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1968 National Invitation Tournament

US college basketball tournament

US college basketball tournament

FieldValue
Year1968
Teams16
FinalFourArenaMadison Square Garden
FinalFourCityNew York City
ChampionsDayton Flyers
TitleCount2nd
RunnerUpKansas Jayhawks
GameCount1st
Semifinal1
SemifinalCount1st
Semifinal2
SemifinalCount21st
CoachDon Donoher
CoachCount1st
MOPDon May
MOPTeamDayton

The National Invitation Tournament was originated by the Metropolitan Basketball Writers Association in 1938. Responsibility for its administration was transferred two years later to local colleges, first known as the Metropolitan Intercollegiate Basketball Committee and in 1948, as the Metropolitan Intercollegiate Basketball Association (MIBA), which comprised representatives from five New York City schools: Fordham University, Manhattan College, New York University, St. John's University, and Wagner College. Originally all of the teams qualifying for the tournament were invited to New York City, and all games were played at Madison Square Garden.

The tournament originally consisted of only six teams, which later expanded to eight teams in 1941, 12 teams in 1949, 14 teams in 1965, 16 teams in 1968, 24 teams in 1979, 32 teams in 1980, and 40 teams from 2002 through 2006. In 2007, the tournament reverted to the current 32-team format.

Perennial power Kansas made its first NIT appearance, losing in the final to Dayton. The Jayhawks returned to the NIT the next season for the last time.

Selected teams

Below is a list of the 16 teams selected for the tournament.

TeamConferenceOverall recordAppearanceLast bid
Independent20–45th1966
Missouri Valley19–813th1965
DaytonIndependent17–911th1962
DukeACC21–52nd1967
Independent18–612th1964
Independent18–76th1965
KansasBig Eight19–71stNever
Metro Collegiate21–18th1950
MAC17–72nd1967
Independent18–81stNever
Independent20–62nd1959
Metro Collegiate22–24th1967
Middle Atlantic19–87th1966
Independent18–87th1967
SoCon19–85th1947
WAC18–81stNever

Bracket

Below is the tournament bracket.

| RD1-seed01= | RD1-team01=**** | RD1-score01=77 | RD1-seed02= | RD1-team02= | RD1-score02=66

| RD1-seed03= | RD1-team03=Kansas | RD1-score03=82 | RD1-seed04= | RD1-team04= | RD1-score04=76

| RD1-seed05= | RD1-team05=**** | RD1-score05=102 | RD1-seed06= | RD1-team06= | RD1-score06=93

| RD1-seed07= | RD1-team07=Duke | RD1-score07=97 | RD1-seed08= | RD1-team08= | RD1-score08=81

| RD1-seed09= | RD1-team09=Dayton | RD1-score09=87 | RD1-seed10= | RD1-team10= | RD1-score10=68

| RD1-seed11= | RD1-team11=**** | RD1-score11=69 | RD1-seed12= | RD1-team12= | RD1-score12=60

| RD1-seed13= | RD1-team13=**** | RD1-score13=62 | RD1-seed14= | RD1-team14= | RD1-score14=58

| RD1-seed15= | RD1-team15=**** | RD1-score15=80 | RD1-seed16= | RD1-team16= | RD1-score16=77

| RD2-seed01= | RD2-team01=Villanova | RD2-score01=49 | RD2-seed02= | RD2-team02=Kansas | RD2-score02=55

| RD2-seed03= | RD2-team03=Saint Peter's | RD2-score03=100 | RD2-seed04= | RD2-team04=Duke | RD2-score04=71

| RD2-seed05= | RD2-team05=Dayton | RD2-score05=61 | RD2-seed06= | RD2-team06=Fordham | RD2-score06=60

| RD2-seed07= | RD2-team07=Notre Dame | RD2-score07=62 | RD2-seed08= | RD2-team08=Long Island | RD2-score08=60

| RD3-seed01= | RD3-team01=Kansas | RD3-score01=58 | RD3-seed02= | RD3-team02=Saint Peter's | RD3-score02=46

| RD3-seed03= | RD3-team03=Dayton | RD3-score03=76 | RD3-seed04= | RD3-team04=Notre Dame | RD3-score04=74

| RD4-seed01= | RD4-team01=Kansas | RD4-score01=48 | RD4-seed02= | RD4-team02=Dayton | RD4-score02=61

| RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1=Saint Peter's | RD1-score1=78 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=Notre Dame | RD1-score2=81

References

References

  1. "USATODAY.com - NIT's postseason field cut to 32 teams".
  2. "NIT Tournament Home". NCAA.com.
  3. [http://www.nit.org/history/nit-postseason-results-1960s.html Tournament Results (1960's)] at nit.org, URL accessed December 8, 2009. [https://web.archive.org/web/20100325090927/http://www.nit.org/history/nit-postseason-results-1960s.html Archived] 11/7/09
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