1974 National Invitation Tournament

1974 National Invitation Tournament
Teams	16
Finals site	Madison Square Garden New York City
Champions	Purdue (1st title)
Runner-up	Utah (2nd title game)
Semifinalists	Boston College (2nd semifinal) Jacksonville (2nd semifinal)
Winning coach	Fred Schaus (1st title)
MVP	Mike Sojourner Utah
National Invitation Tournaments «1973 1975»

The 1974 National Invitation Tournament was the 1974 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition.

Selected teams

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

Participants
Boston College
Cincinnati
Connecticut
Fairfield
Hawaii
Jacksonville
Manhattan
Maryland-Eastern Shore
Massachusetts
Memphis
North Carolina
Purdue
Rutgers
St. John's
Seton Hall
Utah

Brackets/Results

Below is the tournament bracket.^[1]

	First Round					Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Finals
	Md.-Eastern Shore		84
	Manhattan		81
						Md.-Eastern Shore		83
						Jacksonville		85
	Jacksonville		73
	Massachusetts		69
											Jacksonville		63
											Purdue		78
	Hawaii		66
	Fairfield		65
						Hawaii		72
						Purdue		85
	Purdue		82
	North Carolina		71
																Purdue		87
																Utah		81
	Memphis		73
	Seton Hall		72
						Memphis		78
						Utah		92
	Utah		102
	Rutgers		89
											Utah		117
											Boston College		93
	Connecticut		82
	St. John's		70
						Connecticut		75
						Boston College		76
	Boston College		63
	Cincinnati		62

• Third Place - Boston College 87, Jacksonville 77

References

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