1962 National Invitation Tournament

1962 National Invitation Tournament

Season	1961–62
Teams	12
Finals site	Madison Square Garden New York City
Champions	Dayton Flyers (1st title)
Runner-up	St. John's Redmen (5th title game)
Semifinalists	Loyola-Chicago Ramblers (3rd semifinal) Duquesne Dukes (6th semifinal)
Winning coach	Tom Blackburn (1st title)
MVP	Bill Chmielewski (Dayton)
National Invitation Tournaments «1961 1963»

The 1962 National Invitation Tournament was the 1962 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition.

Selected teams

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

• Bradley
• Colorado State
• Dayton
• Duquesne
• Holy Cross
• Houston
• Loyola-Chicago
• Navy
• Providence
• St. John's
• Temple
• Wichita State

Bracket

Below is the tournament bracket.

	First round					Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Finals
		Dayton	79
		Wichita State	71
							Dayton	94
							Houston	77
												Dayton	98
												Loyola-Chicago	82
							Loyola-Chicago	75
							Temple	64
		Temple	80
		Providence	78
																	Dayton	73
																	St. John's	67
		Duquesne	70
		Navy	58
							Duquesne	88
							Bradley	85
												Duquesne	65
												St. John's	75
							St. John's	80
							Holy Cross	74
		Holy Cross	72
		Colorado State	71

	Third place game
	Loyola-Chicago		95
	Duquesne		84

See also

• 1962 NCAA University Division Basketball Tournament
• 1962 NCAA College Division Basketball Tournament
• 1962 NAIA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament