1961 National Invitation Tournament
The 1961 National Invitation Tournament was the 1961 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition.
| Teams | 12 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finals site | Madison Square Garden New York City | ||||
| Champions | Providence Friars (1st title) | ||||
| Runner-up | Saint Louis Billikens (2nd title game) | ||||
| Semifinalists |
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| Winning coach | Joe Mullaney (1st title) | ||||
| MVP | Vin Ernst (Providence) | ||||
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Selected teams
Below is a list of the 12 teams selected for the tournament.[1]
| Participants | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Army | ||||
| Colorado State | ||||
| Dayton | ||||
| DePaul | ||||
| Detroit | ||||
| Holy Cross | ||||
| Memphis | ||||
| Miami (FL) | ||||
| Niagara | ||||
| Providence | ||||
| Saint Louis | ||||
| Temple | ||||
Bracket
Below is the tournament bracket.[1]
| First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | |||||||||||||||
| Saint Louis | 58 | |||||||||||||||||
| Miami (FL) | 56 | |||||||||||||||||
| Saint Louis | 59 | |||||||||||||||||
| Colorado State | 53 | |||||||||||||||||
| Saint Louis | 67 | |||||||||||||||||
| Dayton | 60 | |||||||||||||||||
| Dayton | 62 | |||||||||||||||||
| Temple | 60 | |||||||||||||||||
| Temple | 79 | |||||||||||||||||
| Army | 66 | |||||||||||||||||
| Saint Louis | 59 | |||||||||||||||||
| Providence | 62 | |||||||||||||||||
| Holy Cross | 86 | |||||||||||||||||
| Detroit | 82 | |||||||||||||||||
| Holy Cross | 81 | |||||||||||||||||
| Memphis | 69 | |||||||||||||||||
| Holy Cross | 83 | |||||||||||||||||
| Providence | 90 | |||||||||||||||||
| Niagara | 68 | |||||||||||||||||
| Providence | 71 | |||||||||||||||||
| Providence | 73 | |||||||||||||||||
| DePaul | 67 | |||||||||||||||||
| Third place game | ||||
| Dayton | 67 | |||
| Holy Cross | 85 | |||
See also
- 1961 NCAA University Division Basketball Tournament
- 1961 NCAA College Division Basketball Tournament
- 1961 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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