1972 National Invitation Tournament

1972 National Invitation Tournament
Teams	16
Finals site	Madison Square Garden New York City
Champions	Maryland (1st title)
Runner-up	Niagara (1st title game)
Semifinalists	Jacksonville (1st semifinal) St. John's (13th semifinal)
Winning coach	Lefty Driesell (1st title)
MVP	Tom McMillen Maryland
National Invitation Tournaments «1971 1973»

The 1972 National Invitation Tournament was the 1972 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition.

Selected teams

Below is a list of the 16 teams selected for the tournament.^[1]

Participants
Davidson
Fordham
Indiana
Jacksonville
Lafayette
Maryland
Memphis
Missouri
Niagara
Oral Roberts
Princeton
St. John's
St. Joseph's
Syracuse
UTEP
Virginia

Brackets/Results

Below is the tournament bracket.^[1]

	First Round					Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Finals
	Lafayette		72
	Virginia		71
						Lafayette		76
						Jacksonville		87
	Jacksonville		94
	Fordham		75
											Jacksonville		77
											Maryland		91
	Syracuse		81
	Davidson		77
						Syracuse		65
						Maryland		71
	Maryland		67
	St. Joseph's		55
																Maryland		100
																Niagara		69
	Oral Roberts		94
	Memphis		74
						Oral Roberts		78
						St. John's		94
	St. John's		82
	Missouri		81
											St. John's		67
											Niagara		69
	Princeton		68
	Indiana		60
						Princeton		60
						Niagara		65
	Niagara		76
	UTEP		57

• Third Place - Jacksonville 83, St. John's 80

References

1. Tournament Results (1970's) at nit.org, URL accessed November 7, 2009. Archived 11/7/09