The 1960

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was the 1960 edition of the annual

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competition.

Selected teams

Below is a list of the 12 teams selected for the tournament.Tournament Results (1960's)
at nit.org, URL accessed December 8, 2009

11/7/09 * Bradley *

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* Holy Cross * Memphis *

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* St. Bonaventure * St. John's * Saint Louis *

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* Villanova

Bracket

Below is the tournament bracket.

References

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Selected teams

Bracket

See also

References