1960 National Invitation Tournament
The 1960 National Invitation Tournament was the 1960 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition.
| Teams | 12 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finals site | Madison Square Garden New York City | ||||
| Champions | Bradley Braves (2nd title) | ||||
| Runner-up | Providence Friars (1st title game) | ||||
| Semifinalists |
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| Winning coach | Chuck Orsborn (2nd title) | ||||
| MVP | Lenny Wilkens (Providence) | ||||
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Selected teams
Below is a list of the 12 teams selected for the tournament.[1]
| Participants | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bradley | ||||
| Dayton | ||||
| Detroit | ||||
| Holy Cross | ||||
| Memphis | ||||
| Providence | ||||
| St. Bonaventure | ||||
| St. John's | ||||
| Saint Louis | ||||
| Temple | ||||
| Utah State | ||||
| Villanova | ||||
Bracket
Below is the tournament bracket.[1]
| First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | |||||||||||||||
| Villanova | 88 | |||||||||||||||||
| Detroit | 86 | |||||||||||||||||
| Villanova | 72 | |||||||||||||||||
| Utah State | 73 | |||||||||||||||||
| Utah State | 62 | |||||||||||||||||
| Providence | 68 | |||||||||||||||||
| Saint Louis | 53 | |||||||||||||||||
| Providence | 64 | |||||||||||||||||
| Providence | 71 | |||||||||||||||||
| Memphis | 70 | |||||||||||||||||
| Providence | 72 | |||||||||||||||||
| Bradley | 88 | |||||||||||||||||
| Dayton | 72 | |||||||||||||||||
| Temple | 51 | |||||||||||||||||
| Dayton | 64 | |||||||||||||||||
| Bradley | 78 | |||||||||||||||||
| Bradley | 82 | |||||||||||||||||
| St. Bonaventure | 71 | |||||||||||||||||
| St. John's | 71 | |||||||||||||||||
| St. Bonaventure | 106 | |||||||||||||||||
| St. Bonaventure | 94 | |||||||||||||||||
| Holy Cross | 81 | |||||||||||||||||
| Third place game | ||||
| Utah State | 99 | |||
| St. Bonaventure | 83 | |||
See also
- 1960 NCAA University Division Basketball Tournament
- 1960 NCAA College Division Basketball Tournament
- 1960 NAIA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament
References
- Tournament Results (1960's) at nit.org, URL accessed December 8, 2009. Archived 11/7/09
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