1939 National Invitation Tournament

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1939 National Invitation Tournament
Tournament details
CityNew York City
Venue(s)Madison Square Garden
Teams6
Final positions
ChampionsLong Island-Brooklyn Blackbirds (1st title)
Runner-upLoyola-Chicago Ramblers
Semifinalists
Tournament statistics
MVPBill Lloyd (St. John's)
← 1938
1940 →

The 1939 National Invitation Tournament was the 1939 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition.

Selected teams[edit]

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

Bracket[edit]

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

See also[edit]

References[edit]

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