Teams | 16 | ||||
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Finals site | Madison Square Garden New York City | ||||
Champions | Maryland Terrapins (1st title) | ||||
Runner-up | Niagara Purple Eagles (1st title game) | ||||
Semifinalists |
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Winning coach | Lefty Driesell (1st title) | ||||
MVP | Tom McMillen (Maryland) | ||||
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The 1972 National Invitation Tournament was the 1972 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition.
Selected teams
[edit]Below is a list of the 16 teams selected for the tournament.[1]
Schedule
[edit]The National Invitational Tournament championship game took place on March 25, 1972 at New York's Madison Square Garden.
Bracket
[edit]Below is the tournament bracket.[1]
First Round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||||||
Lafayette | 72 | ||||||||||||||||||
Virginia | 71 | ||||||||||||||||||
Lafayette | 76 | ||||||||||||||||||
Jacksonville | 87 | ||||||||||||||||||
Jacksonville | 94 | ||||||||||||||||||
Fordham | 75 | ||||||||||||||||||
Jacksonville | 77 | ||||||||||||||||||
Maryland | 91 | ||||||||||||||||||
Syracuse | 81 | ||||||||||||||||||
Davidson | 77 | ||||||||||||||||||
Syracuse | 65 | ||||||||||||||||||
Maryland | 71 | ||||||||||||||||||
Maryland | 67 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saint Joseph's | 55 | ||||||||||||||||||
Maryland | 100 | ||||||||||||||||||
Niagara | 69 | ||||||||||||||||||
Oral Roberts | 94 | ||||||||||||||||||
Memphis | 74 | ||||||||||||||||||
Oral Roberts | 78 | ||||||||||||||||||
St. John's | '94 | ||||||||||||||||||
St. John's | 82 | ||||||||||||||||||
Missouri | 81 | ||||||||||||||||||
St. John's | 67 | ||||||||||||||||||
Niagara | 69 | ||||||||||||||||||
Princeton | 68 | ||||||||||||||||||
Indiana | 60 | ||||||||||||||||||
Princeton | 60 | ||||||||||||||||||
Niagara | 65 | ||||||||||||||||||
Niagara | 76 | ||||||||||||||||||
UTEP | 57 |
Third place game | ||||
Jacksonville | 83 | |||
St. John's | 80 |
See also
[edit]- 1972 NCAA University Division basketball tournament
- 1972 NCAA College Division basketball tournament
- 1972 NAIA Division I men's basketball tournament
- 1972 National Women's Invitational Tournament
References
[edit]- ^ a b Tournament Results (1970's) at nit.org, URL accessed November 7, 2009. Archived 11/7/09