1940 National Invitation Tournament

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1940 National Invitation Tournament
Tournament details
CityNew York City
Venue(s) Madison Square Garden
Teams6
Final positions
Champions Colorado Buffaloes (1st title)
Runner-up Duquesne Dukes
Semifinalists
Tournament statistics
MVP Bob Doll (Colorado)
  1939
1941  

The 1940 National Invitation Tournament was the 1940 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition.

Contents

Selected teams

Below is a list of the six teams selected for the tournament. [1]

TeamConference
Colorado Mountain States Conference
DePaul Independent
Duquesne Independent
Long Island Independent
Oklahoma A&M Missouri Valley Conference
St. John's Redmen Metropolitan New York Conference

Bracket

Below is the tournament bracket. [1]

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
Colorado 52
DePaul 45DePaul 37
Long Island 38 Colorado51
Duquesne 40
Oklahoma A&M 30
Duquesne 38Duquesne34
St. John's 31 Third place
DePaul 22
Oklahoma A&M23

See also

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References

  1. 1 2 Tournament Results (1940s) at nit.org, URL accessed December 9, 2009. Archived 11/7/09