The 1953 National Invitation Tournament was the 1953 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition.

Selected teams Below is a list of the 12 teams selected for the tournament.Tournament Results (1950s) at nit.org, URL accessed December 8, 2009. 11/7/09 TeamConferenceOverall recordAppearanceLast bidMountain States 2nd 1951Independent 6th 1952GeorgetownIndependent 1st NeverIndependent 5th 1952Independent 2nd 1952Metro NY 3rd 1949Western NY Little 3 2nd 1950Metro NY 12th 1952Missouri Valley 5th 1952Independent 4th 1952Missouri Valley 1st NeverWestern KentuckyOVC 7th 1952

Bracket Below is the tournament bracket.

See also 1953 NCAA basketball tournament 1953 NAIA Basketball Tournament

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