1951 National Invitation Tournament

1951 National Invitation Tournament
Teams 12
Finals site Madison Square Garden
New York City
Champions Brigham Young Cougars (1st title)
Runner-up Dayton Flyers (1st title game)
Semifinalists
Winning coach Stan Watts (1st title)
MVP Roland Minson (BYU)
National Invitation Tournaments
«1950 1952»

The 1951 National Invitation Tournament was the 1951 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition.

Selected teams

Below is a list of the 12 teams selected for the tournament.[1]

Participants
Arizona
Beloit
BYU
Cincinnati
Dayton
La Salle
Lawrence Tech
NC State
St. Bonaventure
St. John's
Saint Louis
Seton Hall

Bracket

Below is the tournament bracket.[1]

  First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                                     
Saint Louis 73  
La Salle 61  
  Saint Louis 68  
    BYU 75  
     
       
  BYU 69  
  Seton Hall 59  
       
       
  NC State 59
    Seton Hall 71  
Seton Hall 71
Beloit 57  
  BYU 62
  Dayton 43
St. Bonaventure 70  
Cincinnati 67  
  St. Bonaventure 58
    St. John's 60  
     
       
  St. John's 62
  Dayton 69  
       
       
  Arizona 68
    Dayton 74  
Dayton 77
Lawrence Tech 71  
Third place game
   
Seton Hall 68
St. John's 70

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Tournament Results (1950's) at nit.org, URL accessed December 8, 2009. Archived 11/7/09
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