1949 National Invitation Tournament

The 1949 National Invitation Tournament was the 1949 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition.

1949 National Invitation Tournament

Tournament details
City	New York City
Venue(s)	Madison Square Garden
Teams	12
Final positions
Champions	San Francisco Dons (1st title)
Runner-up	Loyola-Chicago Ramblers
Semifinalists	Bowling Green Falcons Bradley Braves
Tournament statistics
MVP	Don Lofgran (San Francisco)

Selected teams

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

• Bowling Green
• Bradley
• CCNY
• Kentucky
• Loyola (IL)
• Manhattan
• NYU
• St. John's
• Saint Louis
• San Francisco
• Utah
• Western Kentucky

Bracket

Below is the tournament bracket.

	First round					Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Final
		Loyola (IL)	62
		CCNY	47
							Loyola (IL)	61
							Kentucky	56
												Loyola (IL)	55
												Bradley	50
							Western Kentucky	86
							Bradley	95
		Bradley	89
		NYU	67
																	Loyola (IL)	47
																	San Francisco	48
		San Francisco	68
		Manhattan	43
							San Francisco	64
							Utah	63
												San Francisco	49
												Bowling Green	39
							Saint Louis	74
							Bowling Green	80
		Bowling Green	77
		St. John's	64

	Third place game
	Bradley		77
	Bowling Green		82

See also

• 1949 NCAA basketball tournament
• 1949 NAIA Basketball Tournament