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1966 National Invitation Tournament

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1966 National Invitation Tournament
Season1965–66
Teams14
Finals siteMadison Square Garden
New York City
ChampionsBYU (2nd title)
Runner-upNYU (2nd title game)
Semifinalists
Winning coachStan Watts (2nd title)
MVPBill Melchionni (Villanova)
National Invitation Tournaments
«1965 1967»

The 1966 National Invitation Tournament was the 1966 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition.

Selected teams

Below is a list of the 14 teams selected for the tournament.[1]

Participants
Army
Boston College
BYU
DePaul
Louisville
Manhattan
NYU
Penn State
St. John's
San Francisco
Temple
Villanova
Virginia Tech
Wichita State

Brackets/Results

Below is the tournament bracket.[1]

First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
            
Temple 88
Virginia Tech 73
Temple 78
BYU 90
BYU 66
Army 60
San Francisco 89
Penn State 77
San Francisco 63
Army 80
Army 71
Manhattan 66
BYU 97
NYU 84
NYU 68
DePaul 65
NYU 90
Wichita State 84
NYU 69
Villanova 63
Villanova 63
St. John's 61
Villanova 86
Boston College 85
Boston College 96
Louisville 90
  • Third Place - Villanova 76, Army 65

References

  1. ^ a b Tournament Results (1960's) at nit.org, URL accessed December 8, 2009. Archived 11/7/09