1940 National Invitation Tournament

1940 National Invitation Tournament

Tournament details
City	New York City
Venue(s)	Madison Square Garden
Teams	6
Final positions
Champions	Colorado Buffaloes (1st title)
Runner-up	Duquesne Dukes
Semifinalists	Oklahoma A&M Aggies DePaul Blue Demons
Awards
MVP	Bob Doll (Colorado)

The 1940 National Invitation Tournament was the 1940 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition.

Selected teams

Below is a list of the six teams selected for the tournament.^[1]

Team	Conference
Colorado	Mountain States Conference
DePaul	Independent
Duquesne	Independent
Long Island	Independent
Oklahoma A&M	Missouri Valley Conference
St. John's Redmen	Metropolitan New York Conference

Bracket

Below is the tournament bracket.^[1]

	Quarterfinals				Semifinals				Finals
					Colorado	52
	DePaul	45			DePaul	37
	Long Island	38							Colorado	51
									Duquesne	40
					Oklahoma A&M	30
	Duquesne	38			Duquesne	34
	St. John's	31							Third place
									DePaul	22
									Oklahoma A&M	23

See also

• 1940 NCAA basketball tournament
• 1940 NAIA Division I men's basketball tournament

References

1. Tournament Results (1940s) at nit.org, URL accessed December 9, 2009. Archived 11/7/09