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Xavier Nation Magazine Feature: Remembering XU’s NIT Title

Six decades ago in March, Xavier University won its one and only national championship with an improbable run through the National Invitation Tournament, which was, at the time, the most prestigious postseason college basketball tourney. To commemorate the anniversary of that title, test yourself with these 11 questions about the 1957–1958 season.

Test your knowledge of Xavier's 1958 NIT Championship season:

1. Xavier started the season 10–1. The team lost only twice in the first 15 games. To what opponents?

2. The day after a victory over Western Kentucky that improved Xavier to 15–9, NIT officials offered a bid to the tournament.