1947 National Invitation Tournament
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| Teams | 8 | ||||
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| Finals site | Madison Square Garden New York City |
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| Champions | Utah (1st title) | ||||
| Runner-up | Kentucky (2nd title game) | ||||
| Semifinalists |
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| Winning coach | Vadal Peterson (1st title) | ||||
| MVP | Vern Gardner (Utah) | ||||
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The 1947 National Invitation Tournament was the 1947 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition.
Selected teams
Below is a list of the 8 teams selected for the tournament.[1]
| Participants | ||||
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| Bradley | ||||
| Duquesne | ||||
| Kentucky | ||||
| Long Island | ||||
| NC State | ||||
| St. John's | ||||
| Utah | ||||
| West Virginia | ||||
Brackets/Results
Below is the tournament bracket.[1]
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||
| Utah | 45 | |||||||||||||
| Duquesne | 44 | |||||||||||||
| Utah | 64 | |||||||||||||
| West Virginia | 62 | |||||||||||||
| West Virginia | 69 | |||||||||||||
| Bradley | 60 | |||||||||||||
| Utah | 49 | |||||||||||||
| Kentucky | 45 | |||||||||||||
| Kentucky | 66 | |||||||||||||
| Long Island | 62 | |||||||||||||
| Kentucky | 60 | |||||||||||||
| NC State | 42 | |||||||||||||
| NC State | 61 | |||||||||||||
| St. John's | 55 | |||||||||||||
- Third Place - NC State 64, West Virginia 52
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Tournament Results (1940's) at nit.org, URL accessed December 9, 2009. Archived 11/7/09
