1967 National Invitation Tournament

Annual NCAA basketball competition August 2023 April 2026 NIT 1967 14 Madison Square Garden New York City Southern Illinois Salukis 1st Marquette Warriors 1st Rutgers Scarlet Knights 1st Marshall Thundering Herd 1st Jack Hartman 1st Walt Frazier Southern Illinois thumb|right|Captains Ralph Johnson and Walt Frazier of Southern Illinois hold the NIT trophy. The 1967 National Invitation Tournament was a single-elimination postseason college basketball tournament. Fourteen National Collegiate Athletic Association teams, 13 from the University Division and one from the College Division, participated in the tournament. Southern Illinois, in their final season as a College Division team,http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/m_basketball_RB/2023/Standings.pdf 2021–22 NCAA Men's Basketball Conference Standings: Division I Alignment History 2023 NCAA 49 January 30, 2025 defeated Marquette, 71–56, in the championship game, becoming the only non-Division I/University Division team to win the tournament. After the NCAA began operating the NIT in 2006, non-Division I teams were no longer eligible to participate. SIU's Walt Frazier was the tournament MOP. Selected teams Below is a list of the 14 teams selected for the tournament.Tournament Results (1960's) at nit.org, URL accessed December 8, 2009. Archived 11/7/09 Duke Marquette Marshall Memphis Nebraska New Mexico Providence Rutgers Saint Peter's Southern Illinois Syracuse Tulsa Utah State Villanova Bracket Below is the tournament bracket. First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals Southern Illinois 103 Saint Peter's 58 New Mexico 66 Syracuse 64 Rutgers 78 Utah State 76 Marshall 70 Villanova 68 Marquette 64 Tulsa 60 Providence 77 Memphis 68 Southern Illinois 72 Duke 63 New Mexico 60 Rutgers 65 Marshall 119 Nebraska 88 Marquette 81 Providence 80 Southern Illinois 79 Rutgers 70 Marshall 78 Marquette 83 Southern Illinois 71 Marquette 56 Third place game Rutgers 93 Marshall 76 See also 1967 NCAA University Division basketball tournament 1967 NCAA College Division basketball tournament 1967 NAIA Division I men's basketball tournament References National Invitation National Invitation Tournament Category:1960s 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