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- ↑ "USATODAY.com - NIT's postseason field cut to 32 teams".
- ↑ "NIT Tournament Home". NCAA.com.
- 1 2 Tournament Results (1960's) at nit.org, URL accessed December 8, 2009. Archived 11/7/09