1946 National Invitation Tournament

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1946 National Invitation Tournament
Tournament details
CityNew York City
Venue(s) Madison Square Garden
Teams8
Final positions
Champions Kentucky Wildcats (1st title)
Runner-up Rhode Island Rams
Semifinalists
Tournament statistics
MVP Ernie Calverley (Rhode Island)
  1945
1947  

The 1946 National Invitation Tournament was the 1946 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
         
Rhode Island82
Bowling Green 79
Rhode Island59
Muhlenberg 49
Muhlenberg47
Syracuse 41
Rhode Island 45
Kentucky46
West Virginia70
St. John's 58
West Virginia 51
Kentucky59
Kentucky77
Arizona 53
Third place game
   
Muhlenberg 40
West Virginia65

See also

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References

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