1958 National Invitation Tournament
The 1958 National Invitation Tournament was the 1958 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition.
| Season | 1957–58 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teams | 12 | ||||
| Finals site | Madison Square Garden New York City | ||||
| Champions | Xavier Musketeers (1st title) | ||||
| Runner-up | Dayton Flyers (5th title game) | ||||
| Semifinalists |
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| Winning coach | Jim McCafferty (1st title) | ||||
| MVP | Hank Stein (Xavier) | ||||
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Selected teams
Below is a list of the 12 teams selected for the tournament.[1]
| Participants | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bradley | ||||
| Butler | ||||
| Dayton | ||||
| Fordham | ||||
| Niagara | ||||
| Saint Francis (PA) | ||||
| Saint Joseph's | ||||
| Saint Peter's | ||||
| St. Bonaventure | ||||
| St. John's | ||||
| Utah | ||||
| Xavier | ||||
Bracket
Below is the tournament bracket.[1]
| First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | |||||||||||||||
| St. John's | 76 | |||||||||||||||||
| Butler | 69 | |||||||||||||||||
| St. John's | 71 | |||||||||||||||||
| Utah | 70 | |||||||||||||||||
| St. John's | 56 | |||||||||||||||||
| Dayton | 80 | |||||||||||||||||
| Dayton | 74 | |||||||||||||||||
| Fordham | 70 | |||||||||||||||||
| Fordham | 83 | |||||||||||||||||
| Saint Francis (PA) | 59 | |||||||||||||||||
| Dayton | 74 | |||||||||||||||||
| Xavier | 78 | |||||||||||||||||
| Saint Joseph's | 83 | |||||||||||||||||
| Saint Peter's | 76 | |||||||||||||||||
| Saint Joseph's | 75 | |||||||||||||||||
| St. Bonaventure | 79 | |||||||||||||||||
| St. Bonaventure | 53 | |||||||||||||||||
| Xavier | 72 | |||||||||||||||||
| Bradley | 62 | |||||||||||||||||
| Xavier | 72 | |||||||||||||||||
| Xavier | 95 | |||||||||||||||||
| Niagara | 86 | |||||||||||||||||
| Third place game | ||||
| St. John's | 69 | |||
| St. Bonaventure | 84 | |||
See also
- 1958 NCAA University Division Basketball Tournament
- 1958 NCAA College Division Basketball Tournament
- 1958 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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