1955 National Invitation Tournament

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1955 National Invitation Tournament
Season 1954–55
Teams12
Finals site Madison Square Garden,
New York City
Champions Duquesne Dukes (1st title)
Runner-up Dayton Flyers (3rd title game)
Semifinalists
Winning coach Dudey Moore (1st title)
MVP Maurice Stokes (St. Francis (PA))
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The 1955 National Invitation Tournament was the eighteenth edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition. [1] [2]

Contents

Selected teams

Below is a list of the 12 teams selected for the tournament. [3]

Bracket

Below is the tournament bracket. [3]

First round Quarterfinals Semifinals
Thursday, March 17 		Final
Saturday, March 19
            
Louisville91
Manhattan 86
Louisville 66
Duquesne74
Duquesne65
Cincinnati 61
Cincinnati85
Niagara 83
Niagara83
Lafayette 70
Duquesne70
Dayton 58
Saint Francis (PA)89
Seton Hall 78
Saint Francis (PA)68
Holy Cross 64
Saint Francis (PA) 73
Dayton79
Dayton97
Saint Louis 81
Saint Louis110
Connecticut 103


Third place game
Saturday, March 19
   
Cincinnati96
Saint Francis (PA) 91

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Dukes top Dayton in NIT final". Reading Eagle. (Pennsylvania). United Press. March 20, 1955. p. 49.
  2. ↑ "Duquesne wins NIT; Green hot". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. March 20, 1955. p. 1, sports.
  3. 1 2 Tournament Results (1950s) at nit.org, URL accessed December 8, 2009. Archived 11/7/09
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