1970 National Invitation Tournament
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Teams | 16 | ||||
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Finals site | Madison Square Garden New York City |
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Champions | Marquette (1st title) | ||||
Runner-up | St. John's (7th title game) | ||||
Semifinalists | |||||
Winning coach | Al McGuire (1st title) | ||||
MVP | Dean Meminger (Marquette) | ||||
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The 1970 National Invitation Tournament was unique in that coach Al McGuire of Marquette University, unhappy with his team's placement, turned down a bid to the NCAA tournament and elected to play in the NIT instead.[1] His Marquette Warriors went on to claim the championship.
This tournament represented the final college games for LSU great Pete Maravich, the NCAA's all-time leading scorer. Maravich finished his three-year career with 3,667 points, 44.2 per game, records which stand as of the 2008-09 season, despite the reinstitution of freshman eligibility and the introduction of the shot clock and 3-point shot. It was LSU's only postseason appearance between 1954 and 1979.
Selected teams
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Army | ||||
Cincinnati | ||||
Duke | ||||
Duquesne | ||||
Georgetown | ||||
Georgia Tech | ||||
LSU | ||||
Louisville | ||||
Manhattan | ||||
Marquette | ||||
Massachusetts | ||||
Miami (OH) | ||||
North Carolina | ||||
Oklahoma | ||||
St. John's | ||||
Utah |
Bracket
First Round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||||||
Manhattan | 95 | ||||||||||||||||||
North Carolina | 90 | ||||||||||||||||||
Manhattan | 72 | ||||||||||||||||||
Army | 77 | ||||||||||||||||||
Army | 72 | ||||||||||||||||||
Cincinnati | 67 | ||||||||||||||||||
Army | 59 | ||||||||||||||||||
St. John's | 60 | ||||||||||||||||||
Georgia Tech | 78 | ||||||||||||||||||
Duquesne | 68 | ||||||||||||||||||
Georgia Tech | 55 | ||||||||||||||||||
St. John's | 56 | ||||||||||||||||||
St. John's | 70 | ||||||||||||||||||
Miami (OH) | 57 | ||||||||||||||||||
St. John's | 53 | ||||||||||||||||||
Marquette | 65 | ||||||||||||||||||
Marquette | 62 | ||||||||||||||||||
Massachusetts | 55 | ||||||||||||||||||
Marquette | 83 | ||||||||||||||||||
Utah | 63 | ||||||||||||||||||
Utah | 78 | ||||||||||||||||||
Duke | 75 | ||||||||||||||||||
Marquette | 101 | ||||||||||||||||||
LSU | 79 | ||||||||||||||||||
Oklahoma | 74 | ||||||||||||||||||
Louisville | 73 | ||||||||||||||||||
Oklahoma | 94 | ||||||||||||||||||
LSU | 97 | ||||||||||||||||||
LSU | 83 | ||||||||||||||||||
Georgetown | 82 |
- Third Place - Army 75, LSU 68