The 1951 National Invitation Tournament was the fourteenth edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition. Held in New York City at Madison Square Garden, its championship was on Saturday, March 17, and BYU defeated Dayton by nineteen
The following week, BYU participated in the 16-team NCAA tournament, and lost in the quarterfinal round, by ten points to
Selected teams Twelve teams selected for the tournament.Tournament Results (1950s) at nit.org, URL accessed December 8, 2009. Archived 11/7/09
Arizona Beloit BYU Cincinnati Dayton La Salle Lawrence Tech NC State St. Bonaventure St. John's Saint Louis Seton Hall
Bracket Below is the tournament bracket.
See also 1951 NCAA basketball tournament 1951 NAIA Division I men's basketball tournament
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