| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| City | New York City |
| Venue(s) | Madison Square Garden |
| Teams | 12 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | San Francisco Dons (1st title) |
| Runner-up | Loyola-Chicago Ramblers |
| Semifinalists | |
| Tournament statistics | |
| MVP | Don Lofgran (San Francisco) |
The 1949 National Invitation Tournament was the 1949 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition.
Selected teams
Below is a list of the 12 teams selected for the tournament. [1]
Bracket
Below is the tournament bracket. [1]
| First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||
| Loyola (IL) | 62 | ||||||||||||||||||
| CCNY | 47 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Loyola (IL) | 61 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Kentucky | 56 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Loyola (IL) | 55 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Bradley | 50 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Western Kentucky | 86 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Bradley | 95 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Bradley | 89 | ||||||||||||||||||
| NYU | 67 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Loyola (IL) | 47 | ||||||||||||||||||
| San Francisco | 48 | ||||||||||||||||||
| San Francisco | 68 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Manhattan | 43 | ||||||||||||||||||
| San Francisco | 64 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Utah | 63 | ||||||||||||||||||
| San Francisco | 49 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling Green | 39 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Saint Louis | 74 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling Green | 80 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling Green | 77 | ||||||||||||||||||
| St. John's | 64 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Third place game | ||||
| Bradley | 77 | |||
| Bowling Green | 82 | |||
See also
References
- ^ a b Tournament Results (1940s) at nit.org, URL accessed December 9, 2009. Archived 11/7/09
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