1960 National Invitation Tournament

1960 National Invitation Tournament

Season	1959–60
Teams	12
Finals site	Madison Square Garden, New York City
Champions	Bradley Braves (2nd title)
Runner-up	Providence Friars (1st title game)
Semifinalists	Utah State Aggies (1st semifinal) St. Bonaventure Bonnies (4th semifinal)
Winning coach	Chuck Orsborn (2nd title)
MVP	Lenny Wilkens (Providence)
National Invitation Tournaments «1959 1961»

The 1960 National Invitation Tournament was the 1960 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition.

Selected teams

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

• Bradley
• Dayton
• Detroit
• Holy Cross
• Memphis
• Providence
• St. Bonaventure
• St. John's
• Saint Louis
• Temple
• Utah State
• Villanova

Bracket

Below is the tournament bracket.

	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