1955 National Invitation Tournament

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1955 National Invitation Tournament
Season1954–55
Teams12
Finals siteMadison Square Garden
New York City
ChampionsDuquesne Dukes (1st title)
Runner-upDayton Flyers (3rd title game)
Semifinalists
Winning coachDudey Moore (1st title)
MVPMaurice Stokes (St. Francis (PA))
National Invitation Tournaments
«1954 1956»

The 1955 National Invitation Tournament was the 1955 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition.

Selected teams

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

Participants
Cincinnati
Connecticut
Dayton
Duquesne
Holy Cross
Lafayette
Louisville
Manhattan
Niagara
Saint Francis (PA)
Saint Louis
Seton Hall

Bracket

Below is the tournament bracket.[1]

First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
            
Louisville 91
Manhattan 86
Louisville 66
Duquesne 74
Duquesne 65
Cincinnati 61
Cincinnati 85
Niagara 83
Niagara 83
Lafayette 70
Duquesne 70
Dayton 58
Saint Francis (PA) 89
Seton Hall 78
Saint Francis (PA) 68
Holy Cross 64
Saint Francis (PA) 73
Dayton 79
Dayton 97
Saint Louis 81
Saint Louis 110
Connecticut 103
Third place game
   
Cincinnati 96
Saint Francis (PA) 91

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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