1946 National Invitation Tournament

Annual NCAA basketball competition August 2023 April 2026 National Invitation Tournament 1946 1946 NIT program.jpg Madison Square Garden New York City 8 Kentucky Wildcats 1 Rhode Island Rams West Virginia Mountaineers Muhlenberg Mules MVP Ernie Calverley (Rhode Island) 1945 1947 The 1946 National Invitation Tournament was the 1946 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition. Selected teams Below is a list of the eight teams selected for the tournament.Tournament Results (1940s) at nit.org, URL accessed December 9, 2009. 11/7/09 Arizona Bowling Green Kentucky Muhlenberg Rhode Island St. John's Syracuse West Virginia Bracket Below is the tournament bracket. Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals Rhode Island 82 Bowling Green 79 Muhlenberg 47 Syracuse 41 West Virginia 70 St. John's 58 Kentucky 77 Arizona 53 Rhode Island 59 Muhlenberg 49 West Virginia 51 Kentucky 59 Rhode Island 45 Kentucky 46 Third place game Muhlenberg 40 West Virginia 65 See also 1946 NCAA basketball tournament 1946 NAIA Division I men's basketball tournament References National Invitation National Invitation Tournament National Invitation Tournament, 1946 Category:College basketball tournaments in New York City National Invitation Tournament Category:National Invitation Tournament Category:Sports competitions in Manhattan