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The 1975 National Commissioners Invitational Tournament was a single-elimination tournament of 8 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I teams that did not participate in the 1975 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament or 1975 National Invitation Tournament. Drake defeated Southern California, Bowling Green and Arizona in that order to win the championship. Bob Elliot of Arizona was named tournament MVP.
| First Round | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||
| Drake | 80 | |||||||||||||
| USC | 70 | |||||||||||||
| Drake | 78 | |||||||||||||
| Bowling Green | 65 | |||||||||||||
| Bowling Green | 67 | |||||||||||||
| Tennessee | 58 | |||||||||||||
| Drake | 83 | |||||||||||||
| Arizona | 76 | |||||||||||||
| Arizona | 94 | |||||||||||||
| East Carolina | 78 | |||||||||||||
| Arizona | 102 | |||||||||||||
| Purdue | 96 | |||||||||||||
| Purdue | 87 | |||||||||||||
| Missouri | 74 | |||||||||||||
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