1958 National Invitation Tournament
Season195758
Teams12
Finals siteMadison Square Garden
New York City
ChampionsXavier Musketeers (1st title)
Runner-upDayton Flyers (5th title game)
Semifinalists
Winning coachJim McCafferty (1st title)
MVPHank Stein (Xavier)
National Invitation Tournaments
«1957 1959»

The 1958 National Invitation Tournament was the 1958 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
            
St. John's 76
Butler 69
St. John's 71
Utah 70
St. John's 56
Dayton 80
Dayton 74
Fordham 70
Fordham 83
Saint Francis (PA) 59
Dayton 74
Xavier 78
Saint Joseph's 83
Saint Peter's 76
Saint Joseph's 75
St. Bonaventure 79
St. Bonaventure 53
Xavier 72
Bradley 62
Xavier 72
Xavier 95
Niagara 86
Third place game
   
St. John's 69
St. Bonaventure 84

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Tournament Results (1950's) at nit.org, URL accessed December 8, 2009. Archived 11/7/09
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