1944 National Invitation Tournament

Annual NCAA basketball competition August 2023 April 2026 National Invitation Tournament 1944 Madison Square Garden New York City 8 St. John's Redmen 2 DePaul Blue Demons Kentucky Wildcats Oklahoma A&M Cowboys MVP Bill Kotsores (St. John's) 1943 1945 The 1944 National Invitation Tournament was the 1944 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition. Selected teams Below is a list of the 8 teams selected for the tournament.Tournament Results (1940's) at nit.org, URL accessed December 9, 2009. Archived 11/7/09 TeamConference1943 men Bowling Green Falcons Bowling GreenIndependent1943 men Canisius Golden Griffins CanisiusIndependent1943 men DePaul Blue Demons DePaulIndependent1943 men Kentucky Wildcats KentuckySoutheastern Conference1943 men Muhlenberg Mules MuhlenbergIndependent1943 men Oklahoma A&M Aggies Oklahoma A&MMissouri Valley ConferenceSt. John'sMetro New York ConferenceUtahMountain States Conference Bracket Below is the tournament bracket. Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals 1943 men Oklahoma A&M Aggies Oklahoma A&M 43 1943 men Canisius Golden Griffins Canisius 29 1943 men DePaul Blue Demons DePaul 68 1943 men Muhlenberg Mules Muhlenberg 45 1943 men Kentucky Wildcats Kentucky 46 Utah 38 St. John's 44 1943 men Bowling Green Falcons Bowling Green 40 Oklahoma A&M 38 DePaul 41 Kentucky 45 St. John's 48 DePaul 39 St. John's 47 Third place game Oklahoma A&M 29 Kentucky 45 References National Invitation National Invitation Tournament Category:1940s in Manhattan Category:College sports tournaments in New York City National Invitation Tournament Category:National Invitation Tournament Category:Basketball competitions in New York City Category:Sports competitions in Manhattan Category:College basketball tournaments in New York (state)