1961 National Invitation Tournament
Annual NCAA basketball competition
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The 1961 National Invitation Tournament was the 1961 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition.
Season1960–61
Teams12
Finals siteMadison Square Garden,
New York City
New York City
ChampionsProvidence Friars (1st title)
| Season | 1960–61 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teams | 12 | ||||
| Finals site | Madison Square Garden, New York City | ||||
| Champions | Providence Friars (1st title) | ||||
| Runner-up | Saint Louis Billikens (2nd title game) | ||||
| Semifinalists |
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| Winning coach | Joe Mullaney (1st title) | ||||
| MVP | Vin Ernst (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 | ||||||||||||||||
| Saint Louis | 58 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Miami (FL) | 56 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Saint Louis | 59 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado State | 53 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Saint Louis | 67 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Dayton | 60 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Dayton | 62 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Temple | 60 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Temple | 79 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Army | 66 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Saint Louis | 59 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Providence | 62 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Holy Cross | 86 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Detroit | 82 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Holy Cross | 81 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Memphis | 69 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Holy Cross | 83 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Providence | 90 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Niagara | 68 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Providence | 71 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Providence | 73 | ||||||||||||||||||
| DePaul | 67 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Third place game | ||||
| Dayton | 67 | |||
| Holy Cross | 85 | |||