1940 National Invitation Tournament
The 1940 National Invitation Tournament was the 1940 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition.
| Finals venue | Madison Square Garden New York City |
|---|---|
| Teams | 6 |
| Champions | Colorado Buffaloes (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Duquesne Dukes |
| Semifinalists | |
| MVP | Bob Doll (Colorado) |
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 | Colorado | 52 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | DePaul | 45 | DePaul | 37 | ||||||||||
| 5 | Long Island | 38 | Colorado | 51 | ||||||||||
| Duquesne | 40 | |||||||||||||
| 2 | Oklahoma A&M | 30 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Duquesne | 38 | Duquesne | 34 | ||||||||||
| 6 | St. John's | 31 | Third place | |||||||||||
| DePaul | 22 | |||||||||||||
| Oklahoma A&M | 23 | |||||||||||||
References
- Tournament Results (1940s) at nit.org, URL accessed December 9, 2009. Archived 11/7/09
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