1945 National Invitation Tournament

The 1945 National Invitation Tournament was the 1945 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition.

1945 National Invitation Tournament

Tournament details
City	New York City
Venue(s)	Madison Square Garden
Teams	8
Final positions
Champions	DePaul Blue Demons (1st title)
Runner-up	Bowling Green Falcons
Semifinalists	St. John's Redmen Rhode Island Rams
Tournament statistics
MVP	George Mikan (DePaul)

Selected teams

Below is a list of the eight teams selected for the tournament.

• Bowling Green
• DePaul
• Muhlenberg
• RPI
• Rhode Island
• St. John's
• Tennessee
• West Virginia

Bracket

Below is the tournament bracket.

	Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Finals
	Rhode Island		51
	Tennessee		44
						Rhode Island		53
						DePaul		97
	DePaul		76
	West Virginia		52
											DePaul		71
											Bowling Green		54
	Bowling Green		60
	RPI		45
						Bowling Green		57
						St. John's		44
	St. John's		34
	Muhlenberg		33

	Third place game
	Rhode Island		57
	St. John's		64

See also

• 1945 NCAA basketball tournament
• 1945 NAIA Basketball Tournament