1966 National Invitation Tournament

1966 National Invitation Tournament
Season	1965–66
Teams	14
Finals site	Madison Square Garden,; New York City
Champions	BYU Cougars (2nd title)
Runner-up	NYU Violets (2nd title game)
Semifinalists	Villanova Wildcats (3rd semifinal); Army Black Knights (3rd semifinal);
Winning coach	Stan Watts (2nd title)
MVP	Bill Melchionni (Villanova)
National Invitation Tournaments
«1965	1967»

The National Invitation Tournament was originated by the Metropolitan Basketball Writers Association in 1938. Responsibility for its administration was transferred two years later to local colleges, first known as the Metropolitan Intercollegiate Basketball Committee and in 1948, as the Metropolitan Intercollegiate Basketball Association (MIBA), which comprised representatives from five New York City schools: Fordham University, Manhattan College, New York University, St. John's University, and Wagner College. Originally all of the teams qualifying for the tournament were invited to New York City, and all games were played at Madison Square Garden.

Quick facts Season, Teams ...

The tournament originally consisted of only 6 teams, which later expanded to 8 teams in 1941, 12 teams in 1949, 14 teams in 1965, 16 teams in 1968, 24 teams in 1979, 32 teams in 1980, and 40 teams from 2002 through 2006. In 2007, the tournament reverted to the current 32-team format.^[1]^[2]

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First Round			Quarterfinals			Semifinals			Finals

	Temple	88

	Virginia Tech	73
				Temple	78

				BYU	90



							BYU	66

							Army	60
	San Francisco	89

	Penn State	77
				San Francisco	63

				Army	80
	Army	71

	Manhattan	66
										BYU	97

										NYU	84
	NYU	68

	DePaul	65
				NYU	90

				Wichita State	84



							NYU	69

							Villanova	63
	Villanova	63

	St. John's	61
				Villanova	86

				Boston College	85
	Boston College	96

	Louisville	90

	Third place game

	Army		65

	Villanova		76

1966 National Invitation Tournament

Selected teams

Bracket

See also

References

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