1958 National Invitation Tournament

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1958 National Invitation Tournament
Season 195758
Teams12
Finals site Madison Square Garden
New York City
Champions Xavier Musketeers (1st title)
Runner-up Dayton Flyers (5th title game)
Semifinalists
Winning coach Jim McCafferty (1st title)
MVPHank Stein (Xavier)
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The 1958 National Invitation Tournament was the 1958 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition.

Contents

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
            
St. John's76
Butler 69
St. John's71
Utah 70
St. John's 56
Dayton80
Dayton74
Fordham 70
Fordham83
Saint Francis (PA) 59
Dayton 74
Xavier78
Saint Joseph's83
Saint Peter's 76
Saint Joseph's 75
St. Bonaventure79
St. Bonaventure 53
Xavier72
Bradley 62
Xavier72
Xavier95
Niagara 86
Third place game
   
St. John's 69
St. Bonaventure84

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References

  1. 1 2 Tournament Results (1950's) at nit.org, URL accessed December 8, 2009. Archived 11/7/09