1968 NIT Basketball Tournament

For the 1968 NIT the format was revised to sixteen (16) teams being invited to participate. All games were still played at Madison Square Gardens in New York City. The Dayton Flyers coached by Don Donoher defeated the Kansas Jayhawks in the championship game to claim their second NIT title.The tournament MVP was Don May of Dayton.

1968 NIT Tournament at Madison Square Gardens

Seed	Team	Season W-L	Conference	Invitation
1	Villanova	19-9	Independent
2	Long Island	22-2	Metro Collegiate
3	Dayton	21-9	Independent
4	Duke	22-6	ACC
5	Saint Peters	24-4	Metro Collegiate
6	Fordham	19-8	Independent
7	Notre Dame	21-9	Independent
8	Kansas	22-8	Big Eight
9	Temple	19-9	Middle Atlantic
10	Army	20-5	Independent
11	Duquesne	18-7	Independent
12	Marshall	17-8	MAC
13	Oklahoma City	20-7	Independent
14	West Virginia	19-9	SoCon
15	Bradley	19-9	Missouri Valley
16	Wyoming	18-9	WAC

First round			NIT Quarterfinals			NIT Semifinals			NIT Championship

1	Villanova	77
16	Wyoming	66
			1	Villanova	49

			8	Kansas	55
8	Kansas	82

9	Temple	76
						8	Kansas	58

						5	Saint Peters	46
5	Saint Peters	102

12	Marshall	93
			5	Saint Peters	100

			4	Duke	71
13	Oklahoma City	93

4	Duke	97
									8	Kansas	48

									3	Dayton	61
6	Fordham	69

11	Duquesne	60
			6	Fordham	60

			3	Dayton	61
14	West Virginia	68

3	Dayton	87
						3	Dayton	76

						7	Notre Dame	74
7	Notre Dame	62

10	Army	58
			7	Notre Dame	62

			2	Long Island	60
15	Bradley	77

2	Long Island	Bye