The National Commissioners Invitational Tournament was an eight-team postseason men's college basketball tournament run by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). It was introduced in 1974 as the Collegiate Commissioners Association Tournament. Invitees were runner-up teams in major conferences. It was created because the NCAA wanted to "kill" the National Invitation Tournament (NIT), which, at that time, it did not control [citation needed]. It only lasted two years before being discontinued after changes to the NCAA tournament which allowed more than one team per conference to participate.
The tournament was won in 1974 by Indiana over USC, 85–60, in St. Louis, Missouri. The 1974 tournament featured a collection of teams that came in second in their conferences due to NCAA Tournament rules at the time which only invited conference champions.
In 1975, the NCAA tournament expanded to include at-large teams, from a total of 25 to 32 teams and began inviting more than one team from some conferences rather than solely conference champions. However, the 1975 tournament, renamed the National Commissioners Invitational Tournament, was still held and was won by Drake over Arizona, 83–76, in Louisville, Kentucky.
The Commissioners Invitational Tournament was discontinued after the 1975 tournament.
Drake's NCIT banner can be seen hanging (4th from left)
The Big 8, Big 10, MAC, Missouri Valley, Pac-8, SEC and WAC sent teams to both tournaments. The Southwest only was invited to the 1974 tournament while the Southern Conference was only invited to the 1975 tournament.
Referencesedit
External linksedit
January 01, 1970
national, commissioners, invitational, tournament, this, article, does, cite, sources, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor,. This article does not cite any sources Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources National Commissioners Invitational Tournament news newspapers books scholar JSTOR January 2021 Learn how and when to remove this message The National Commissioners Invitational Tournament was an eight team postseason men s college basketball tournament run by the National Collegiate Athletic Association NCAA It was introduced in 1974 as the Collegiate Commissioners Association Tournament Invitees were runner up teams in major conferences It was created because the NCAA wanted to kill the National Invitation Tournament NIT which at that time it did not control citation needed It only lasted two years before being discontinued after changes to the NCAA tournament which allowed more than one team per conference to participate Contents 1 Summary 2 Championships 3 List of NCIT bids by school 4 References 5 External linksSummary editThe tournament was won in 1974 by Indiana over USC 85 60 in St Louis Missouri The 1974 tournament featured a collection of teams that came in second in their conferences due to NCAA Tournament rules at the time which only invited conference champions In 1975 the NCAA tournament expanded to include at large teams from a total of 25 to 32 teams and began inviting more than one team from some conferences rather than solely conference champions However the 1975 tournament renamed the National Commissioners Invitational Tournament was still held and was won by Drake over Arizona 83 76 in Louisville Kentucky The Commissioners Invitational Tournament was discontinued after the 1975 tournament nbsp Drake s NCIT banner can be seen hanging 4th from left Championships editYear Champion Runner up MVP Location 1974 Indiana 85 USC 60 Kent Benson Indiana St Louis Missouri 1975 Drake 83 Arizona 76 Bob Elliott Arizona Louisville KentuckyList of NCIT bids by school editThis is a list of NCIT bids by school NCIT bids School Last bid Last win Last semifinal Last champ game Last championship 2 USC 1975 1974 1974 1974 2 Tennessee 1975 1 Drake 1975 1975 1975 1975 1975 1 Indiana 1974 1974 1974 1974 1974 1 Arizona 1975 1975 1975 1975 1 Bowling Green 1975 1975 1975 1 Purdue 1975 1975 1975 1 Bradley 1974 1974 1974 1 Toledo 1974 1974 1974 1 East Carolina 1975 1 Missouri 1975 1 Arizona State 1974 1 Kansas State 1974 1 SMU 1974 The Big 8 Big 10 MAC Missouri Valley Pac 8 SEC and WAC sent teams to both tournaments The Southwest only was invited to the 1974 tournament while the Southern Conference was only invited to the 1975 tournament References editExternal links editArticle on Drake s NCIT Championship Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title National Commissioners Invitational Tournament amp oldid 1200305429, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
