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This year’s NIT printable bracket features a bunch of teams who are eager to prove themselves on a national stage. Here’s all you need to enjoy the action.
Every year while the NCAA Tournament determines the college basketball national champion, the NIT offers teams another chance to end their season on a high note, even if they didn’t manage to make it to the Big Dance.
There are 32 teams in total who will battle it out for the NIT championship. All regular-season conference champions who didn’t win their conference tournaments get an automatic bid.
Last year, Xavier won the tournament by besting Texas A&M. Both of those teams are in the NCAA Tournament field for this year.
Who will win it this year? Here’s a look at the bracket:
NIT Printable Bracket and teams
Click here for the official printable bracket for the NIT.
Top left:
- (1) Oklahoma State vs. (8) Youngstown St.
- (2) Sam Houston vs. (7) Santa Clara
- (3) North Texas vs. (6) Alcorn
- (4) Washington State vs. (5) Eastern Washington
Bottom left:
- (1) Oregon vs. (8) UC Irvine
- (2) Liberty vs. (7) Villanova
- (3) Wisconsin vs. (6) Bradley
- (4) Florida vs. (5) UCF
Top right:
- (1) Rutgers vs. (8) Hofstra
- (2) Colorado vs. (7) Seton Hall
- (3) New Mexico vs. (6) Utah Valley
- (4) Cincinnati vs. (5) Virginia Tech
Bottom right:
- (1) Clemson vs. (8) Morehead State
- (2) Michigan vs. (7) Toledo
- (3) Vanderbilt vs. (6) