1944 National Invitation Tournament

1944 National Invitation Tournament

Teams	8
Finals site	Madison Square Garden New York City
Champions	St. John's Redmen (2nd title)
Runner-up	DePaul Blue Demons (1st title game)
Semifinalists	Kentucky Wildcats (1st semifinal) Oklahoma State Cowboys (3rd semifinal)
Winning coach	Joe Lapchick (2nd title)
MVP	Bill Kotsores (St. John's)
National Invitation Tournaments «1943 1945»

The 1944 National Invitation Tournament was the 1944 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition.

Selected teams

Below is a list of the 8 teams selected for the tournament.

Participants
Bowling Green
Canisius
DePaul
Kentucky
Muhlenberg
Oklahoma A&M
St. John's
Utah

Bracket

Below is the tournament bracket.

	Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Finals
	Oklahoma A&M		43
	Canisius		29
						Oklahoma A&M		38
						DePaul		41
	DePaul		68
	Muhlenberg		45
											DePaul		39
											St. John's		47
	Kentucky		46
	Utah		38
						Kentucky		45
						St. John's		48
	St. John's		44
	Bowling Green		40

	Third place game
	Oklahoma A&M		29
	Kentucky		45