1939 National Invitation Tournament

1939 National Invitation Tournament
Teams	6
Finals site	Madison Square Garden New York City
Champions	Long Island (1st title)
Runner-up	Loyola Chicago (1st title game)
Semifinalists	Bradley (1st semifinal) St. John's (1st semifinal)
Winning coach	Clair Bee (1st title)
MVP	Bill Lloyd St. John's
National Invitation Tournaments «1938 1940»

Selected teams

Below is a list of the 6 teams selected for the tournament.^[1]

Participants	Participants
Bradley	Long Island
Loyola (IL)	New Mexico A&M
Roanoke	St. John's

Brackets/Results

Below is the tournament bracket.^[1]

	Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Finals
							Bradley	32
							Long Island	36
		Long Island	52
		New Mexico A&M	45
												Long Island	44
												Loyola	32
							Loyola	51
							St. John's	46
		St. John's	71
		Roanoke	47

• Third Place - Bradley 40, St. John's 35

References

1. Tournament Results (1930's) at nit.org, URL accessed December 9, 2009. Archived 11/7/09