1975 National Invitation Tournament

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1975 National Invitation Tournament
Season 197475
Teams16
Finals site Madison Square Garden
New York City
Champions Princeton Tigers (1st title)
Runner-up Providence Friars (4th title game)
Semifinalists
Winning coach Pete Carril (1st title)
MVP Ron Lee (Oregon)
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The 1975 National Invitation Tournament was the 38th edition of the oldest annual NCAA college basketball postseason tournament.

Contents

Selected teams

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

Bracket

Below is the tournament bracket. [1]

First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
            
Providence91
Clemson 84
Providence101
Pittsburgh 80
Pittsburgh70
Southern Illinois 65
Providence85
St. John's 72
Manhattan68
Massachusetts 51
Manhattan 56
St. John's57
St. John's94
Lafayette 76
Providence 69
Princeton80
Oral Roberts97
Memphis 95
Oral Roberts 59
Oregon68
Oregon85
Saint Peter's 79
Oregon 57
Princeton58
Princeton84
Holy Cross 63
Princeton86
South Carolina 67
South Carolina71
Connecticut 61
Third place game
   
St. John's 76
Oregon80

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References

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