1940 National Invitation Tournament

1940 National Invitation Tournament
Teams 6
Finals site Madison Square Garden
New York City
Champions Colorado (1st title)
Runner-up Duquesne (1st title game)
Semifinalists
Winning coach Frosty Cox (1st title)
MVP Bob Doll Colorado
National Invitation Tournaments
«1939 1941»

The 1940 National Invitation Tournament was the 1940 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition.

Selected teams

Below is a list of the 6 teams selected for the tournament.[1]

Participants Participants
Colorado DePaul
Duquesne Long Island
Oklahoma A&M St. John's

Brackets/Results

Below is the tournament bracket.[1]

  Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
                           
        
     Colorado 52  
       DePaul 37  
   DePaul 45
     Long Island 38  
       Colorado 51
     Duquesne 40
          
        
   Oklahoma A&M 30
       Duquesne 34  
   Duquesne 38
     St. John's 31  

References

  1. 1 2 Tournament Results (1940's) at nit.org, URL accessed December 9, 2009. Archived 11/7/09
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