1938 National Invitation Tournament

The 1938 National Invitation Tournament was the 1938 edition of the annual NCAA basketball competition. It was the inaugural National Invitational Tournament and was won by Temple.

1938 National Invitation Tournament
Finals venueMadison Square Garden
New York City
Teams6
ChampionsTemple Owls (1st title)
Runners-upColorado Buffaloes
Semifinalists
MVPDon Shields (Temple)

Selected teams

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

Bracket

Below is the tournament bracket.[1]

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
1 Oklahoma A&M 55
4 Temple 53 Temple 56
5 Bradley 40 Temple 60
Colorado 36
2 Colorado 48
3 NYU 39 NYU 47
6 Long Island 37 Third place
Oklahoma A&M 37
NYU 24

See also

References

  1. Tournament Results (1930's) at nit.org, URL accessed December 9, 2009. Archived 11/7/09
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