1950 Event City College of New York defeats Bradley to win the NIT 1950 Event CCNY beats Bradley 69-61 for the NIT championship 1945 Event DePaul beats Bowling Green for NIT title 1945 Event De Paul wins NIT basketball championship, George Mikan scores 34 1941 Event LIU beats Ohio U 56-42 for NIT basketball championship 1938 Event Temple defeats Colorado to win 1st NIT
