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1944 National Invitation Tournament

Annual NCAA basketball competition

Annual NCAA basketball competition

FieldValue
titleNational Invitation Tournament
year1944
venuesMadison Square Garden
cityNew York City
num_teams8
winners[St. John's Redmen](1943-44-st-john-s-redmen-basketball-team)
count2
secondDePaul Blue Demons
semifinal1Kentucky Wildcats
semifinal2Oklahoma A&M Cowboys
award_titleMVP
awardBill Kotsores (St. John's)
prev_season[1943](1943-national-invitation-tournament)
next_season[1945](1945-national-invitation-tournament)

The 1944 National Invitation Tournament was the 1944 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition.

Selected teams

Below is a list of the 8 teams selected for the tournament.

TeamConference
Independent
Independent
Independent
Southeastern Conference
Independent
Missouri Valley Conference
[St. John's](1943-44-st-john-s-redmen-basketball-team)Metro New York Conference
[Utah](1943-44-utah-redskins-men-s-basketball-team)Mountain States Conference

Bracket

Below is the tournament bracket.

| RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1=**** | RD1-score1=43 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2= | RD1-score2=29

| RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3=**** | RD1-score3=68 | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4= | RD1-score4=45

| RD1-seed5= | RD1-team5=**** | RD1-score5=46 | RD1-seed6= | RD1-team6=Utah | RD1-score6=38

| RD1-seed7= | RD1-team7=St. John's | RD1-score7=44 | RD1-seed8= | RD1-team8= | RD1-score8=40

| RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1=Oklahoma A&M | RD2-score1=38 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2=DePaul | RD2-score2=41

| RD2-seed3= | RD2-team3=Kentucky | RD2-score3=45 | RD2-seed4= | RD2-team4=St. John's | RD2-score4=48

| RD3-seed1= | RD3-team1=DePaul | RD3-score1=39 | RD3-seed2= | RD3-team2=St. John's | RD3-score2=47

| RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1=Oklahoma A&M | RD1-score1=29 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=Kentucky | RD1-score2=45

References

References

  1. [http://www.nit.org/history/nit-postseason-results-1940s.html Tournament Results (1940's)] at nit.org, URL accessed December 9, 2009. [https://web.archive.org/web/20100326191321/http://www.nit.org/history/nit-postseason-results-1940s.html Archived] 11/7/09
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