NIT bracket 2024: Tournament schedule, men's basketball scores, dates, Tip times, tv channels, how to watch, history
The 32-team field for the 2024 NIT was announced Sunday with action beginning Tuesday at campus sites. Seton Hall, Wake Forest, Indiana State, and Villanova secured No. 1 seeds. The tournament will culminate in Indianapolis, Indiana, with semifinals on April 2 and the championship game on April 4.
This will be the first year of a new-look NIT. The top two teams from the NET rankings from each of the major six conferences (ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Pac-12, SEC) that did not qualify for the NCAA Tournament will earn the first 12 NIT automatic bids and have the right to host first-round games.
Multiple high-major programs such as Oklahoma, Pitt, St. John's, and Indiana all declined an invitation to the NIT after missing out on the NCAA Tournament. Last year, preseason No. 1 North Carolina declined an invitation.
Indianapolis will host in 2024. The tournament has been played every year (except for 2020) since 1938. North Texas won the 2023 NIT with a 68-61 victory over UAB. Here is the completed bracket and results from 2023:
2024 NIT Tournament Bracket
Top left bracket:
Seton Hall (1) vs. Saint Joseph's
LSU (4) vs. North Texas
Providence (3) vs. Boston College
Princeton (2) vs. UNLV
Bottom left bracket:
Wake Forest (1) vs. Appalachian State
Georgia (4) vs. Xavier
Virginia Tech (3) vs. Richmond
Ohio State (2) vs. Cornell
Top right bracket:
Indiana State (1) vs. SMU
Butler (4) vs. Minnesota
Bradley (3) vs. Loyola Chicago
Cincinnati (2) vs. San Francisco
Bottom right bracket:
Villanova (1) vs. VCU
UCF (4) vs. South Florida
Iowa (3) vs. Kansas State
Utah (2) vs. UC Irvine
NIT Tournament 2024 Schedule, Dates, Start-Times, Scores.
- First Round: March 19-20
- Second round: March 23-24
- Quarterfinals: March 26-27
- Semifinals: April 2 (Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis)
- Championship: April 4 (Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis)
First round
Tuesday, March 19
North Texas 84, No. 4 LSU 77
Boston College 62, No. 3 Providence 57
No. 4 Georgia 78, Xavier 76
No. 2 Ohio State 88, Cornell 83
No. 3 Virginia Tech 74, Richmond 58
Minnesota 73, No. 4 Butler 72
No. 3 Iowa 91, Kansas State 82
South Florida 83, No. 4 UCF 77
No. 2 Utah 84, UC Irvine 75
Wednesday, March 20
No. 1 Seton Hall 75, Saint Joseph's 72
No. 1 Indiana State 101, SMU 92
No. 3 Bradley 74, Loyola Chicago 62
UNLV 84, No. 2 Princeton 77
No. 1 Wake Forest 87, Appalachian State 76
No. 2 Cincinnati 73, San Francisco 72
VCU 70, No. 1 Villanova 61
Saturday, March 23 to Sunday, March 24 | Second round
March 23 | Second round
No. 1 Seton Hall 72, North Texas 58
No. 2 Cincinnati 74, No. 3 Bradley 57
No. 2 Ohio State 81, No. 3 Virginia Tech 73
Sunday, March 24 | Second round
No. 1 Indiana State vs. Minnesota, 2 p.m. | ESPN2
No. 1 Wake Forest vs. Georgia, 4 p.m. | ESPN2
South Florida vs. VCU, 7:30 p.m. | ESPNU
No. 2 Utah vs. No. 3 Iowa, 9 p.m. | ESPN2
UNLV vs. Boston College, 9:30 p.m. | ESPNU
Tuesday, March 26 to Wednesday, March 27 | Quarterfinals
Tuesday, March 26 | Quarterfinals
Ohio State vs. TBD, 7 p.m. | ESPN2
Cincinnati vs. TBD, 9 p.m. | ESPN
Wednesday, March 27 | Quarterfinals
Seton Hall vs. TBD, 7 p.m. | ESPN2
Tuesday, April 2 | Semifinals
Thursday, April 4 | NIT Championship Game
When is the NIT and championship game?
The first round of the NIT tournament tips off on Tuesday.
The competition features two initial rounds before the quarterfinals take place on March 26 and 27.
The NIT championship will be played at 7 p.m. ET on April 4.
Where is the NIT championship?
The NIT semifinals and championship will be played at Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana. The historic venue is the home of the Butler Bulldogs basketball teams. After it was built in 1928, it was the largest basketball arena in the country until 1950 and hosted many landmark events, including the 1954 IHSAA championship, which inspired the movie "Hoosiers."
How to watch the 2024 NIT Tournament
The 2024 NIT will broadcast on ESPN’s family of networks. ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPN+ and SEC Network will have first-round coverage.
