1957 National Invitation Tournament
The 1957 National Invitation Tournament was the 1957 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition.
| Season | 1956–57 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teams | 12 | ||||
| Finals site | Madison Square Garden New York City | ||||
| Champions | Bradley Braves (1st title) | ||||
| Runner-up | Memphis Tigers (1st title game) | ||||
| Semifinalists |
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| Winning coach | Chuck Orsborn (1st title) | ||||
| MVP | Win Wilfong (Memphis State) | ||||
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Selected teams
Below is a list of the 12 teams selected for the tournament.[1]
| Participants | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bradley | ||||
| Cincinnati | ||||
| Dayton | ||||
| Manhattan | ||||
| Memphis | ||||
| St. Bonaventure | ||||
| Saint Peter's | ||||
| Seattle | ||||
| Seton Hall | ||||
| Temple | ||||
| Utah | ||||
| Xavier | ||||
Bracket
Below is the tournament bracket.[1]
| First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | |||||||||||||||
| St. Bonaventure | 90 | |||||||||||||||||
| Cincinnati | 72 | |||||||||||||||||
| St. Bonaventure | 85 | |||||||||||||||||
| Seattle | 68 | |||||||||||||||||
| St. Bonaventure | 78 | |||||||||||||||||
| Memphis | 80 | |||||||||||||||||
| Manhattan | 73 | |||||||||||||||||
| Memphis | 85 | |||||||||||||||||
| Memphis | 77 | |||||||||||||||||
| Utah | 75 | |||||||||||||||||
| Memphis | 83 | |||||||||||||||||
| Bradley | 84 | |||||||||||||||||
| Xavier | 85 | |||||||||||||||||
| Seton Hall | 79 | |||||||||||||||||
| Xavier | 81 | |||||||||||||||||
| Bradley | 116 | |||||||||||||||||
| Bradley | 94 | |||||||||||||||||
| Temple | 66 | |||||||||||||||||
| Temple | 77 | |||||||||||||||||
| Dayton | 66 | |||||||||||||||||
| Dayton | 79 | |||||||||||||||||
| Saint Peter's | 71 | |||||||||||||||||
| Third place game | ||||
| St. Bonaventure | 50 | |||
| Temple | 67 | |||
See also
- 1957 NCAA University Division Basketball Tournament
- 1957 NCAA College Division Basketball Tournament
- 1957 NAIA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament
References
- Tournament Results (1950's) at nit.org, URL accessed December 8, 2009. Archived 11/7/09
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