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1951 National Invitation Tournament
Annual NCAA basketball competition
Annual NCAA basketball competition
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Year | 1951 |
| Image | 1951 NIT program.jpg |
| Teams | 12 |
| FinalFourArena | Madison Square Garden |
| FinalFourCity | New York City |
| Champions | Brigham Young Cougars |
| TitleCount | 1st |
| RunnerUp | Dayton Flyers |
| GameCount | 1st |
| Semifinal1 | St. John's Redmen |
| SemifinalCount | 6th |
| Semifinal2 | Seton Hall Pirates |
| SemifinalCount2 | 2nd |
| Coach | Stan Watts |
| CoachCount | 1st |
| MOP | Roland Minson |
| MOPTeam | BYU |
The 1951 National Invitation Tournament was the fourteenth edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition. Held in New York City at Madison Square Garden, its championship was on Saturday, March 17, and BYU defeated Dayton by nineteen points.
The following week, BYU participated in the 16-team NCAA tournament, and lost in the quarterfinal round, by ten points to Kansas State.
Selected teams
Twelve teams selected for the tournament.
- Arizona
- Beloit
- BYU
- Cincinnati
- Dayton
- La Salle
- Lawrence Tech
- NC State
- St. Bonaventure
- St. John's
- Saint Louis
- Seton Hall
Bracket
Below is the tournament bracket. | RD1-seed01= | RD1-team01=Saint Louis | RD1-score01=73 | RD1-seed02= | RD1-team02=La Salle | RD1-score02=61
| RD1-seed07= | RD1-team07=Seton Hall | RD1-score07=71 | RD1-seed08= | RD1-team08=Beloit | RD1-score08=57
| RD1-seed09= | RD1-team09=St. Bonaventure | RD1-score09=70 | RD1-seed10= | RD1-team10=Cincinnati | RD1-score10=67
| RD1-seed15= | RD1-team15=Dayton | RD1-score15=77 | RD1-seed16= | RD1-team16=Lawrence Tech | RD1-score16=71
| RD2-seed01= | RD2-team01=Saint Louis | RD2-score01=58 | RD2-seed02= | RD2-team02=BYU | RD2-score02=75
| RD2-seed03= | RD2-team03=NC State | RD2-score03=59 | RD2-seed04= | RD2-team04=Seton Hall | RD2-score04=71
| RD2-seed05= | RD2-team05=St. Bonaventure | RD2-score05=58 | RD2-seed06= | RD2-team06=St. John's | RD2-score06=60
| RD2-seed07= | RD2-team07=Arizona | RD2-score07=68 | RD2-seed08= | RD2-team08=Dayton | RD2-score08=74
| RD3-seed01= | RD3-team01=BYU | RD3-score01=69 | RD3-seed02= | RD3-team02=Seton Hall | RD3-score02=59
| RD3-seed03= | RD3-team03=St. John's | RD3-score03=62 | RD3-seed04= | RD3-team04=Dayton | RD3-score04=69
| RD4-seed01= | RD4-team01=BYU | RD4-score01=62 | RD4-seed02= | RD4-team02=Dayton | RD4-score02=43
| RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1=Seton Hall | RD1-score1=68 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=St. John's | RD1-score2=70
References
References
- Miller, Hack. (March 18, 1951). "BYU smashes Dayton in finale, 62-43". Deseret News.
- Grimsley, Will. (March 18, 1951). "Brigham Young cops invitational hoop title, 62-43". Eugene Register-Guard.
- Miller, Hack. (March 18, 1951). "BYU gets nod in NCAA cage opener". Deseret News.
- Miller, Hack. (March 24, 1951). "Kansas State dumps cold Cougars, 64-54". Deseret News.
- (March 24, 1951). "Kansas State whips BYU, 64-54". Spokesman-Review.
- [http://www.nit.org/history/nit-postseason-results-1950s.html Tournament Results (1950s)] at nit.org, URL accessed December 8, 2009. [https://web.archive.org/web/20100326191327/http://www.nit.org/history/nit-postseason-results-1950s.html Archived] 11/7/09
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