The 1959 National Invitation Tournament was the 1959 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition.
Selected teams Below is a list of the 12 teams selected for the tournament.Tournament Results (1950s) at nit.org, URL accessed December 8, 2009. Archived 11/7/09 TeamConferenceOverall recordAppearanceLast bidMissouri Valley 23–3 8th 1958Independent 18–8 2nd 1958Skyline 14–9 1st NeverMetro New York 17–7 3rd 1958Metro New York 14–6 7th1957Metro New York 12–7 5th 1952Independent 20–6 1st NeverIndependent 18–5 1st NeverIndependent 20–2 5th 1958St. John'sMetro New York 16–6 14th 1958Missouri Valley 20–5 8th 1956Independent 18–6 1st Never
Bracket Below is the tournament bracket.
See also 1959 NCAA University Division basketball tournament 1959 NCAA College Division basketball tournament 1959 NAIA Division I men's basketball tournament
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