| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| City | New York City |
| Venue(s) | Madison Square Garden |
| Teams | 8 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | West Virginia Mountaineers (1st title) |
| Runner-up | Western Kentucky Hilltoppers |
| Semifinalists | |
| Tournament statistics | |
| MVP | Rudy Baric (West Virginia) |
The 1942 National Invitation Tournament was the 1942 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition.
Below is a list of the 8 teams selected for the tournament.[1]
Below is the tournament bracket.[1]
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||
| West Virginia | 58 | |||||||||||||
| Long Island | 49 | |||||||||||||
| West Virginia | 51 | |||||||||||||
| Toledo | 39 | |||||||||||||
| Toledo | 82 | |||||||||||||
| Rhode Island | 71 | |||||||||||||
| West Virginia | 47 | |||||||||||||
| Western Kentucky State | 45 | |||||||||||||
| Creighton | 59 | |||||||||||||
| West Texas State | 58 | |||||||||||||
| Creighton | 36 | |||||||||||||
| Western Kentucky State | 49 | |||||||||||||
| Western Kentucky State | 49 | |||||||||||||
| CCNY | 46 | |||||||||||||
| Third place game | ||||
| Toledo | 46 | |||
| Creighton | 48 | |||