Selection Sunday is well-known for revealing the brackets for both the men's NCAA Tournament
However, that is not the sole playoff scenario. men's college basketball tournament whose lineup will be disclosed on Sunday. Soon following the announcement, A 68-team lineup scheduled for 6 p.m. Eastern Time , the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) , will start revealing its 32-team bracket.
The National Invitation Tournament (NIT) operates solely as an invitational event, which means that Division I men’s basketball teams must receive an invitation from the NIT selection committee to participate. This tournament runs concurrently with March Madness among various other post-season competitions.
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Similar to the NCAA Tournament, each match of the NIT takes place on a college campus. The games start on Tuesday, March 18 and continue until Thursday, April 3, culminating in the final game at the iconic Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.
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On which channel will the NIT bracket reveal be broadcast?
- TV: N/A
- Streaming: N/A
Unlike the NCAA Tournament bracket, which will be unveiled on television or a streaming service, the NIT bracket won’t follow suit. As indicated by the NIT’s official X account (previously known as Twitter), the announcement of this bracket will take place through their various social media channels instead.
When will the NIT bracket be announced? The starting time for the 2025 NIT Selection Show is what you're looking for.
- Date: Sunday, March 16
The lineup for the 2025 National Invitation Tournament (NIT) will be announced on Sunday, March 16, after the NCAA Tournament selection show takes place.
Who makes the NIT?
The NIT bracket includes thirty-two team slots.
However, as indicated by the NCAA In 2025, the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) has altered its eligibility criteria compared to previous years, presumably because of the introduction of The College Basketball Crown tournament.
There will be 16 " exempt" teams, where four of these slots will be filled by the highest-ranked teams from the ACC and SEC that did not make it into the NCAA Tournament. The remaining 12 "exempt" positions will be allocated to the leading team from each of the top 12 conferences. according to the KenPom rankings .
The final 16 positions in the 32-team bracket will be allocated to automatic qualifiers—conference regular-season winners with a "KNIT" score of 125 or higher—and at-large selections from the top-performing teams not included in March Madness.
When does the NIT start? Complete schedule for the 2025 tournament
- NIT start date: Tuesday, March 18
- NIT championship: Thursday, April 3
The 2025 National Invitation Tournament (NIT) is set to begin on Tuesday, March 18, featuring the initial round of matches—coinciding with the opening evening of the First Four.
The semifinals and championship games of the NIT will take place on Tuesday, April 1 and Thursday, April 3, respectively, at Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. It is the second straight season that both of the final rounds of the NIT are taking place at Hinkle Fieldhouse, the home of the Big East’s Butler Bulldogs.
Here’s an overview of the NIT schedule:
- First round: Tuesday, March 18 and Thursday, March 19
- Second round: Saturday, March 22 and Sunday, March 23
- Quarterfinals: Tuesday, March 25 and Thursday, March 26
- Semifinals: Tuesday, April 1
- Championship: Thursday, April 3
NIT history, past champions
Here’s a glance at the previous NIT champions stretching back to the year 2000. per NCAA.com :
- 2000: Wake Forest
- 2001: Tulsa
- 2002: Memphis
- 2003: St. John's *
- 2004: Michigan
- 2005: South Carolina
- 2006: South Carolina
- 2007: West Virginia
- 2008: Ohio State
- 2009: Penn State
- 2010: Dayton
- 2011: Wichita State
- 2012: Stanford
- 2013: Baylor
- 2014: Minnesota
- 2015: Stanford
- 2016: George Washington
- 2017: TCU
- 2018: Penn State
- 2019: Texas
- 2020: Cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic
- 2021: Memphis
- 2022: Xavier
- 2023: North Texas
- 2024: Seton Hall
* Indicates vacated by the NCAA
Click here To view every previous winner of the NIT title dating back to 1938.
(The narrative has been updated to include additional details)
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