1957 National Invitation Tournament

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1957 National Invitation Tournament
Season 195657
Teams12
Finals site Madison Square Garden,
New York City
Champions Bradley Braves (1st title)
Runner-up Memphis Tigers (1st title game)
Semifinalists
Winning coach Chuck Orsborn (1st title)
MVP Win Wilfong (Memphis State)
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The 1957 National Invitation Tournament was the 1957 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 Finals
            
St. Bonaventure90
Cincinnati 72
St. Bonaventure85
Seattle 68
St. Bonaventure 78
Memphis80
Manhattan 73
Memphis85
Memphis77
Utah 75
Memphis 83
Bradley84
Xavier85
Seton Hall 79
Xavier 81
Bradley116
Bradley94
Temple 66
Temple77
Dayton 66
Dayton79
Saint Peter's 71
Third place game
   
St. Bonaventure 50
Temple67

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Tournament Results (1950s) at nit.org, URL accessed December 8, 2009. Archived 11/7/09