| Season | 1954–55 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teams | 12 | ||||
| Finals site | Madison Square Garden New York City | ||||
| Champions | Duquesne Dukes (1st title) | ||||
| Runner-up | Dayton Flyers (3rd title game) | ||||
| Semifinalists |
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| Winning coach | Dudey Moore (1st title) | ||||
| MVP | Maurice Stokes (St. Francis (PA)) | ||||
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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]
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 2 Tournament Results (1950's) at nit.org, URL accessed December 8, 2009. Archived 11/7/09
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