1955 National Invitation Tournament

Annual NCAA basketball competition August 2023 April 2026 NIT 1955 1955 NIT program.png 12 Madison Square Garden New York City Duquesne Dukes 1st Dayton Flyers 3rd Cincinnati Bearcats 1st St. Francis (PA) Red Flash 1st Dudey Moore 1st Maurice Stokes St. Francis (PA) The 1955 National Invitation Tournament was the eighteenth edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=W40jAAAAIBAJ&sjid=bJoFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1954%2C1557032 Reading Eagle Pennsylvania United Press Dukes top Dayton in NIT final March 20, 1955 49https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=RlspAAAAIBAJ&sjid=b-YDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2918%2C3769407 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Associated Press Duquesne wins NIT; Green hot March 20, 1955 1, sports 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. Archived 11/7/09 Cincinnati Connecticut Dayton Duquesne Holy Cross Lafayette Louisville Manhattan Niagara Saint Francis (PA) Saint Louis Seton Hall Bracket Below is the tournament bracket. Quarterfinals SemifinalsThursday, March 17 FinalSaturday, March 19 Louisville 91 Manhattan 86 Niagara 83 Lafayette 70 Saint Francis (PA) 89 Seton Hall 78 Saint Louis 110 Connecticut 103 Louisville 66 Duquesne 74 Cincinnati 85 Niagara 83 Saint Francis (PA) 68 Holy Cross 64 Dayton 97 Saint Louis 81 Duquesne 65 Cincinnati 61 Saint Francis (PA) 73 Dayton 79 Duquesne 70 Dayton 58 Third place gameSaturday, March 19 Cincinnati 96 Saint Francis (PA) 91 See also 1955 NCAA basketball tournament 1955 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