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Did your favorite college basketball team miss out on the 2025 NCAA Tournament? Well, not all is lost because 32 teams will soon have a chance to compete in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT).
Here's what you need to know for the 2025 National Invitation Tournament.
This story will be updated when brackets are live.
The 2025 National Invitation Tournament will include 32 teams and conclude with semifinals on Tuesday, April 1, and championship on Thursday, April 3, games at Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.
Exempt bids: Two eligible teams from each of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) and Southeastern Conference (SEC) with the best KNIT score as of the morning of Sunday, March 16, will receive an exempt bid. The KNIT is a compilation of other established rankings to judge a team's merit. Those four teams will have the opportunity to host first-round games.
Each of the top 12 conferences, as determined by the KenPom ratings as of the morning of Sunday, March 16, will receive one exempt bid. The bid will be given to the team in each conference with the best KNIT score. Those teams will have the chance to host first-round games.
Automatic bids: Those go to regular-season conference champs that have a KNIT score of 125 or better as of the morning after that league's regular-season ends.
At-large bids: A committee selects teams to complete the 32-team field.
First round: Tuesday, March 18, and Wednesday, March 19, at campus sites, ESPN2 and ESPNU
Second round: Saturday, March 22, and Sunday, March 23, at campus sites, ESPN2 and ESPNU
Quarterfinals: Tuesday, March 25, and Wednesday, March 26, at campus sites, ESPN2
Semifinals: Tuesday, April 1, at Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, ESPN and ESPN2
Championship: Thursday, April 3, at Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, ESPN
The teams and contests for the 2025 NIT will be released on Sunday, March 16.
This article originally appeared on Cincinnati Enquirer: NIT 2025: Printable bracket, schedule, more
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Here's what you need to know for the 2025 National Invitation Tournament.
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2025 NIT printable bracket
This story will be updated when brackets are live.
What is the NIT?
The 2025 National Invitation Tournament will include 32 teams and conclude with semifinals on Tuesday, April 1, and championship on Thursday, April 3, games at Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.
Who is playing in the NIT? How NIT field is chosen
Exempt bids: Two eligible teams from each of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) and Southeastern Conference (SEC) with the best KNIT score as of the morning of Sunday, March 16, will receive an exempt bid. The KNIT is a compilation of other established rankings to judge a team's merit. Those four teams will have the opportunity to host first-round games.
Each of the top 12 conferences, as determined by the KenPom ratings as of the morning of Sunday, March 16, will receive one exempt bid. The bid will be given to the team in each conference with the best KNIT score. Those teams will have the chance to host first-round games.
Automatic bids: Those go to regular-season conference champs that have a KNIT score of 125 or better as of the morning after that league's regular-season ends.
At-large bids: A committee selects teams to complete the 32-team field.
2025 NIT schedule
First round: Tuesday, March 18, and Wednesday, March 19, at campus sites, ESPN2 and ESPNU
Second round: Saturday, March 22, and Sunday, March 23, at campus sites, ESPN2 and ESPNU
Quarterfinals: Tuesday, March 25, and Wednesday, March 26, at campus sites, ESPN2
Semifinals: Tuesday, April 1, at Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, ESPN and ESPN2
Championship: Thursday, April 3, at Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, ESPN
When do NIT brackets open?
The teams and contests for the 2025 NIT will be released on Sunday, March 16.
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This article originally appeared on Cincinnati Enquirer: NIT 2025: Printable bracket, schedule, more
Continue reading...
