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1953 National Invitation Tournament

Annual NCAA basketball competition

Annual NCAA basketball competition

FieldValue
Year1953
Teams12
FinalFourArenaMadison Square Garden
FinalFourCityNew York City
ChampionsSeton Hall Pirates
TitleCount1st
RunnerUpSt. John's Red Storm
GameCount3rd
Semifinal1Duquesne Dukes
SemifinalCount4th
Semifinal2Manhattan Jaspers
SemifinalCount21st
CoachHoney Russell
CoachCount1st
MOPWalter Dukes
MOPTeamSeton Hall

The 1953 National Invitation Tournament was the 1953 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition.

Selected teams

Below is a list of the 12 teams selected for the tournament.

TeamConferenceOverall recordAppearanceLast bid
Mountain States2nd1951
Independent6th1952
GeorgetownIndependent1stNever
Independent5th1952
Independent2nd1952
Metro NY3rd1949
Western NY Little 32nd1950
Metro NY12th1952
Missouri Valley5th1952
Independent4th1952
Missouri Valley1stNever
Western KentuckyOVC7th1952

Bracket

Below is the tournament bracket. | RD1-seed01= | RD1-team01=**** | RD1-score01=81 | RD1-seed02= | RD1-team02= | RD1-score02=66

| RD1-seed07= | RD1-team07=**** | RD1-score07=88 | RD1-seed08= | RD1-team08= | RD1-score08=69

| RD1-seed09= | RD1-team09=**** | RD1-score09=92 | RD1-seed10= | RD1-team10=Georgetown | RD1-score10=79

| RD1-seed15= | RD1-team15=**** | RD1-score15=82 | RD1-seed16= | RD1-team16= | RD1-score16=76

| RD2-seed01= | RD2-team01=St. John's | RD2-score01=75 | RD2-seed02= | RD2-team02= | RD2-score02=74

| RD2-seed03= | RD2-team03= | RD2-score03=61 | RD2-seed04= | RD2-team04=Duquesne | RD2-score04=69

| RD2-seed05= | RD2-team05=Louisville | RD2-score05=66 | RD2-seed06= | RD2-team06=**** | RD2-score06=79

| RD2-seed07= | RD2-team07=**** | RD2-score07=79 | RD2-seed08= | RD2-team08=Niagara | RD2-score08=74

| RD3-seed01= | RD3-team01=St. John's | RD3-score01=64 | RD3-seed02= | RD3-team02=Duquesne | RD3-score02=55

| RD3-seed03= | RD3-team03=Manhattan | RD3-score03=56 | RD3-seed04= | RD3-team04=Seton Hall | RD3-score04=74

| RD4-seed01= | RD4-team01=St. John's | RD4-score01=46 | RD4-seed02= | RD4-team02=Seton Hall | RD4-score02=58

| RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1=Duquesne | RD1-score1=81 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=Manhattan | RD1-score2=67

References

References

  1. [http://www.nit.org/history/nit-postseason-results-1950s.html Tournament Results (1950s)] at nit.org, URL accessed December 8, 2009. 11/7/09
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