1938 National Invitation Tournament

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The 1938 National Invitation Tournament was the 1938 edition of the annual NCAA basketball competition. It was the inaugural National Invitational Tournament and was won by Temple.

1938 National Invitation Tournament
Tournament details
CityNew York City
Venue(s)Madison Square Garden
Teams6
Final positions
ChampionsTemple Owls (1st title)
Runner-upColorado Buffaloes
Semifinalists
Tournament statistics
MVPDon Shields (Temple)
1939 →

Selected teams

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

Team Conference Overall record
Bradley Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference 18–1
Colorado Mountain States Conference 14–5
Long Island Metropolitan New York Conference 23–4
NYU Metropolitan New York Conference 15–6
Oklahoma A&M Missouri Valley Conference 24–2
Temple Eastern Intercollegiate Conference 20–2

Bracket

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Below is the tournament bracket.[1]

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
Oklahoma A&M 55
Temple 53 Temple 56
Bradley 40 Temple 60
Colorado 36
Colorado 48
NYU 39 NYU 47
Long Island 37 Third place
Oklahoma A&M 37
NYU 24

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Tournament Results (1930's) at nit.org, URL accessed December 9, 2009. Archived 11/7/09