1965 National Invitation Tournament

Annual NCAA basketball competition August 2023 April 2026 NIT 1965 14 Madison Square Garden New York City St. John's Red Storm 4th Villanova Wildcats 1st Army Black Knights 2nd NYU Violets 5th Joe Lapchick 2nd Ken McIntyre St. John's 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 Selected teams Below is a list of the 14 teams selected for the tournament.Tournament Results (1960's) at nit.org, URL accessed December 8, 2009. Archived 11/7/09 Army Boston College Bradley Detroit Fordham La Salle Manhattan New Mexico NYU St. John's Saint Louis Texas Western Villanova Western Kentucky Bracket Below is the tournament bracket. First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals Manhattan 71 Texas Western 53 Detroit 93 La Salle 86 NYU 71 Bradley 70 St. John's 114 Boston College 92 Army 70 Saint Louis 66 Western Kentucky 57 Fordham 53 Manhattan 71 Villanova 73 Detroit 76 NYU 87 St. John's 61 New Mexico 54 Army 58 Western Kentucky 54 Villanova 91 NYU 69 St. John's 67 Army 60 Villanova 51 St. John's 55 Third place game NYU 74 Army 75 See also 1965 NCAA University Division basketball tournament 1965 NCAA College Division basketball tournament 1965 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