| Season | 1950–51 | ||||
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| Teams | 12 | ||||
| Finals site | Madison Square Garden New York City | ||||
| Champions | Brigham Young Cougars (1st title) | ||||
| Runner-up | Dayton Flyers (1st title game) | ||||
| Semifinalists |
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| Winning coach | Stan Watts (1st title) | ||||
| MVP | Roland Minson (BYU) | ||||
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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.
The following week, BYU participated in the 16-team NCAA tournament, and lost in the quarterfinal round, by ten points to Kansas State.
Selected teams
Twelve teams selected for the tournament.
- Arizona
- Beloit
- BYU
- Cincinnati
- Dayton
- La Salle
- Lawrence Tech
- NC State
- St. Bonaventure
- St. John's
- Saint Louis
- Seton Hall
Bracket
Below is the tournament bracket.
| 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
- Miller, Hack (March 18, 1951). "BYU smashes Dayton in finale, 62-43". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). p. C1.
- Grimsley, Will (March 18, 1951). "Brigham Young cops invitational hoop title, 62-43". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. p. 1B.
- Miller, Hack (March 18, 1951). "BYU gets nod in NCAA cage opener". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). p. A11.
- Miller, Hack (March 24, 1951). "Kansas State dumps cold Cougars, 64-54". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). p. A5.
- "Kansas State whips BYU, 64-54". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. March 24, 1951. p. 10.
- ^ Tournament Results (1950s) at nit.org, URL accessed December 8, 2009. Archived 11/7/09