1974 National Invitation Tournament

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

1974 National Invitation Tournament

Season	1973–74
Teams	16
Finals site	Madison Square Garden New York City
Champions	Purdue Boilermakers (1st title)
Runner-up	Utah Utes (2nd title game)
Semifinalists	Boston College Eagles (2nd semifinal) Jacksonville Dolphins (2nd semifinal)
Winning coach	Fred Schaus (1st title)
MVP	Mike Sojourner (Utah)
National Invitation Tournaments «1973 1975»

Selected teams

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

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

Bracket

Below is the tournament bracket.^[1]

	First Round					Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Finals
	Maryland Eastern Shore		84
	Manhattan		81
						Maryland 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 game
	Jacksonville		77
	Boston College		87

See also

• 1974 NCAA Division I Basketball Tournament
• 1974 NCAA Division II Basketball Tournament
• 1974 NAIA Division I men's basketball tournament
• 1974 National Women's Invitational Tournament

References

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