1956 National Invitation Tournament
| Teams | 12 | ||||
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| Finals site | Madison Square Garden New York City | ||||
| Champions | Louisville Cardinals (1st title) | ||||
| Runner-up | Dayton Flyers (4th title game) | ||||
| Semifinalists |
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| Winning coach | Bernard Hickman (1st title) | ||||
| MVP | Charlie Tyra (Louisville) | ||||
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Selected teams
Below is a list of the 12 teams selected for the tournament.[1] The top four teams are seeded and receive a bye for the first round.[2]
| Participants | Seed |
| Dayton | 1 |
| Louisville | 2 |
| Saint Joseph's | 3 |
| Niagara | 4 |
| Duquesne | |
| Lafayette | |
| Marquette | |
| Oklahoma A&M | |
| St. Francis (NY) | |
| Saint Louis | |
| Seton Hall | |
| Xavier |
Bracket
Below is the tournament bracket.[1]
| First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | |||||||||||||||
| Duquesne | 69 | |||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma A&M | 61 | |||||||||||||||||
| Duquesne | 72 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Louisville | 84 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Louisville | 89 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Saint Joseph's | 79 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Saint Joseph's | 74 | ||||||||||||||||
| Seton Hall | 65 | |||||||||||||||||
| Seton Hall | 96 | |||||||||||||||||
| Marquette | 78 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Louisville | 93 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Dayton | 80 | ||||||||||||||||
| St. Francis (NY) | 85 | |||||||||||||||||
| Lafayette | 74 | |||||||||||||||||
| St. Francis (NY) | 74 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Niagara | 72 | ||||||||||||||||
| St. Francis (NY) | 58 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Dayton | 89 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Dayton | 72 | ||||||||||||||||
| Xavier | 68 | |||||||||||||||||
| Xavier | 84 | |||||||||||||||||
| Saint Louis | 80 | |||||||||||||||||
| Third place game | ||||
| 3 | Saint Joseph's | 93 | ||
| St. Francis (NY) | 82 | |||
See also
- 1956 NCAA Basketball Tournament
- 1956 NAIA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament
References
- Tournament Results (1950's) at nit.org, URL accessed December 8, 2009. Archived 11/7/09
- "Invitation Tourney Draw". New York Times. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
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