1961 National Invitation Tournament

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1961 National Invitation Tournament
Season 1960–61
Teams12
Finals site Madison Square Garden,
New York City
Champions Providence Friars (1st title)
Runner-up Saint Louis Billikens (2nd title game)
Semifinalists
Winning coach Joe Mullaney (1st title)
MVPVin Ernst (Providence)
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The 1961 National Invitation Tournament was the 1961 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
            
Saint Louis58
Miami (FL) 56
Saint Louis59
Colorado State 53
Saint Louis67
Dayton 60
Dayton62
Temple 60
Temple79
Army 66
Saint Louis 59
Providence62
Holy Cross86
Detroit 82
Holy Cross81
Memphis 69
Holy Cross 83
Providence90
Niagara 68
Providence71
Providence73
DePaul 67
Third place game
   
Dayton 67
Holy Cross85

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Tournament Results (1960's)". NIT.org . Archived from the original on May 2, 2006. Retrieved December 8, 2009.
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