1968 National Invitation Tournament

US college basketball tournament October 2020 April 2026 NIT 1968 16 Madison Square Garden New York City Dayton Flyers 2nd Kansas Jayhawks 1st 1967 men Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball Notre Dame Fighting Irish 1st 1967 none Saint Peter's Peacocks Saint Peter's Peacocks 1st Don Donoher 1st Don May Dayton The National Invitation Tournament was originated by the Metropolitan Basketball Writers Association in 1938. Responsibility for its administration was transferred two years later to local colleges, first known as the Metropolitan Intercollegiate Basketball Committee and in 1948, as the Metropolitan Intercollegiate Basketball Association (MIBA), which comprised representatives from five New York City schools: Fordham University, Manhattan College, New York University, St. John's University, and Wagner College. Originally all of the teams qualifying for the tournament were invited to New York City, and all games were played at Madison Square Garden. The tournament originally consisted of only six teams, which later expanded to eight teams in 1941, 12 teams in 1949, 14 teams in 1965, 16 teams in 1968, 24 teams in 1979, 32 teams in 1980, and 40 teams from 2002 through 2006. In 2007, the tournament reverted to the current 32-team format.https://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/mensbasketball/2006-08-01-nit-field-cut_x.htm?csp=34 USATODAY.com - NIT's postseason field cut to 32 teamshttps://www.ncaa.com/championships/basketball-men/nit NIT Tournament Home NCAA.com Perennial power Kansas made its first NIT appearance, losing in the final to Dayton. The Jayhawks returned to the NIT the next season for the last time. Selected teams Below is a list of the 16 teams selected for the tournament.Tournament Results (1960's) at nit.org, URL accessed December 8, 2009. Archived 11/7/09 TeamConferenceOverall recordAppearanceLast bid1967 men Army Cadets ArmyIndependent 20–4 5th 19661967 men Bradley Braves BradleyMissouri Valley 19–8 13th 1965DaytonIndependent 17–9 11th 1962DukeACC 21–5 2nd 19671967 men Duquesne Dukes DuquesneIndependent 18–6 12th 19641967 men Fordham Rams FordhamIndependent 18–7 6th 1965KansasBig Eight 19–7 1st Never1967 men Long Island Blackbirds Long IslandMetro Collegiate 21–1 8th 19501967 men Marshall Thundering Herd MarshallMAC 17–7 2nd 19671967 men Notre Dame Fighting Irish Notre DameIndependent 18–8 1st Never1967 men Oklahoma City Chiefs Oklahoma CityIndependent 20–6 2nd 19591967 none Saint Peter's Peacocks Saint Peter'sMetro Collegiate 22–2 4th 19671967 men Temple Owls TempleMiddle Atlantic 19–8 7th 19661967 men Villanova Wildcats VillanovaIndependent 18–8 7th 19671967 men West Virginia Mountaineers West VirginiaSoCon 19–8 5th 19471967 none Wyoming Cowboys WyomingWAC 18–8 1st Never Bracket Below is the tournament bracket. First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals 1967 men Villanova Wildcats Villanova 77 1967 none Wyoming Cowboys Wyoming 66 Kansas 82 1967 men Temple Owls Temple 76 1967 Saint Peter's Peacocks Saint Peter's 102 1967 men Marshall Thundering Herd Marshall 93 Duke 97 1967 men Oklahoma City Chiefs Oklahoma City 81 Dayton 87 1967 men West Virginia Mountaineers West Virginia 68 1967 men Fordham Rams Fordham 69 1967 men Duquesne Dukes Duquesne 60 1967 men Notre Dame Fighting Irish Notre Dame 62 1967 men Army Cadets Army 58 1967 men Long Island Blackbirds Long Island 80 1967 men Bradley Braves Bradley 77 Villanova 49 Kansas 55 Saint Peter's 100 Duke 71 Dayton 61 Fordham 60 Notre Dame 62 Long Island 60 Kansas 58 Saint Peter's 46 Dayton 76 Notre Dame 74 Kansas 48 Dayton 61 Third place game Saint Peter's 78 Notre Dame 81 See also 1968 NCAA University Division basketball tournament 1968 NCAA College Division basketball tournament 1968 NAIA Division I men's basketball tournament References National Invitation National Invitation Tournament Category:1960s 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