1939 National Invitation Tournament
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| City | New York City |
| Venue(s) | Madison Square Garden |
| Teams | 6 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Long Island-Brooklyn Blackbirds (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Loyola-Chicago Ramblers |
| Semifinalists | |
| Awards | |
| MVP | Bill Lloyd (St. John's) |
The 1939 National Invitation Tournament was the 1939 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition.
The championship game between Long Island (22–0) and Loyola (21–0) is the only time in college basketball history where two undefeated major college teams met in a postseason tournament.[1]: 286
Selected teams
Below is a list of the six teams selected for the tournament.[2]
Bracket
Below is the tournament bracket.[2]
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | |||||||||
| Bradley | 32 | ||||||||||
| Long Island | 52 | Long Island | 36 | ||||||||
| New Mexico A&M | 45 | Long Island | 44 | ||||||||
| Loyola–Chicago | 32 | ||||||||||
| Loyola–Chicago | 51 | ||||||||||
| St. John's | 71 | St. John's | 46 | ||||||||
| Roanoke | 47 | Third place | |||||||||
| Bradley | 40 | ||||||||||
| St. John's | 35 | ||||||||||
See also
References
- ^ Douchant, Mike (1995). Encyclopedia of College Basketball. Detroit: Visible Ink Press. ISBN 0-8103-9483-9.
- ^ a b Tournament Results (1930's) at nit.org, URL accessed December 9, 2009. Archived 11/7/09