1951 National Invitation Tournament

1951 National Invitation Tournament
Teams	12
Finals site	Madison Square Garden New York City
Champions	BYU (1st title)
Runner-up	Dayton (1st title game)
Semifinalists	St. John's (6th semifinal) Seton Hall (2nd semifinal)
Winning coach	Stan Watts (1st title)
MVP	Roland Minson BYU
National Invitation Tournaments «1950 1952»

The 1951 National Invitation Tournament was the 1951 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition.

Selected teams

Below is a list of the 12 teams selected for the tournament.^[1]

Participants
Arizona
Beloit
BYU
Cincinnati
Dayton
La Salle
Lawrence Tech
NC State
St. Bonaventure
St. John's
Saint Louis
Seton Hall

Brackets/Results

Below is the tournament bracket.^[1]

	First round					Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Finals
		Saint Louis	73
		La Salle	61
							Saint Louis	68
							BYU	75
												BYU	69
											Seton Hall	59
							NC State	59
							Seton Hall	71
		Seton Hall	71
		Beloit	57
																	BYU	62
																	Dayton	43
		St. Bonaventure	70
		Cincinnati	67
							St. Bonaventure	58
							St. John's	60
												St. John's	62
											Dayton	69
							Arizona	68
							Dayton	74
		Dayton	77
		Lawrence Tech	71

• Third Place - St. John's 70, Seton Hall 68

References

1. Tournament Results (1950's) at nit.org, URL accessed December 8, 2009. Archived 11/7/09