1946 National Invitation Tournament
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Tournament details | |
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City | New York City |
Venue(s) | Madison Square Garden |
Teams | 8 |
Final positions | |
Champions | Kentucky Wildcats (1st title) |
Runner-up | Rhode Island Rams |
Semifinalists | |
Tournament statistics | |
MVP | Ernie Calverley (Rhode Island) |
The 1946 National Invitation Tournament was the 1946 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition.
Selected teams
Below is a list of the eight teams selected for the tournament.[1]
Bracket
Below is the tournament bracket.[1]
Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||
Rhode Island | 82 | |||||||||||||
Bowling Green | 79 | |||||||||||||
Rhode Island | 59 | |||||||||||||
Muhlenberg | 49 | |||||||||||||
Muhlenberg | 47 | |||||||||||||
Syracuse | 41 | |||||||||||||
Rhode Island | 45 | |||||||||||||
Kentucky | 46 | |||||||||||||
West Virginia | 70 | |||||||||||||
St. John's | 58 | |||||||||||||
West Virginia | 51 | |||||||||||||
Kentucky | 59 | |||||||||||||
Kentucky | 77 | |||||||||||||
Arizona | 53 |
Third place game | ||||
Muhlenberg | 40 | |||
West Virginia | 65 |
See also
References
- ^ a b Tournament Results (1940s) at nit.org, URL accessed December 9, 2009. 11/7/09
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