1940 National Invitation Tournament
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Teams | 6 | ||||
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Finals site | Madison Square Garden New York City |
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Champions | Colorado (1st title) | ||||
Runner-up | Duquesne (1st title game) | ||||
Semifinalists |
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Winning coach | Frosty Cox (1st title) | ||||
MVP | Bob Doll (Colorado) | ||||
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The 1940 National Invitation Tournament was the 1940 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition.
Selected teams
Below is a list of the 6 teams selected for the tournament.[1]
Participants | Participants |
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Colorado | DePaul |
Duquesne | Long Island |
Oklahoma A&M | St. John's |
Brackets/Results
Below is the tournament bracket.[1]
Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | |||||||||||
Colorado | 52 | ||||||||||||
DePaul | 37 | ||||||||||||
DePaul | 45 | ||||||||||||
Long Island | 38 | ||||||||||||
Colorado | 51 | ||||||||||||
Duquesne | 40 | ||||||||||||
Oklahoma A&M | 30 | ||||||||||||
Duquesne | 34 | ||||||||||||
Duquesne | 38 | ||||||||||||
St. John's | 31 |
- Third Place - Oklahoma A&M 23, DePaul 22
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Tournament Results (1940's) at nit.org, URL accessed December 9, 2009. Archived 11/7/09