1956 National Invitation Tournament

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1956 National Invitation Tournament
Season1955–56
Teams12
Finals siteMadison Square Garden
New York City
ChampionsLouisville Cardinals (1st title)
Runner-upDayton Flyers (4th title game)
Semifinalists
Winning coachBernard Hickman (1st title)
MVPCharlie Tyra (Louisville)
National Invitation Tournaments
«1955 1957»

Selected teams

Below is a list of the 12 teams selected for the tournament.[1]

Participants
Dayton
Duquesne
Lafayette
Louisville
Marquette
Niagara
Oklahoma A&M
St. Francis (NY)
Saint Joseph's
Saint Louis
Seton Hall
Xavier

Bracket

Below is the tournament bracket.[1]

First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
            
Duquesne 69
Oklahoma A&M 61
Duquesne 72
Louisville 84
Louisville 89
Saint Joseph's 79
Saint Joseph's 74
Seton Hall 65
Seton Hall 96
Marquette 78
Louisville 93
Dayton 80
St. Francis (NY) 85
Lafayette 74
St. Francis (NY) 74
Niagara 72
St. Francis (NY) 58
Dayton 89
Dayton 72
Xavier 68
Xavier 84
Saint Louis 80
Third place game
   
Saint Joseph's 93
St. Francis (NY) 82

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Tournament Results (1950's) at nit.org, URL accessed December 8, 2009. Archived 11/7/09
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