1955 National Invitation Tournament Explained

Type:NIT
Year:1955
Teams:12
Finalfourarena:Madison Square Garden
Finalfourcity:New York City
Champions:Duquesne Dukes
Titlecount:1st
Runnerup:Dayton Flyers
Gamecount:3rd
Semifinal1:Cincinnati Bearcats
Semifinalcount:1st
Semifinal2:St. Francis (PA) Red Flash
Semifinalcount2:1st
Coach:Dudey Moore
Coachcount:1st
Mop:Maurice Stokes
Mopteam:St. Francis (PA)

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]

Bracket

Below is the tournament bracket.

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: Dukes top Dayton in NIT final . Reading Eagle . (Pennsylvania) . United Press . March 20, 1955 . 49.
  2. News: Duquesne wins NIT; Green hot . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington) . Associated Press . March 20, 1955 . 1, sports.
  3. http://www.nit.org/history/nit-postseason-results-1950s.html Tournament Results (1950s)