1958 National Invitation Tournament

US university basketball tournament August 2023 April 2026 NIT 1958 1958 NIT program.jpg 12 Madison Square Garden New York City Xavier Musketeers 1st Dayton Flyers 5th St. Bonaventure Bonnies 3rd St. John's Red Storm 8th Jim McCafferty 1st Hank Stein Xavier The 1958 National Invitation Tournament was the 1958 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition. Selected teams Below is a list of the 12 teams selected for the tournament.Tournament Results (1950s) at nit.org, URL accessed December 8, 2009. Archived 11/7/09 Bradley Butler Dayton Fordham Niagara Saint Francis (PA) Saint Joseph's Saint Peter's St. Bonaventure St. John's Utah Xavier Bracket Below is the tournament bracket. Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals St. John's 76 Butler 69 Fordham 83 Saint Francis (PA) 59 Saint Joseph's 83 Saint Peter's 76 Xavier 95 Niagara 86 St. John's 71 Utah 70 Dayton 74 Fordham 70 Saint Joseph's 75 St. Bonaventure 79 Bradley 62 Xavier 72 St. John's 56 Dayton 80 St. Bonaventure 53 Xavier 72 Dayton 74 Xavier 78 Third place game St. John's 69 St. Bonaventure 84 See also 1958 NCAA University Division basketball tournament 1958 NCAA College Division basketball tournament 1958 NAIA Division I men's basketball tournament References National Invitation National Invitation Tournament Category:1950s 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