The 1939 National Invitation Tournament was the 1939 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| City | New York City |
| Venue(s) | Madison Square Garden |
| Teams | 6 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Long Island-Brooklyn Blackbirds (1st title) |
| Runner-up | Loyola-Chicago Ramblers |
| Semifinalists | |
| Tournament statistics | |
| MVP | Bill Lloyd (St. John's) |
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
- ^ a b Tournament Results (1930's) at nit.org, URL accessed December 9, 2009. Archived 11/7/09