| Season | 1968–69 | ||||
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| Teams | 16 | ||||
| Finals site | Madison Square Garden New York City | ||||
| Champions | Temple Owls (2nd title) | ||||
| Runner-up | Boston College Eagles (1st title game) | ||||
| Semifinalists |
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| Winning coach | Harry Litwack (1st title) | ||||
| MVP | Terry Driscoll (Boston College) | ||||
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The 1969 National Invitation Tournament was originated by the Metropolitan Basketball Writers Association in 1938. Responsibility for its administration was transferred two years later to local colleges, first known as the Metropolitan Intercollegiate Basketball Committee and in 1948, as the Metropolitan Intercollegiate Basketball Association (MIBA), which comprised representatives from five New York City schools: Fordham University, Manhattan College, New York University, St. John's University, and Wagner College. Originally all of the teams qualifying for the tournament were invited to New York City, and all games were played at Madison Square Garden.
Perennial power Kansas made its second—and as of 2023, most recent—NIT appearance.
Selected teams
Below is a list of the 16 teams selected for the tournament.
- Army
- Boston College
- Florida
- Fordham
- Kansas
- Louisville
- Ohio
- Rutgers
- Saint Peter's
- South Carolina
- Southern Illinois
- Temple
- Tennessee
- Tulsa
- West Texas State
- Wyoming
Bracket
Below is the tournament bracket.
| First Round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||||||
| Temple | 82 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Florida | 66 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Temple | 94 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Saint Peter's | 78 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Saint Peter's | 75 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Tulsa | 71 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Temple | 63 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee | 58 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ohio | 82 | ||||||||||||||||||
| West Texas State | 80 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ohio | 64 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee | 75 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee | 67 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Rutgers | 51 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Temple | 89 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Boston College | 76 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Army | 51 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Wyoming | 49 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Army | 59 | ||||||||||||||||||
| South Carolina | 45 | ||||||||||||||||||
| South Carolina | 72 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Illinois | 63 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Army | 61 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Boston College | 73 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Boston College | 78 | Third place game | |||||||||||||||||
| Kansas | 62 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Boston College | 88 | Tennessee | 64 | ||||||||||||||||
| Louisville | 83 | Army | 52 | ||||||||||||||||
| Louisville | 73 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Fordham | 70 | ||||||||||||||||||
See also
- 1969 NCAA University Division basketball tournament
- 1969 NCAA College Division basketball tournament
- 1969 NAIA Division I men's basketball tournament
- 1969 National Women's Invitational Tournament
References
- ^ Tournament Results (1960's) at nit.org, URL accessed December 8, 2009. 11/7/09