1955 National Invitation Tournament

The 1955 National Invitation Tournament was the eighteenth edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition.^[1][2]

1955 National Invitation Tournament

Season	1954–55
Teams	12
Finals site	Madison Square Garden, New York City
Champions	Duquesne Dukes (1st title)
Runner-up	Dayton Flyers (3rd title game)
Semifinalists	Cincinnati Bearcats (1st semifinal) St. Francis (PA) Red Flash (1st semifinal)
Winning coach	Dudey Moore (1st title)
MVP	Maurice Stokes (St. Francis (PA))
National Invitation Tournaments «1954 1956»

Selected teams

Below is a list of the 12 teams selected for the tournament.^[3]

• Cincinnati
• Connecticut
• Dayton
• Duquesne
• Holy Cross
• Lafayette
• Louisville
• Manhattan
• Niagara
• Saint Francis (PA)
• Saint Louis
• Seton Hall

Bracket

Below is the tournament bracket.^[3]

	First round					Quarterfinals					Semifinals Thursday, March 17					Final Saturday, March 19
		Louisville	91
		Manhattan	86
							Louisville	66
							Duquesne	74
												Duquesne	65
												Cincinnati	61
							Cincinnati	85
							Niagara	83
		Niagara	83
		Lafayette	70
																	Duquesne	70
																	Dayton	58
		Saint Francis (PA)	89
		Seton Hall	78
							Saint Francis (PA)	68
							Holy Cross	64
												Saint Francis (PA)	73
												Dayton	79
							Dayton	97
							Saint Louis	81
		Saint Louis	110
		Connecticut	103

	Third place game Saturday, March 19
	Cincinnati		96
	Saint Francis (PA)		91

See also

• 1955 NCAA basketball tournament
• 1955 NAIA Basketball Tournament