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1972 National Invitation Tournament
Annual NCAA basketball competition
Annual NCAA basketball competition
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Year | 1972 |
| Teams | 16 |
| FinalFourArena | Madison Square Garden |
| FinalFourCity | New York City |
| Champions | Maryland Terrapins |
| TitleCount | 1st |
| RunnerUp | Niagara Purple Eagles |
| GameCount | 1st |
| Semifinal1 | Jacksonville Dolphins |
| SemifinalCount | 1st |
| Semifinal2 | St. John's Red Storm |
| SemifinalCount2 | 13th |
| Coach | Lefty Driesell |
| CoachCount | 1st |
| MOP | Tom McMillen |
| MOPTeam | Maryland |
The 1972 National Invitation Tournament was the 1972 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition.
Selected teams
Below is a list of the 16 teams selected for the tournament.
- Davidson
- Fordham
- Indiana
- Jacksonville
- Lafayette
- Maryland
- Memphis
- Missouri
- Niagara
- Oral Roberts
- Princeton
- Saint Joseph's
- St. John's
- Syracuse
- UTEP
- Virginia
Schedule
The National Invitational Tournament championship game took place on March 25, 1972 at New York's Madison Square Garden.
Bracket
Below is the tournament bracket.
| RD1-seed01= | RD1-team01=Lafayette | RD1-score01=72 | RD1-seed02= | RD1-team02=Virginia | RD1-score02=71
| RD1-seed03= | RD1-team03=Jacksonville | RD1-score03=94 | RD1-seed04= | RD1-team04=Fordham | RD1-score04=75
| RD1-seed05= | RD1-team05=Syracuse | RD1-score05=81 | RD1-seed06= | RD1-team06=Davidson | RD1-score06=77
| RD1-seed07= | RD1-team07=Maryland | RD1-score07=67 | RD1-seed08= | RD1-team08=Saint Joseph's | RD1-score08=55
| RD1-seed09= | RD1-team09=Oral Roberts | RD1-score09=94 | RD1-seed10= | RD1-team10=Memphis | RD1-score10=74
| RD1-seed11= | RD1-team11=St. John's | RD1-score11=82 | RD1-seed12= | RD1-team12=Missouri | RD1-score12=81
| RD1-seed13= | RD1-team13=Princeton | RD1-score13=68 | RD1-seed14= | RD1-team14=Indiana | RD1-score14=60
| RD1-seed15= | RD1-team15=Niagara | RD1-score15=76 | RD1-seed16= | RD1-team16=UTEP | RD1-score16=57
| RD2-seed01= | RD2-team01=Lafayette | RD2-score01=76 | RD2-seed02= | RD2-team02=Jacksonville | RD2-score02=87
| RD2-seed03= | RD2-team03=Syracuse | RD2-score03=65 | RD2-seed04= | RD2-team04=Maryland | RD2-score04=71
| RD2-seed05= | RD2-team05=Oral Roberts | RD2-score05=78 | RD2-seed06= | RD2-team06=St. John's | RD2-score06='94
| RD2-seed07= | RD2-team07=Princeton | RD2-score07=60 | RD2-seed08= | RD2-team08=Niagara | RD2-score08=65
| RD3-seed01= | RD3-team01=Jacksonville | RD3-score01=77 | RD3-seed02= | RD3-team02=Maryland | RD3-score02=91
| RD3-seed03= | RD3-team03=St. John's | RD3-score03=67 | RD3-seed04= | RD3-team04=Niagara | RD3-score04=69
| RD4-seed01= | RD4-team01=Maryland | RD4-score01=100 | RD4-seed02= | RD4-team02=Niagara | RD4-score02=69
| RD1-seed1= | RD1-team1=Jacksonville | RD1-score1=83 | RD1-seed2= | RD1-team2=St. John's | RD1-score2=80
References
References
- [http://www.nit.org/history/nit-postseason-results-1970s.html Tournament Results (1970's)] at nit.org, URL accessed November 7, 2009. [https://web.archive.org/web/20090422061055/http://www.nit.org/history/nit-postseason-results-1970s.html Archived] 11/7/09
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