1958 National Invitation Tournament

1958 National Invitation Tournament

Season	1957–58
Teams	12
Finals site	Madison Square Garden, New York City
Champions	Xavier Musketeers (1st title)
Runner-up	Dayton Flyers (5th title game)
Semifinalists	St. Bonaventure Bonnies (3rd semifinal) St. John's Red Storm (8th semifinal)
Winning coach	Jim McCafferty (1st title)
MVP	Hank Stein (Xavier)
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The 1958 National Invitation Tournament was the 1958 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition.

Selected teams

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

• Bradley
• Butler
• Dayton
• Fordham
• Niagara
• Saint Francis (PA)
• Saint Joseph's
• Saint Peter's
• St. Bonaventure
• St. John's
• Utah
• Xavier

Bracket

Below is the tournament bracket. ^[1]

	First round					Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Finals
		St. John's	76
		Butler	69
							St. John's	71
							Utah	70
												St. John's	56
												Dayton	80
							Dayton	74
							Fordham	70
		Fordham	83
		Saint Francis (PA)	59
																	Dayton	74
																	Xavier	78
		Saint Joseph's	83
		Saint Peter's	76
							Saint Joseph's	75
							St. Bonaventure	79
												St. Bonaventure	53
												Xavier	72
							Bradley	62
							Xavier	72
		Xavier	95
		Niagara	86

	Third place game
	St. John's		69
	St. Bonaventure		84

See also

• 1958 NCAA University Division basketball tournament
• 1958 NCAA College Division basketball tournament
• 1958 NAIA Division I men's basketball tournament

References

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