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1955 National Invitation Tournament

Annual NCAA basketball competition

Annual NCAA basketball competition

FieldValue
Year1955
Image1955 NIT program.png
Teams12
FinalFourArenaMadison Square Garden
FinalFourCityNew York City
ChampionsDuquesne Dukes
TitleCount1st
RunnerUpDayton Flyers
GameCount3rd
Semifinal1Cincinnati Bearcats
SemifinalCount1st
Semifinal2St. Francis (PA) Red Flash
SemifinalCount21st
CoachDudey Moore
CoachCount1st
MOPMaurice Stokes
MOPTeamSt. Francis (PA)

The 1955 National Invitation Tournament was the eighteenth edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition.

Selected teams

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

  • Cincinnati
  • Connecticut
  • Dayton
  • Duquesne
  • Holy Cross
  • Lafayette
  • Louisville
  • Manhattan
  • Niagara
  • Saint Francis (PA)
  • Saint Louis
  • Seton Hall

Bracket

Below is the tournament bracket. | RD1-seed01= | RD1-team01=Louisville | RD1-score01=91 | RD1-seed02= | RD1-team02=Manhattan | RD1-score02=86

| RD1-seed07= | RD1-team07=Niagara | RD1-score07=83 | RD1-seed08= | RD1-team08=Lafayette | RD1-score08=70

| RD1-seed09= | RD1-team09=Saint Francis (PA) | RD1-score09=89 | RD1-seed10= | RD1-team10=Seton Hall | RD1-score10=78

| RD1-seed15= | RD1-team15=Saint Louis | RD1-score15=110 | RD1-seed16= | RD1-team16=Connecticut | RD1-score16=103

| RD2-seed01= | RD2-team01=Louisville | RD2-score01=66 | RD2-seed02= | RD2-team02=Duquesne | RD2-score02=74

| RD2-seed03= | RD2-team03=Cincinnati | RD2-score03=85 | RD2-seed04= | RD2-team04=Niagara | RD2-score04=83

| RD2-seed05= | RD2-team05=Saint Francis (PA) | RD2-score05=68 | RD2-seed06= | RD2-team06=Holy Cross | RD2-score06=64

| RD2-seed07= | RD2-team07=Dayton | RD2-score07=97 | RD2-seed08= | RD2-team08=Saint Louis | RD2-score08=81

| RD3-seed01= | RD3-team01=Duquesne | RD3-score01=65 | RD3-seed02= | RD3-team02=Cincinnati | RD3-score02=61

| RD3-seed03= | RD3-team03=Saint Francis (PA) | RD3-score03=73 | RD3-seed04= | RD3-team04=Dayton | RD3-score04=79

| RD4-seed01= | RD4-team01=Duquesne | RD4-score01=70 | RD4-seed02= | RD4-team02=Dayton | RD4-score02=58 Saturday, March 19 | RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1=Cincinnati | RD1-score1=96 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=Saint Francis (PA) | RD1-score2=91

References

References

  1. (March 20, 1955). "Dukes top Dayton in NIT final". Reading Eagle.
  2. (March 20, 1955). "Duquesne wins NIT; Green hot". Spokesman-Review.
  3. [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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