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1943 National Invitation Tournament

Tournament details
City	New York City
Venue	Madison Square Garden
Teams	8
Final positions
Champions	St. John's Redmen (1st title)
Runners-up	Toledo Rockets
Semifinalists	Washington & Jefferson Presidents Fordham Rams
Awards
MVP	Harry Boykoff (St. John's)

The 1943 National Invitation Tournament was the 1943 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition.

Selected teams

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

• Creighton
• Fordham
• Manhattan
• Rice
• St. John's
• Toledo
• Washington & Jefferson
• Western Kentucky

Bracket

Below is the tournament bracket.

	Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Finals
	St. John's		51
	Rice		49
						St. John's		69
						Fordham		43
	Fordham		60
	Western Kentucky		58
											St. John's		48
											Toledo		27
	Toledo		54
	Manhattan		47
						Toledo		46
						Washington & Jefferson		39
	Washington & Jefferson		43
	Creighton		42

	Third place game
	Fordham		34
	Washington & Jefferson		39

See also

• 1943 NCAA basketball tournament
• 1943 NAIA Basketball Tournament