Annual NCAA basketball competition
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.[1]
Bracket
Below is the tournament bracket.[1]
| First round
| | | Quarterfinals
| | | Semifinals
| | | Finals
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| St. John's
| 81
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| Saint Louis
| 66
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| St. John's
| 75
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| La Salle
| 74
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| St. John's
| 64
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| Duquesne
| 55
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| Western Kentucky
| 61
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| Duquesne
| 69
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| Duquesne
| 88
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| Tulsa
| 69
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| St. John's
| 46
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| Seton Hall
| 58
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| Louisville
| 92
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| Georgetown
| 79
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| Louisville
| 66
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| Manhattan
| 79
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| Manhattan
| 56
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| Seton Hall
| 74
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| Seton Hall
| 79
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| Niagara
| 74
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| Niagara
| 82
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| BYU
| 76
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| Third place game
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| Duquesne
| 81
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| Manhattan
| 67
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See also
References