1945 National Invitation Tournament
The 1945 National Invitation Tournament was the 1945 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition.
| Finals venue | Madison Square Garden New York City |
|---|---|
| Teams | 8 |
| Champions | DePaul Blue Demons (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Bowling Green Falcons |
| Semifinalists | |
| MVP | George Mikan (DePaul) |
Selected teams
Below is a list of the eight teams selected for the tournament.[1]
Bracket
Below is the tournament bracket.[1]
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||
| Rhode Island | 51 | |||||||||||||
| Tennessee | 44 | |||||||||||||
| Rhode Island | 53 | |||||||||||||
| DePaul | 97 | |||||||||||||
| DePaul | 76 | |||||||||||||
| West Virginia | 52 | |||||||||||||
| DePaul | 71 | |||||||||||||
| Bowling Green | 54 | |||||||||||||
| Bowling Green | 60 | |||||||||||||
| RPI | 45 | |||||||||||||
| Bowling Green | 57 | |||||||||||||
| St. John's | 44 | |||||||||||||
| St. John's | 34 | |||||||||||||
| Muhlenberg | 33 | |||||||||||||
| Third place game | ||||
| Rhode Island | 57 | |||
| St. John's | 64 | |||
References
- Tournament Results (1940s) at nit.org, URL accessed December 9, 2009. Archived 11/7/09
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