1945 National Invitation Tournament (original) (raw)
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Annual NCAA basketball competition
1945 National Invitation Tournament
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| City | New York City |
| Venue(s) | Madison Square Garden |
| Teams | 8 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | DePaul Blue Demons (1st title) |
| Runner-up | Bowling Green Falcons |
| Semifinalists | St. John's RedmenRhode Island Rams |
| Tournament statistics | |
| MVP | George Mikan (DePaul) |
| ← 19441946 → |
The 1945 National Invitation Tournament was the 1945 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition.
Below is a list of the eight teams selected for the tournament.[1]
Below is the tournament bracket.[1]
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | | | | | | | ----------------- | ---------- | ------ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Rhode Island | 51 | | | | | | | | Tennessee | 44 | | | | | | | | Rhode Island | 53 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | DePaul | 97 | | | | | | | | DePaul | 76 | | | | | | | | West Virginia | 52 | | | | | | | | DePaul | 71 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Bowling Green | 54 | | | | | | | | Bowling Green | 60 | | | | | | | | RPI | 45 | | | | | | | | Bowling Green | 57 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | St. John's | 44 | | | | | | | | St. John's | 34 | | | | | | | | Muhlenberg | 33 | | | | | | |
| Third place game | |
|---|---|
| Rhode Island | 57 |
| St. John's | 64 |
- ^ a b Tournament Results (1940s) at nit.org, URL accessed December 9, 2009. Archived 11/7/09