1967 National Invitation Tournament

1967 National Invitation Tournament
Season	1966–67
Teams	14
Finals site	Madison Square Garden,; New York City
Champions	Southern Illinois Salukis (1st title)
Runner-up	Marquette Warriors (1st title game)
Semifinalists	Rutgers Scarlet Knights (1st semifinal); Marshall Thundering Herd (1st semifinal);
Winning coach	Jack Hartman (1st title)
MVP	Walt Frazier (Southern Illinois)
National Invitation Tournaments
«1966	1968»

The 1967 National Invitation Tournament was a single-elimination postseason college basketball tournament. Fourteen National Collegiate Athletic Association teams, 13 from the University Division and one from the College Division, participated in the tournament. Southern Illinois, in their final season as a College Division team,^[1] defeated Marquette, 71–56, in the championship game, becoming the only non-Division I/University Division team to win the tournament. After the NCAA began operating the NIT in 2006, non-Division I teams were no longer eligible to participate. SIU's Walt Frazier was the tournament MOP.

Quick Facts Season, Teams ...

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First Round			Quarterfinals			Semifinals			Finals

	Southern Illinois	103

	Saint Peter's	58
				Southern Illinois	72

				Duke	63



							Southern Illinois	79

							Rutgers	70
	New Mexico	66

	Syracuse	64
				New Mexico	60

				Rutgers	65
	Rutgers	78

	Utah State	76
										Southern Illinois	71

										Marquette	56
	Marshall	70

	Villanova	68
				Marshall	119

				Nebraska	88



							Marshall	78

							Marquette	83
	Marquette	64

	Tulsa	60
				Marquette	81

				Providence	80
	Providence	77

	Memphis	68

	Third place game

	Rutgers		93

	Marshall		76

1967 National Invitation Tournament

Selected teams

Bracket

See also

References

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