1975 National Commissioners Invitational Tournament
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The 1975 National Commissioners Invitational Tournament
was a single-elimination tournament
of 8 National Collegiate Athletic Association
(NCAA) Division I teams that did not participate in the 1975 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
or 1975 National Invitation Tournament
. Drake defeated Southern California, Bowling Green and Arizona in that order to win the championship. Bob Elliot of Arizona was named tournament MVP.
National Commissioners Invitational Tournament
The National Commissioners Invitational Tournament was an eight team postseason college men's basketball tournament run by the NCAA. It was introduced in 1974 as the Collegiate Commissioners Association Tournament. It was created because the NCAA wanted to try to get rid of the NIT. The tournament...
was a single-elimination tournament
Single-elimination tournament
A single-elimination tournament, also called a knockout, cup or sudden death tournament, is a type of elimination tournament where the loser of each match or bracket is immediately eliminated from winning the championship or first prize in the event...
of 8 National Collegiate Athletic Association
National Collegiate Athletic Association
The National Collegiate Athletic Association is a semi-voluntary association of 1,281 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organizes the athletic programs of many colleges and universities in the United States...
(NCAA) Division I teams that did not participate in the 1975 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
1975 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
The 1975 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 32 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 15, 1975, and ended with the championship game on March 31 in San Diego, California...
or 1975 National Invitation Tournament
1975 National Invitation Tournament
The 1975 National Invitation Tournament was the 1975 edition of the annual NCAA college basketball competition.-Selected teams:Below is a list of the 16 teams selected for the tournament.-Brackets/Results:Below is the tournament bracket....
. Drake defeated Southern California, Bowling Green and Arizona in that order to win the championship. Bob Elliot of Arizona was named tournament MVP.