1939 National Invitation Tournament
The 1939 National Invitation Tournament was the 1939 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition.
| Teams | 6 | ||||
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| Finals site | Madison Square Garden New York City | ||||
| Champions | Long Island-Brooklyn Blackbirds (1st title) | ||||
| Runner-up | Loyola-Chicago Ramblers (1st title game) | ||||
| Semifinalists |
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| Winning coach | Clair Bee (1st title) | ||||
| MVP | Bill Lloyd (St. John's) | ||||
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Selected teams
Below is a list of the six teams selected for the tournament.[1]
Bracket
Below is the tournament bracket.[1]
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Bradley | 32 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Long Island | 52 | Long Island | 36 | ||||||||||
| 5 | New Mexico A&M | 45 | Long Island | 44 | ||||||||||
| Loyola | 32 | |||||||||||||
| 2 | Loyola | 51 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | St. John's | 71 | St. John's | 46 | ||||||||||
| 6 | Roanoke | 47 | Third place | |||||||||||
| Bradley | 40 | |||||||||||||
| St. John's | 35 | |||||||||||||
References
- Tournament Results (1930's) at nit.org, URL accessed December 9, 2009. Archived 11/7/09
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