If you're a bettor, you can't discount the NIT. And now we've got the full field set with some NCAA Tournament snubs, mid-major regular season champions and more.
The action kicks off Tuesday and Wednesday with eight games each day, and the NIT largely avoids overlap with the NCAA Tournament to provide even more betting action throughout an already jam-packed March.
Find a PDF version of the bracket here with the entire field of 32 revealed, or click on the image to expand it. We've tracked all the teams below in text form, as well.
2022 NIT Field
The NIT only seeds the top four teams in each quadrant, but we've included all seeds for clarity.
Top left bracket
- (1) Dayton
- (8) Toledo
- (4) Vanderbilt
- (5) Belmont
- (3) Florida
- (6) Iona
- (2) Xavier
- (7) Cleveland State
Bottom left bracket
- (1) Oklahoma
- (8) Missouri State
- (4) Colorado
- (5) St. Bonaventure
- (3) Mississippi State
- (6) Virginia
- (2) North Texas
- (7) Texas State
Top right bracket
- (1) SMU
- (8) Nicholls State
- (4) Washington State
- (5) Santa Clara
- (3) Saint Louis
- (6) Northern Iowa
- (2) BYU
- (7) Long Beach State
Bottom right bracket
- (1) Texas A&M
- (8) Alcorn State
- (4) Utah State
- (5) Oregon
- (3) VCU
- (6) Princeton
- (2) Wake Forest
- (7) Towson
NIT Schedule
The NIT will begin Tuesday, and largely avoids overlap with the NCAA Tournament except for the second round this weekend.
- First Round: March 15-16
- Second Round: March 19-20
- Quarterfinals: March 22-23
- Semifinals: March 29
- Championship: March 31
When Is the NIT Selection Show?
The NIT Selection Show will begin at 9 p.m. ET on ESPNU, as the field cannot be finalized until the NCAA Tournament bracket is revealed.
Who Gets into the NIT?
NIT bids go to teams that did not make the NCAA Tournament but finished above .500. All regular season conference champions that did not make the NCAA Tournament get invites.
The field is 32 teams for first time since 2019; it dropped to 16 teams last year due to COVID-19 and was canceled in 2020.
Past NIT Winners
| Year | Champion | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Memphis | Mississippi State |
| 2020 | No Tournament | |
| 2019 | Texas | Lipscomb |
| 2018 | Penn State | Utah |
| 2017 | TCU | Georgia Tech |
| 2016 | George Washington | Valparaiso |
| 2015 | Stanford | Miami Florida |
| 2014 | Minnesota | SMU |
| 2013 | Baylor | Iowa |
| 2012 | Stanford | Minnesota |
| 2011 | Wichita State | Alabama |
| 2010 | Dayton | North Carolina |
| 2009 | Penn State | Baylor |
| 2008 | Ohio State | Massachusetts |
| 2007 | West Virginia | Clemson |
| 2006 | South Carolina | Michigan |
| 2005 | South Carolina | Saint Joseph's |
| 2004 | Michigan | Rutgers |
| 2003 | St. John's | Georgetown |
| 2002 | Memphis | South Carolina |
| 2001 | Tulsa | Alabama |
| 2000 | Wake Forest | Notre Dame |
