1958 National Invitation Tournament

1958 National Invitation Tournament
Season	1957–58
Teams	12
Finals site	Madison Square Garden New York City
Champions	Xavier (1st title)
Runner-up	Dayton (5th title game)
Semifinalists	St. Bonaventure (3rd semifinal) St. John's (8th semifinal)
Winning coach	Jim McCafferty (1st title)
MVP	Hank Stein Xavier
National Invitation Tournaments «1957 1959»

The 1958 National Invitation Tournament was the 1958 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
Butler
Dayton
Fordham
Niagara
St. Bonaventure
St. Francis (PA)
St. John's
St. Joseph's
Saint Peter's
Utah
Xavier

Brackets/Results

Below is the tournament bracket.^[1]

	First round					Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Finals
		St. John's	76
		Butler	69
							St. John's	71
							Utah	70
												St. John's	56
											Dayton	80
							Dayton	74
							Fordham	70
		Fordham	83
		St. Francis	59
																	Dayton	74
																	Xavier	78
		St. Joseph's	83
		Saint Peter's	76
							St. Joseph's	75
							St. Bonaventure	79
												St. Bonaventure	53
											Xavier	72
							Bradley	62
							Xavier	72
		Xavier	95
		Niagara	86

• Third Place - St. Bonaventure 84, St. John's 69

References

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