1966 National Invitation Tournament

American basketball competition August 2023 April 2026 NIT 1966 14 Madison Square Garden New York City BYU Cougars 2nd NYU Violets 2nd Villanova Wildcats 3rd Army Black Knights 3rd Stan Watts 2nd Bill Melchionni Villanova 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 6 teams, which later expanded to 8 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 Selected teams Connecticut declined its invitation to the tournament.SHABEL WAS ABLE https://www.courant.com/2003/12/04/shabel-was-able/ 27 April 2024 Hartford Courant Hartford Courant The 14 teams selected for the tournament were:Tournament Results (1960's) at nit.org, URL accessed December 8, 2009. Archived 11/7/09 Army Boston College BYU DePaul Louisville Manhattan NYU Penn State St. John's San Francisco Temple Villanova Virginia Tech Wichita State Bracket Below is the tournament bracket. First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals Temple 88 Virginia Tech 73 San Francisco 89 Penn State 77 Army 71 Manhattan 66 NYU 68 DePaul 65 Villanova 63 St. John's 61 Boston College 96 Louisville 90 Temple 78 BYU 90 San Francisco 63 Army 80 NYU 90 Wichita State 84 Villanova 86 Boston College 85 BYU 66 Army 60 NYU 69 Villanova 63 BYU 97 NYU 84 Third place game Army 65 Villanova 76 See also 1966 NCAA University Division basketball tournament 1966 NCAA College Division basketball tournament 1966 NAIA Division I men's basketball tournament References National Invitation National Invitation Tournament Category:1960s in Manhattan Category:Basketball competitions in New York City Category:College sports tournaments in New York City National Invitation Tournament Category:National Invitation Tournament Category:Sports competitions in Manhattan