1956 National Invitation Tournament

Season	1955–56
Teams	12
Finals site	Madison Square Garden, New York City
Champions	Louisville Cardinals (1st title)
Runner-up	Dayton Flyers (4th title game)
Semifinalists	Saint Joseph's Hawks (1st semifinal) St. Francis (NY) Terriers (1st semifinal)
Winning coach	Bernard Hickman (1st title)
MVP	Charlie Tyra (Louisville)
National Invitation Tournaments «1955 1957»

The1956National Invitation Tournament was the 1956 edition of the annualNCAAcollege basketball competition.

Below is a list of the 12 teams selected for the tournament.^[1] The top four teams are seeded and receive a bye for the first round.^[2]

Below is the tournament bracket.^[1]

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