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1954 National Invitation Tournament
Annual NCAA basketball competition
Annual NCAA basketball competition
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Year | 1954 |
| Image | 1954 NIT program.jpg |
| Teams | 12 |
| FinalFourArena | Madison Square Garden |
| FinalFourCity | New York City |
| Champions | Holy Cross Crusaders |
| TitleCount | 1st |
| RunnerUp | Duquesne Dukes |
| GameCount | 2nd |
| Semifinal1 | Niagara Purple Eagles |
| SemifinalCount | 1st |
| Semifinal2 | Western Kentucky Hilltoppers |
| SemifinalCount2 | 3rd |
| Coach | Lester Sheary |
| CoachCount | 1st |
| MOP | Togo Palazzi |
| MOPTeam | Holy Cross |
The 1954 National Invitation Tournament was the 1954 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition.
Selected teams
Below is a list of the 12 teams selected for the tournament. There were 4 seeded teams, which received a bye in the first round, (1) Duquesne, (2) Western Kentucky, (3) Holy Cross, and (4) Niagara.
| Participants | Seed |
|---|---|
| Duquesne | 1 |
| [Western Kentucky State](1953-54-western-kentucky-hilltoppers-basketball-team) | 2 |
| Holy Cross | 3 |
| Niagara | 4 |
| Bowling Green | |
| BYU | |
| Dayton | |
| Louisville | |
| Manhattan | |
| St. Francis (NY) | |
| Saint Francis (PA) | |
| Wichita State |
Bracket
Below is the tournament bracket. | RD1-seed01= | RD1-team01=Bowling Green | RD1-score01=88 | RD1-seed02= | RD1-team02=Wichita State | RD1-score02=64
| RD1-seed07= | RD1-team07=St. Francis (NY) | RD1-score07=60 | RD1-seed08= | RD1-team08=Louisville | RD1-score08=55
| RD1-seed09= | RD1-team09=Saint Francis (PA) | RD1-score09=81 | RD1-seed10= | RD1-team10=BYU | RD1-score10=68
| RD1-seed15= | RD1-team15=Dayton | RD1-score15=90 | RD1-seed16= | RD1-team16=Manhattan | RD1-score16=79
| RD2-seed01= | RD2-team01=Bowling Green | RD2-score01=81 | RD2-seed02= 2 | RD2-team02=Western Kentucky | RD2-score02=95
| RD2-seed03= 3 | RD2-team03=Holy Cross | RD2-score03=93 | RD2-seed04= | RD2-team04=St. Francis (NY) | RD2-score04=69
| RD2-seed05= | RD2-team05=Saint Francis (PA) | RD2-score05=63 | RD2-seed06= 1 | RD2-team06=Duquesne | RD2-score06=69
| RD2-seed07= 4 | RD2-team07=Niagara | RD2-score07=77 | RD2-seed08= | RD2-team08=Dayton | RD2-score08=74
| RD3-seed01= 2 | RD3-team01=Western Kentucky | RD3-score01=69 | RD3-seed02= 3 | RD3-team02=Holy Cross | RD3-score02=75
| RD3-seed03= 1 | RD3-team03=Duquesne | RD3-score03=66 | RD3-seed04= 4 | RD3-team04=Niagara | RD3-score04=51
| RD4-seed01= 3 | RD4-team01=Holy Cross | RD4-score01=71 | RD4-seed02= 1 | RD4-team02=Duquesne | RD4-score02=62
| RD1-seed1= 2 | RD1-team1=Western Kentucky | RD1-score1=66 | RD1-seed2= 4 | RD1-team2=Niagara | RD1-score2=71
References
References
- [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
- "ST. FRANCIS BEATS LOUISVILLE, 60-55". New York Times.
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