1961 National Invitation Tournament

Annual NCAA basketball competition August 2023 April 2026 NIT 1961 12 Madison Square Garden New York City Providence Friars 1st Saint Louis Billikens 2nd Holy Cross Crusaders 2nd Dayton Flyers 6th Joe Mullaney 1st Vin Ernst Providence The 1961 National Invitation Tournament was the 1961 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition. Selected teams Below is a list of the 12 teams selected for the tournament.http://www.nit.org/history/nit-postseason-results-1960s.html Tournament Results (1960's) NIT.org December 8, 2009 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20060502152444/http://www.nit.org/history/nit-postseason-results-1960s.html May 2, 2006 Army Colorado State Dayton DePaul Detroit Holy Cross Memphis Miami (FL) Niagara Providence Saint Louis Temple Bracket Below is the tournament bracket. Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals Saint Louis 58 Miami (FL) 56 Temple 79 Army 66 Holy Cross 86 Detroit 82 Providence 73 DePaul 67 Saint Louis 59 Colorado State 53 Dayton 62 Temple 60 Holy Cross 81 Memphis 69 Niagara 68 Providence 71 Saint Louis 67 Dayton 60 Holy Cross 83 Providence 90 Saint Louis 59 Providence 62 Third place game Dayton 67 Holy Cross 85 See also 1961 NCAA University Division basketball tournament 1961 NCAA College Division basketball tournament 1961 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