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The 1938
National Invitation Tournament The National Invitational Tournament (NIT) is a men's college basketball tournament operated by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). Played at regional sites and traditionally at Madison Square Garden (Final Four) in New York City ...
was the 1938 edition of the annual
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basketball competition. It was the inaugural National Invitational Tournament and was won by
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Selected teams

Below is a list of the six teams selected for the tournament.Tournament Results (1930's)
at nit.org, URL accessed December 9, 2009

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Bracket

Below is the tournament bracket.


See also

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1938 NAIA Basketball Tournament The 1938 NAIA basketball tournament was held in March at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, Missouri. The second annual NAIA basketball tournament featured 32 teams playing in a single-elimination format. This was the first tournament to ex ...


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