1944 National Invitation Tournament

The 1944 National Invitation Tournament was the 1944 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition.

1944 National Invitation Tournament

Tournament details
City	New York City
Venue(s)	Madison Square Garden
Teams	8
Final positions
Champions	St. John's Redmen (2nd title)
Runners-up	DePaul Blue Demons
Semifinalists	Kentucky Wildcats Oklahoma A&M Cowboys
Awards
MVP	Bill Kotsores (St. John's)
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Selected teams

Below is a list of the 8 teams selected for the tournament.^[1]

Team	Conference
Bowling Green	Independent
Canisius	Independent
DePaul	Independent
Kentucky	Southeastern Conference
Muhlenberg	Independent
Oklahoma A&M	Missouri Valley Conference
St. John's	Metro New York Conference
Utah	Mountain States Conference

Bracket

Below is the tournament bracket.^[1]

	Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Finals
	Oklahoma A&M		43
	Canisius		29
						Oklahoma A&M		38
						DePaul		41
	DePaul		68
	Muhlenberg		45
											DePaul		39
											St. John's		47
	Kentucky		46
	Utah		38
						Kentucky		45
						St. John's		48
	St. John's		44
	Bowling Green		40

	Third place game
	Oklahoma A&M		29
	Kentucky		45