1958 National Invitation Tournament
| Season | 1957–58 | ||||
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| Teams | 12 | ||||
| Finals site | Madison Square Garden New York City | ||||
| Champions | Xavier Musketeers (1st title) | ||||
| Runner-up | Dayton Flyers (5th title game) | ||||
| Semifinalists |
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| Winning coach | Jim McCafferty (1st title) | ||||
| MVP | Hank Stein (Xavier) | ||||
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The 1958 NCAA college basketball competition.
Selected teams
Below is a list of the 12 teams selected for the tournament.[1]
- Bradley
- Butler
- Dayton
- Fordham
- Niagara
- Saint Francis (PA)
- Saint Joseph's
- Saint Peter's
- St. Bonaventure
- St. John's
- Utah
- Xavier
Bracket
Below is the tournament bracket.[1]
| First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||||||
| St. John's | 76 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Butler | 69 | ||||||||||||||||||
| St. John's | 71 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Utah | 70 | ||||||||||||||||||
| St. John's | 56 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Dayton | 80 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Dayton | 74 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Fordham | 70 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Fordham | 83 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Saint Francis (PA) | 59 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Dayton | 74 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Xavier | 78 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Saint Joseph's | 83 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Saint Peter's | 76 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Saint Joseph's | 75 | ||||||||||||||||||
| St. Bonaventure | 79 | ||||||||||||||||||
| St. Bonaventure | 53 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Xavier | 72 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Bradley | 62 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Xavier | 72 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Xavier | 95 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Niagara | 86 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Third place game | ||||
| St. John's | 69 | |||
| St. Bonaventure | 84 | |||
See also
- 1958 NCAA University Division basketball tournament
- 1958 NCAA College Division basketball tournament
- 1958 NAIA Division I men's basketball tournament
References
- ^ a b Tournament Results (1950's) at nit.org, URL accessed December 8, 2009. Archived 11/7/09