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1942 National Invitation Tournament
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National Invitation Tournament 1942 Madison Square Garden New York City 8 West Virginia Mountaineers 1 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers Creighton Bluejays Toledo Rockets MVP Rudy Baric (West Virginia) 1941 1943
The 1942 National Invitation Tournament was the 1942 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition.
Selected teams
Below is a list of the 8 teams selected for the tournament.Tournament Results (1940s) at nit.org, URL accessed December 9, 2009. Archived 11/7/09
CCNY
Creighton
Long Island
Rhode Island
Toledo
West Texas State
West Virginia
Western Kentucky State
Bracket
Below is the tournament bracket.
Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
West Virginia
58
Long Island
49
Toledo
82
Rhode Island
71
Creighton
59
West Texas State
58
Western Kentucky State
49
CCNY
46
West Virginia
51
Toledo
39
Creighton
36
Western Kentucky State
49
West Virginia
47
Western Kentucky State
45
Third place game Toledo 46 Creighton 48
See also
1942 NCAA basketball tournament
1942 NAIA Basketball Tournament
References
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