1957 National Invitation Tournament
Season195657
Teams12
Finals siteMadison Square Garden
New York City
ChampionsBradley Braves (1st title)
Runner-upMemphis Tigers (1st title game)
Semifinalists
Winning coachChuck Orsborn (1st title)
MVPWin Wilfong (Memphis State)
National Invitation Tournaments
«1956 1958»

The 1957 National Invitation Tournament was the 1957 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition.

Selected teams

Below is a list of the 12 teams selected for the tournament.[1]

Bracket

Below is the tournament bracket.[1]

First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
            
St. Bonaventure 90
Cincinnati 72
St. Bonaventure 85
Seattle 68
St. Bonaventure 78
Memphis 80
Manhattan 73
Memphis 85
Memphis 77
Utah 75
Memphis 83
Bradley 84
Xavier 85
Seton Hall 79
Xavier 81
Bradley 116
Bradley 94
Temple 66
Temple 77
Dayton 66
Dayton 79
Saint Peter's 71
Third place game
   
St. Bonaventure 50
Temple 67

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Tournament Results (1950's) at nit.org, URL accessed December 8, 2009. Archived 11/7/09
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