1943 National Invitation Tournament

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1943 National Invitation Tournament
Tournament details
CityNew York City
Teams8
Venue(s) Madison Square Garden
Final positions
Champions St. John's Redmen (1st title)
Runner-up Toledo Rockets
Semifinalists
Tournament statistics
MVP Harry Boykoff (St. John's)
  1942
1944  

The 1943 National Invitation Tournament was the 1943 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition.

Contents

Selected teams

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

Bracket

Below is the tournament bracket. [1]

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
         
St. John's51
Rice 49
St. John's69
Fordham 43
Fordham60
Western Kentucky 58
St. John's48
Toledo 27
Toledo54
Manhattan 47
Toledo46
Washington & Jefferson 39
Washington & Jefferson43
Creighton 42
Third place game
   
Fordham 34
Washington & Jefferson39

See also

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References

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