1944 National Invitation Tournament Explained

National Invitation Tournament
Year:1944
Venues:Madison Square Garden
City:New York City
Num Teams:8
Winners:St. John's Redmen
Count:2
Second:DePaul Blue Demons
Semifinal1:Kentucky Wildcats
Semifinal2:Oklahoma A&M Cowboys
Award Title:MVP
Award:Bill Kotsores (St. John's)
Prev Season:1943
Next Season:1945

The 1944 National Invitation Tournament was the 1944 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition.

Selected teams

Below is a list of the 8 teams selected for the tournament.[1]

TeamConference
Independent
Independent
Independent
Southeastern Conference
Independent
Missouri Valley Conference
St. John'sMetro New York Conference
UtahMountain States Conference

Bracket

Below is the tournament bracket.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.nit.org/history/nit-postseason-results-1940s.html Tournament Results (1940's)