1943 National Invitation Tournament

1943 National Invitation Tournament
Teams	8
Finals site	Madison Square Garden New York City
Champions	St. John's (1st title)
Runner-up	Toledo (1st title game)
Semifinalists	Washington & Jefferson (1st semifinal) Fordham (1st semifinal)
Winning coach	Joe Lapchick (1st title)
MVP	Harry Boykoff St. John's
National Invitation Tournaments «1942 1944»

The 1943 National Invitation Tournament was the 1943 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition.

Selected teams

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

Participants
Creighton
Fordham
Manhattan
Rice
St. John's
Toledo
Washington & Jefferson
Western Kentucky

Brackets/Results

Below is the tournament bracket.^[1]

	Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Finals
		St. John's	51
		Rice	49
							St. John's	69
							Fordham	43
		Fordham	60
		Western Kentucky	58
												St. John's	48
												Toledo	27
		Toledo	54
		Manhattan	47
							Toledo	46
							Washington & Jefferson	39
		Washington & Jefferson	43
		Creighton	42

• Third Place - Washington & Jefferson 39, Fordham 34

References

1. Tournament Results (1940's) at nit.org, URL accessed December 9, 2009. Archived 11/7/09