1961 National Invitation Tournament

1961 National Invitation Tournament

Season	1960–61
Teams	12
Finals site	Madison Square Garden New York City
Champions	Providence Friars (1st title)
Runner-up	Saint Louis Billikens (2nd title game)
Semifinalists	Holy Cross Crusaders (2nd semifinal) Dayton Flyers (6th semifinal)
Winning coach	Joe Mullaney (1st title)
MVP	Vin Ernst (Providence)
National Invitation Tournaments «1960 1962»

The 1961 National Invitation Tournament was the 1961 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition.

Selected teams

Below is a list of the 12 teams selected for the tournament.

Participants
Army
Colorado State
Dayton
DePaul
Detroit
Holy Cross
Memphis
Miami (FL)
Niagara
Providence
Saint Louis
Temple

Bracket

Below is the tournament bracket.

	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