The NIT championship game will air on TV on ESPN and be live streamed on ESPN+ at 7 p.m. on April 4.
Teams that rejected invitations to 2024 NIT
St. John’s, Pitt, Oklahoma, Memphis, Ole Miss and Indiana all declined invitations to participate in this year’s NIT.
Oklahoma and Pitt joined Seton Hall and Indiana State among the first four teams out of the 2024 NCAA Tournament.
What is the NIT Tournament?
The National Invitational Tournament was founded in 1938, one year before the men’s NCAA Tournament was first held.
From its origin until the mid-1950s, the NIT generally had a better field and more prestige than the NCAA Tournament. Nowadays, it is the second-tier competition compared to the national tournament.
NIT history, champions, past winners list by year 1938-2024
YEAR SCHOOL SCORE RUNNER UP
1938 Temple 60-36 Colorado
1939 Long Island 44-32 Loyola
1940 Colorado 51-40 Duquesne
1941 Long Island 56-42 Ohio
1942 West Virginia 47-45 Western Kentucky State
1943 St. John's 48-27 Toledo
1944 St. John's 47-39 DePaul
1945 DePaul 71-54 Bowling Green
1946 Kentucky 46-45 Rhode Island
1947 Utah 49-45 Kentucky
1948 Saint Louis 65-52 NYU
1949 San Francisco 48-47 Loyola Chicago
1950 CCNY 69-61 Bradley
1951 BYU 62-43 Dayton
1952 La Salle 75-64 Dayton
1953 Seton Hall 58-46 St. John's
1954 Holy Cross 71-62 Duquesne
1955 Duquesne 70-58 Dayton
1956 Louisville 93-80 Dayton
1957 Bradley 84-83 Memphis State
1958 Xavier 78-74 Dayton
1959 St. John's 76-71 Bradley
1960 Bradley 88-72 Providence
1961 Providence 62-59 Saint Louis
1962 Dayton 73-67 St. John's
1963 Providence 81-66 Canisius
1964 Bradley 86-54 New Mexico
1965 St. John's 55-51 Villanova
1966 BYU 97-84 NYU
1967 Southern Illinois 71-56 Marquette
1968 Dayton 61-48 Kansas
1969 Temple 89-76 Boston College
1970 Marquette 65-53 St. John's
1971 North Carolina 84-66 Georgia Tech
1972 Maryland 100-69 Niagara
1973 Virginia Tech 92-91 Notre Dame
1974 Purdue 87-81 Utah
1975 Princeton 80-69 Providence
1976 Kentucky 71-67 Charlotte
1977 St. Bonaventure 94-91 Houston
1978 Texas 101-93 NC State
1979 Indiana 53-52 Purdue
1980 Virginia 58-55 Minnesota
1981 Tulsa 86-84 Syracuse
1982 Bradley 67-58 Purdue
1983 Fresno State 69-60 DePaul
1984 Michigan 83-63 Notre Dame
1985 UCLA 65-62 Indiana
1986 Ohio State 73-63 Wyoming
1987 Southern Miss 84-80 La Salle
1988 Connecticut 72-67 Ohio State
1989 St. John's 73-65 Saint Louis
1990 Vanderbilt 74-72 Saint Louis
1991 Stanford 78-72 Oklahoma
1992 Virginia 81-76 (OT) Notre Dame
1993 Minnesota 62-61 Georgetown
1994 Villanova 80-73 Vanderbilt
1995 Virginia Tech 65-64 Marquette
1996 Nebraska 60-56 Saint Joseph's
1997 Michigan* 82-73 Florida State
1998 Minnesota* 79-72 Penn State
1999 California 61-60 Clemson
2000 Wake Forest 71-61 Notre Dame
2001 Tulsa 79-66 Alabama
2002 Memphis 72-62 South Carolina
2003 St. John's* 70-67 Georgetown
2004 Michigan 62-55 Rutgers
2005 South Carolina 60-57 Saint Joseph's
2006 South Carolina 76-64 Michigan
2007 West Virginia 78-73 Clemson
2008 Ohio State 92-85 Massachusetts
2009 Penn State 69-63 Baylor
2010 Dayton 79-68 North Carolina
2011 Wichita State 66-57 Alabama
2012 Stanford 75-51 Minnesota
2013 Baylor 74-54 Iowa
2014 Minnesota 65-63 SMU
2015 Stanford 66-64 (OT) Miami
2016 George Washington 76-60 Valparaiso
2017 TCU 88-56 Georgia Tech
2018 Penn State 82-66 Utah
2019 Texas 81-66 Lipscomb
2020 N/A N/A N/A N/A
2021 Memphis 77-64 Mississippi State
2022 Xavier 73-72 Texas A&M
2023 North Texas 68-61 UAB
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