1949 National Invitation Tournament

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1949 National Invitation Tournament
1949 NIT program.png
Tournament details
CityNew York City
Venue Madison Square Garden
Teams12
Final positions
Champions San Francisco Dons (1st title)
Runners-up Loyola-Chicago Ramblers
Semifinalists
Awards
MVP Don Lofgran (San Francisco)
  1948
1950  

The 1949 National Invitation Tournament was the 1949 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition.

Contents

Selected teams

Below is a list of the 12 teams selected for the tournament. [1]

Bracket

Below is the tournament bracket. [1]

First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
            
Loyola (IL)62
CCNY 47
Loyola (IL)61
Kentucky 56
Loyola (IL)55
Bradley 50
Western Kentucky 86
Bradley95
Bradley89
NYU 67
Loyola (IL) 47
San Francisco48
San Francisco68
Manhattan 43
San Francisco64
Utah 63
San Francisco49
Bowling Green 39
Saint Louis 74
Bowling Green80
Bowling Green77
St. John's 64
Third place game
   
Bradley 77
Bowling Green82

See also

References

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