1956 National Invitation Tournament

Annual NCAA basketball competition August 2023 April 2026 NIT 1956 1956 NIT program.jpg 12 Madison Square Garden New York City Louisville Cardinals 1st Dayton Flyers 4th Saint Joseph's Hawks 1st St. Francis (NY) Terriers 1st Bernard Hickman 1st Charlie Tyra Louisville The 1956 National Invitation Tournament was the 1956 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition. Selected teams Below is a list of the 12 teams selected for the tournament.Tournament Results (1950s) at nit.org, URL accessed December 8, 2009. 11/7/09 The top four teams are seeded and receive a bye for the first round.Invitation Tourney Draw https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1956/03/24/84880557.html?pageNumber=25 New York Times 23 December 2019 Participants SeedDayton 1Louisville 2Saint Joseph's 3Niagara 4 DuquesneLafayetteMarquetteOklahoma A&MSt. Francis (NY)Saint LouisSeton HallXavier Bracket Below is the tournament bracket. Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals Duquesne 69 Oklahoma A&M 61 Seton Hall 96 Marquette 78 St. Francis (NY) 85 Lafayette 74 Xavier 84 Saint Louis 80 Duquesne 72 2 Louisville 84 3 Saint Joseph's 74 Seton Hall 65 St. Francis (NY) 74 4 Niagara 72 1 Dayton 72 Xavier 68 2 Louisville 89 3 Saint Joseph's 79 St. Francis (NY) 58 1 Dayton 89 2 Louisville 93 1 Dayton 80 Third place game 3 Saint Joseph's 93 St. Francis (NY) 82 See also 1956 NCAA basketball tournament 1956 NAIA Basketball Tournament References National Invitation National Invitation Tournament Category:1950s in Manhattan Category:Basketball in New York City Category:College sports in New York City National Invitation Tournament Category:National Invitation Tournament Category:Basketball competitions in New York City Category:Sports competitions in Manhattan