Season | 1960–61 | ||||
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Teams | 12 | ||||
Finals site | Madison Square Garden New York City | ||||
Champions | Providence Friars (1st title) | ||||
Runner-up | Saint Louis Billikens (2nd title game) | ||||
Semifinalists |
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Winning coach | Joe Mullaney (1st title) | ||||
MVP | Vin Ernst (Providence) | ||||
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The 1961 National Invitation Tournament was the 1961 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition.
Selected teams
Below is a list of the 12 teams selected for the tournament.[1]
Bracket
Below is the tournament bracket.[1]
First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||||||
Saint Louis | 58 | ||||||||||||||||||
Miami (FL) | 56 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saint Louis | 59 | ||||||||||||||||||
Colorado State | 53 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saint Louis | 67 | ||||||||||||||||||
Dayton | 60 | ||||||||||||||||||
Dayton | 62 | ||||||||||||||||||
Temple | 60 | ||||||||||||||||||
Temple | 79 | ||||||||||||||||||
Army | 66 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saint Louis | 59 | ||||||||||||||||||
Providence | 62 | ||||||||||||||||||
Holy Cross | 86 | ||||||||||||||||||
Detroit | 82 | ||||||||||||||||||
Holy Cross | 81 | ||||||||||||||||||
Memphis | 69 | ||||||||||||||||||
Holy Cross | 83 | ||||||||||||||||||
Providence | 90 | ||||||||||||||||||
Niagara | 68 | ||||||||||||||||||
Providence | 71 | ||||||||||||||||||
Providence | 73 | ||||||||||||||||||
DePaul | 67 |
Third place game | ||||
Dayton | 67 | |||
Holy Cross | 85 |
See also
- 1961 NCAA University Division basketball tournament
- 1961 NCAA College Division basketball tournament
- 1961 NAIA Division I men's basketball tournament
References
- ^ a b "Tournament Results (1960's)". NIT.org. Archived from the original on May 2, 2006. Retrieved December 8, 2009.