1940 National Invitation Tournament
Annual NCAA basketball competition
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The 1940 National Invitation Tournament was the 1940 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition.
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| Tournament details | |
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| City | New York City |
| Venue | Madison Square Garden |
| Teams | 6 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Colorado Buffaloes (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Duquesne Dukes |
| Semifinalists | |
| Awards | |
| MVP | Bob Doll (Colorado) |
Selected teams
Below is a list of the six teams selected for the tournament.[1]
| Team | Conference |
|---|---|
| Colorado | Mountain States Conference |
| DePaul | Independent |
| Duquesne | Independent |
| Long Island | Independent |
| Oklahoma A&M | Missouri Valley Conference |
| St. John's Redmen | Metropolitan New York Conference |
Bracket
Below is the tournament bracket.[1]
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | |||||||||
| Colorado | 52 | ||||||||||
| DePaul | 45 | DePaul | 37 | ||||||||
| Long Island | 38 | Colorado | 51 | ||||||||
| Duquesne | 40 | ||||||||||
| Oklahoma A&M | 30 | ||||||||||
| Duquesne | 38 | Duquesne | 34 | ||||||||
| St. John's | 31 | Third place | |||||||||
| DePaul | 22 | ||||||||||
| Oklahoma A&M | 23 | ||||||||||