers	70
		New Mexico	66
		Syracuse	64
							New Mexico	60
							Rutgers	65
		Rutgers	78
		Utah State	76
																	Southern Illinois	71
																	Marquette	56
		Marshall	70
		Villanova	68
							Marshall	119
							Nebraska	88
												Marshall	78
												Marquette	83
		Marquette	64
		Tulsa	60
							Marquette	81
							Providence	80
		Providence	77
		Memphis	68

	Third place game
	Rutgers		93
	Marshall		76

See also

• 1967 NCAA University Division basketball tournament
• 1967 NCAA College Division basketball tournament
• 1967 NAIA Division I men's basketball tournament