1955 National Invitation Tournament
Annual NCAA basketball competition
- Cincinnati Bearcats (1st semifinal)
- St. Francis (PA) Red Flash (1st semifinal)
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The 1955 National Invitation Tournament was the eighteenth edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition.[1][2]
Selected teams
Below is a list of the 12 teams selected for the tournament.[3]
- Cincinnati
- Connecticut
- Dayton
- Duquesne
- Holy Cross
- Lafayette
- Louisville
- Manhattan
- Niagara
- Saint Francis (PA)
- Saint Louis
- Seton Hall
Bracket
Below is the tournament bracket.[3]
First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals Thursday, March 17 | Final Saturday, March 19 | ||||||||||||||||
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 Saturday, March 19 | ||||
Cincinnati | 96 | |||
Saint Francis (PA) | 91 |
See also
References
- ^ "Dukes top Dayton in NIT final". Reading Eagle. (Pennsylvania). United Press. March 20, 1955. p. 49.
- ^ "Duquesne wins NIT; Green hot". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. March 20, 1955. p. 1, sports.
- ^ a b Tournament Results (1950's) at nit.org, URL accessed December 8, 2009. Archived 11/7/09
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