1972 National Invitation Tournament

Annual NCAA basketball competition August 2023 April 2026 NIT 1972 16 Madison Square Garden New York City Maryland Terrapins 1st Niagara Purple Eagles 1st Jacksonville Dolphins 1st St. John's Red Storm 13th Lefty Driesell 1st Tom McMillen Maryland The 1972 National Invitation Tournament was the 1972 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition. Selected teams Below is a list of the 16 teams selected for the tournament.Tournament Results (1970's) at nit.org, URL accessed November 7, 2009. Archived 11/7/09 Davidson Fordham Indiana Jacksonville Lafayette Maryland Memphis Missouri Niagara Oral Roberts Princeton Saint Joseph's St. John's Syracuse UTEP Virginia Schedule The National Invitational Tournament championship game took place on March 25, 1972 at New York's Madison Square Garden. Bracket Below is the tournament bracket. First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals Lafayette 72 Virginia 71 Jacksonville 94 Fordham 75 Syracuse 81 Davidson 77 Maryland 67 Saint Joseph's 55 Oral Roberts 94 Memphis 74 St. John's 82 Missouri 81 Princeton 68 Indiana 60 Niagara 76 UTEP 57 Lafayette 76 Jacksonville 87 Syracuse 65 Maryland 71 Oral Roberts 78 St. John's 94'' | RD2-seed07= | RD2-team07=Princeton | RD2-score07=60 | RD2-seed08= | RD2-team08=Niagara| RD2-score08=65| RD3-seed01= | RD3-team01=Jacksonville | RD3-score01=77 | RD3-seed02= | RD3-team02=Maryland| RD3-score02=91| RD3-seed03= | RD3-team03=St. John's | RD3-score03=67 | RD3-seed04= | RD3-team04=Niagara| RD3-score04=69| RD4-seed01= | RD4-team01=Maryland| RD4-score01=100''' Niagara 69 Third place game Jacksonville 83 St. John's 80 See also 1972 NCAA University Division basketball tournament 1972 NCAA College Division basketball tournament 1972 NAIA Division I men's basketball tournament 1972 National Women's Invitational Tournament References National Invitation National Invitation Tournament Category:1970s in Manhattan Category:College basketball tournaments in New York City National Invitation Tournament Category:National Invitation Tournament Category:Sports competitions in Manhattan