1940 National Invitation Tournament

Annual NCAA basketball competition

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The 1940 National Invitation Tournament was the 1940 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition.

Selected teams

Below is a list of the six teams selected for the tournament.[1]

Team Conference
Colorado Mountain States Conference
DePaul Independent
Duquesne Independent
Long Island Independent
Oklahoma A&M Missouri Valley Conference
St. John's Redmen Metropolitan New York Conference

Bracket

Below is the tournament bracket.[1]

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
1 Colorado 52
4 DePaul 45 DePaul 37
5 Long Island 38 Colorado 51
Duquesne 40
2 Oklahoma A&M 30
3 Duquesne 38 Duquesne 34
6 St. John's 31 Third place
DePaul 22
Oklahoma A&M 23

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Tournament Results (1940s) at nit.org, URL accessed December 9, 2009. Archived 11/7/09