1960 National Invitation Tournament
College basketball tournament in the United States
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The 1960 National Invitation Tournament was the 1960 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition.
Season1959–60
Teams12
Finals siteMadison Square Garden,
New York City
New York City
ChampionsBradley Braves (2nd title)
| Season | 1959–60 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teams | 12 | ||||
| Finals site | Madison Square Garden, New York City | ||||
| Champions | Bradley Braves (2nd title) | ||||
| Runner-up | Providence Friars (1st title game) | ||||
| Semifinalists |
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| Winning coach | Chuck Orsborn (2nd title) | ||||
| MVP | Lenny Wilkens (Providence) | ||||
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Selected teams
Below is a list of the 12 teams selected for the tournament.[1]
Bracket
Below is the tournament bracket.[1]
| First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||||||
| Villanova | 88 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Detroit | 86 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Villanova | 72 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Utah State | 73 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Utah State | 62 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Providence | 68 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Saint Louis | 53 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Providence | 64 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Providence | 71 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Memphis | 70 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Providence | 72 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Bradley | 88 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Dayton | 72 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Temple | 51 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Dayton | 64 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Bradley | 78 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Bradley | 82 | ||||||||||||||||||
| St. Bonaventure | 71 | ||||||||||||||||||
| St. John's | 71 | ||||||||||||||||||
| St. Bonaventure | 106 | ||||||||||||||||||
| St. Bonaventure | 94 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Holy Cross | 81 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Third place game | ||||
| Utah State | 99 | |||
| St. Bonaventure | 83 | |||