1972 National Invitation Tournament

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1972 National Invitation Tournament
Teams16
Finals site Madison Square Garden,
New York City
Champions Maryland Terrapins (1st title)
Runner-up Niagara Purple Eagles (1st title game)
Semifinalists
Winning coach Lefty Driesell (1st title)
MVP Tom McMillen (Maryland)
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The 1972 National Invitation Tournament was the 1972 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition.

Contents

Selected teams

Below is a list of the 16 teams selected for the tournament. [1]

Schedule

The National Invitational Tournament championship game took place on March 25, 1972 at New York's Madison Square Garden.

Bracket

Below is the tournament bracket. [1]

First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
            
Lafayette72
Virginia 71
Lafayette 76
Jacksonville87
Jacksonville94
Fordham 75
Jacksonville 77
Maryland91
Syracuse81
Davidson 77
Syracuse 65
Maryland71
Maryland67
Saint Joseph's 55
Maryland100
Niagara 69
Oral Roberts94
Memphis 74
Oral Roberts 78
St. John's'94
St. John's82
Missouri 81
St. John's 67
Niagara69
Princeton68
Indiana 60
Princeton 60
Niagara65
Niagara76
UTEP 57
Third place game
   
Jacksonville83
St. John's 80

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Tournament Results (1970's) at nit.org, URL accessed November 7, 2009. Archived 11/7/09