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1945 National Invitation Tournament

Annual NCAA basketball competition

Annual NCAA basketball competition

FieldValue
titleNational Invitation Tournament
year1945
image1945 NIT program.jpg
venuesMadison Square Garden
cityNew York City
num_teams8
winnersDePaul Blue Demons
count1
secondBowling Green Falcons
semifinal1[St. John's Redmen](1944-45-st-john-s-redmen-basketball-team)
semifinal2Rhode Island Rams
award_titleMVP
awardGeorge Mikan (DePaul)
prev_season[1944](1944-national-invitation-tournament)
next_season[1946](1946-national-invitation-tournament)

The 1945 National Invitation Tournament was the 1945 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition.

Selected teams

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

  • Bowling Green
  • DePaul
  • Muhlenberg
  • RPI
  • Rhode Island
  • St. John's
  • Tennessee
  • West Virginia

Bracket

Below is the tournament bracket.

| RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1=Rhode Island | RD1-score1=51 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=Tennessee | RD1-score2=44

| RD1-seed3= | RD1-team3=DePaul | RD1-score3=76 | RD1-seed4= | RD1-team4=West Virginia | RD1-score4=52

| RD1-seed5= | RD1-team5=Bowling Green | RD1-score5=60 | RD1-seed6= | RD1-team6=RPI | RD1-score6=45

| RD1-seed7= | RD1-team7=St. John's | RD1-score7=34 | RD1-seed8= | RD1-team8=Muhlenberg | RD1-score8=33

| RD2-seed1= | RD2-team1=Rhode Island | RD2-score1=53 | RD2-seed2= | RD2-team2=DePaul | RD2-score2=97

| RD2-seed3= | RD2-team3=Bowling Green | RD2-score3=57 | RD2-seed4= | RD2-team4=St. John's | RD2-score4=44

| RD3-seed1= | RD3-team1=DePaul | RD3-score1=71 | RD3-seed2= | RD3-team2=Bowling Green | RD3-score2=54

| RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1=Rhode Island | RD1-score1=57 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=St. John's | RD1-score2=64

References

References

  1. [http://www.nit.org/history/nit-postseason-results-1940s.html Tournament Results (1940s)] 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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