1957 National Invitation Tournament

1957 National Invitation Tournament
Season	1956–57
Teams	12
Finals site	Madison Square Garden New York City
Champions	Bradley (1st title)
Runner-up	Memphis State (1st title game)
Semifinalists	Temple (2nd semifinal) St. Bonaventure (2nd semifinal)
Winning coach	Chuck Orsborn (1st title)
MVP	Win Wilfong Memphis State
National Invitation Tournaments «1956 1958»

The 1957 National Invitation Tournament was the 1957 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition.

Selected teams

Below is a list of the 12 teams selected for the tournament.^[1]

Participants
Bradley
Cincinnati
Dayton
Manhattan
Memphis
St. Bonaventure
Saint Peter's
Seattle
Seton Hall
Temple
Utah
Xavier

Brackets/Results

Below is the tournament bracket.^[1]

	First round					Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Finals
		St. Bonaventure	90
		Cincinnati	72
							St. Bonaventure	85
							Seattle	68
												St. Bonaventure	78
											Memphis	80
							Manhattan	73
							Memphis	85
		Memphis	77
		Utah	75
																	Memphis	83
																	Bradley	84
		Xavier	85
		Seton Hall	79
							Xavier	81
							Bradley	116
												Bradley	94
											Temple	66
							Temple	77
							Dayton	66
		Dayton	79
		Saint Peter's	71

• Third Place - Temple 67, St. Bonaventure 50

References

1. Tournament Results (1950's) at nit.org, URL accessed December 8, 2009. Archived 11/7/09