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1961 National Invitation Tournament

Annual NCAA basketball competition

Annual NCAA basketball competition

FieldValue
Year1961
Teams12
FinalFourArenaMadison Square Garden
FinalFourCityNew York City
ChampionsProvidence Friars
TitleCount1st
RunnerUpSaint Louis Billikens
GameCount2nd
Semifinal1Holy Cross Crusaders
SemifinalCount2nd
Semifinal2Dayton Flyers
SemifinalCount26th
CoachJoe Mullaney
CoachCount1st
MOPVin Ernst
MOPTeamProvidence

The 1961 National Invitation Tournament was the 1961 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition.

Selected teams

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

  • Army
  • Colorado State
  • Dayton
  • DePaul
  • Detroit
  • Holy Cross
  • Memphis
  • Miami (FL)
  • Niagara
  • Providence
  • Saint Louis
  • Temple

Bracket

Below is the tournament bracket. | RD1-seed01= | RD1-team01=Saint Louis | RD1-score01=58 | RD1-seed02= | RD1-team02=Miami (FL) | RD1-score02=56

| RD1-seed07= | RD1-team07=Temple | RD1-score07=79 | RD1-seed08= | RD1-team08=Army | RD1-score08=66

| RD1-seed09= | RD1-team09=Holy Cross | RD1-score09=86 | RD1-seed10= | RD1-team10=Detroit | RD1-score10=82

| RD1-seed15= | RD1-team15=Providence | RD1-score15=73 | RD1-seed16= | RD1-team16=DePaul | RD1-score16=67

| RD2-seed01= | RD2-team01=Saint Louis | RD2-score01=59 | RD2-seed02= | RD2-team02=Colorado State | RD2-score02=53

| RD2-seed03= | RD2-team03=Dayton | RD2-score03=62 | RD2-seed04= | RD2-team04=Temple | RD2-score04=60

| RD2-seed05= | RD2-team05=Holy Cross | RD2-score05=81 | RD2-seed06= | RD2-team06=Memphis | RD2-score06=69

| RD2-seed07= | RD2-team07=Niagara | RD2-score07=68 | RD2-seed08= | RD2-team08=Providence | RD2-score08=71

| RD3-seed01= | RD3-team01=Saint Louis | RD3-score01=67 | RD3-seed02= | RD3-team02=Dayton | RD3-score02=60

| RD3-seed03= | RD3-team03=Holy Cross | RD3-score03=83 | RD3-seed04= | RD3-team04=Providence | RD3-score04=90

| RD4-seed01= | RD4-team01=Saint Louis | RD4-score01=59 | RD4-seed02= | RD4-team02=Providence | RD4-score02=62

| RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1=Dayton | RD1-score1=67 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=Holy Cross | RD1-score2=85

References

References

  1. . ["Tournament Results (1960's)"](http://www.nit.org/history/nit-postseason-results-1960s.html). *[[National Invitational Tournament*.
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