Sunday’s selection is not a fun event for any men’s college basketball team.
Missing the NCAA Tournament is devastating for a program that lasted all four months of the season, having its Big Dance dreams shattered.
32 The team did not miss the chance to participate in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT).
Last year, North Carolina State declined an invitation to the NIT after missing the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2010, aside from the 2020 contest, which was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The North Texas Mean Green happily accepted the offer and ultimately won their first NIT title.
For the 2024 National Invitation Tournament, here is all the information you require:
Who will compete in the NIT in 2024?
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
Who declined the invitation to NIT 2024?
Following North Carolina’s lead from the previous season, a few teams turned down an invitation to the NIT after the NCAA selection committee rejected them for the Big Dance.
Schools that declined to play in the NIT are Indiana, Memphis, Oklahoma, Ole Miss, Pittsburgh, St. John’s, and Washington.
When are the NIT and Championship games?
The first round of the NIT tournament begins on Tuesday.
The competition will consist of two first rounds, with the quarter-finals to be held on March 26th and 27th.
The NIT Championship will be played at 7 p.m. Eastern Time April 4th.
Where is the NIT Championship?
The NIT Semifinals and NIT Championship will be held at Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana. This historic venue is home to the Butler Bulldogs basketball team. Built in 1928, it was the largest basketball arena in the country until 1950 and hosted many major events, including his 1954 IHSAA Championship, which was the inspiration for the movie “Hoosiers.”
How can you watch his 2024 NIT Tournament?
The NIT Tournament will be aired on ESPN and its family of networks.
The NIT Championship Game will be aired on ESPN and streamed live on ESPN+.
Is there a women`s NIT?
The National Invitational Tournament is a men’s college basketball tournament.
The women’s equivalent is the Women’s Basketball Invitational Tournament (WBIT).
The tournament also features 32 teams that did not qualify for the NCAA Tournament.
WBIT begins Thursday with Championship at 7 p.m. ET on April 3.
The tournament championship game and men’s title game will be held at historic Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana.
WBIT will be broadcast on the ESPN family of channels, with the championship game streamed live on ESPN2 and on ESPN+.
