1970 National Invitation Tournament

Annual NCAA basketball competition August 2023 April 2026 NIT 1970 16 Madison Square Garden New York City Marquette Warriors 1st St. John's Redmen 7th 1969 men Army Cadets Army Cadets 5th LSU Tigers 1st Al McGuire 1st Dean Meminger Marquette The 1970 National Invitation Tournament was the 1970 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition. It was unique in that coach Al McGuire of 8th ranked Marquette University, unhappy with his team's NCAA tournament placement in the Midwest rather than the closer Mideast regional, turned down that bid and elected to play in the NIT instead.Al McGuire, 72, Coach, TV Analyst and Character, Dies - New York TimesMarquette takes NIT over NCAA bid https://www.newspapers.com/clip/92417298/great-falls-tribune/ Great Falls Tribune February 25, 1970 11 Newspapers.com January 12, 2022 His Marquette Warriors went on to claim the championship, and as a result the NCAA now forbids its members from playing in other postseason tournaments if offered an NCAA bid. This tournament represented the final college games for LSU great Pete Maravich, the Men's NCAA all-time leading scorer. Maravich finished his three-year career with 3,667 points, 44.2 per game, records which stand through the 2024-25 season, despite the reinstitution of freshman eligibility (1972–73) and the introduction of the shot clock (1985–86) and 3-point shot (1986–87). It was LSU's only postseason appearance between 1954 and 1979. The Tigers were coached by Pete's father, Press Maravich. Selected teams Sixteen teams were selected for the 1970 NIT. TeamConferenceOverall recordAppearanceLast bid1969 men Army Cadets ArmyIndependent 19–5 7th 19691969 men Cincinnati Bearcats CincinnatiMissouri Valley 21–5 4th 1957DukeACC 17–8 3rd 1968DuquesneIndependent 17–6 13th 1968GeorgetownIndependent 18–6 2nd 19531969 men Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Georgia TechIndependent 16–9 1st Never1969 men Louisville Cardinals LouisvilleMissouri Valley 18–8 8th 1969LSUSEC 20–8 1st Never1969 none Manhattan Jaspers ManhattanIndependent 17–7 10th 1966MarquetteIndependent 22–3 4th 19671969 men Miami Redskins Miami (OH)MAC 16–7 1st NeverNorth CarolinaACC 18–8 1st Never1969 men Oklahoma Sooners OklahomaBig Eight 18–8 1st NeverSt. John'sIndependent 18–7 19th 19661969 none UMass Redmen UMassYankee 18–6 1st Never1969 men Utah Utes UtahWAC 17–9 6th 1957 Bracket First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals 1969 none Manhattan Jaspers Manhattan 95 North Carolina 90 1969 men Army Cadets Army 72 1969 men Cincinnati Bearcats Cincinnati 67 1969 men Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Georgia Tech 78 Duquesne 68 St. John's 70 1969 men Miami Redskins Miami (OH) 57 Marquette 62 1969 none UMass Redmen UMass 55 1969 men Utah Utes Utah 78 Duke 75 1969 men Oklahoma Sooners Oklahoma 74 1969 men Louisville Cardinals Louisville 73 LSU 83 Georgetown 82 Manhattan 72 Army 77 Georgia Tech 55 St. John's 56 Marquette 83 Utah 63 Oklahoma 94 LSU 97 Army 59 St. John's 60 Marquette 101 LSU 79 St. John's 53 Marquette 65 Third place game Army 75 LSU 68 See also 1970 NCAA University Division basketball tournament 1970 NCAA College Division basketball tournament 1970 NAIA Division I men's basketball tournament 1970 National Women's Invitational Tournament References National Invitation National Invitation Tournament Category:1970s 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