1951 National Invitation Tournament
Season1950–51
Teams12
Finals siteMadison Square Garden
New York City
ChampionsBrigham Young Cougars (1st title)
Runner-upDayton Flyers (1st title game)
Semifinalists
Winning coachStan Watts (1st title)
MVPRoland Minson (BYU)
National Invitation Tournaments
«1950 1952»

The 1951 National Invitation Tournament was the fourteenth edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition. Held in New York City at Madison Square Garden, its championship was on Saturday, March 17, and BYU defeated Dayton by nineteen points.[1][2]

The following week, BYU participated in the 16-team NCAA tournament,[3] and lost in the quarterfinal round, by ten points to Kansas State.[4][5]

Selected teams

Twelve teams selected for the tournament.[6]

Bracket

Below is the tournament bracket.[6]

First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
            
Saint Louis 73
La Salle 61
Saint Louis 58
BYU 75
BYU 69
Seton Hall 59
NC State 59
Seton Hall 71
Seton Hall 71
Beloit 57
BYU 62
Dayton 43
St. Bonaventure 70
Cincinnati 67
St. Bonaventure 58
St. John's 60
St. John's 62
Dayton 69
Arizona 68
Dayton 74
Dayton 77
Lawrence Tech 71
Third place game
   
Seton Hall 68
St. John's 70

See also

References

  1. ^ Miller, Hack (March 18, 1951). "BYU smashes Dayton in finale, 62-43". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). p. C1.
  2. ^ Grimsley, Will (March 18, 1951). "Brigham Young cops invitational hoop title, 62-43". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. p. 1B.
  3. ^ Miller, Hack (March 18, 1951). "BYU gets nod in NCAA cage opener". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). p. A11.
  4. ^ Miller, Hack (March 24, 1951). "Kansas State dumps cold Cougars, 64-54". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). p. A5.
  5. ^ "Kansas State whips BYU, 64-54". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. March 24, 1951. p. 10.
  6. ^ a b Tournament Results (1950's) at nit.org, URL accessed December 8, 2009. Archived 11/7/09
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