1953 National Invitation Tournament

1953 National Invitation Tournament
Teams	12
Finals site	Madison Square Garden New York City
Champions	Seton Hall (1st title)
Runner-up	St. John's (3rd title game)
Semifinalists	Duquesne (4th semifinal) Manhattan (1st semifinal)
Winning coach	John Russell (1st title)
MVP	Walter Dukes Seton Hall
National Invitation Tournaments «1952 1954»

The 1953 National Invitation Tournament was the 1953 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition.

Selected teams

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

Participants
BYU
Duquesne
Georgetown
La Salle
Louisville
Manhattan
Niagara
St. John's
Saint Louis
Seton Hall
Tulsa
Western Kentucky

Brackets/Results

Below is the tournament bracket.^[1]

	First round					Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Finals
		St. John's	81
		Saint Louis	66
							St. John's	75
							La Salle	74
												St. John's	64
											Duquesne	55
							Western Kentucky	61
							Duquesne	69
		Duquesne	88
		Tulsa	69
																	St. John's	46
																	Seton Hall	58
		Louisville	92
		Georgetown	79
							Louisville	66
							Manhattan	79
												Manhattan	56
											Seton Hall	74
							Seton Hall	79
							Niagara	74
		Niagara	82
		BYU	76

• Third Place - Duquesne 81, Manhattan 67

References

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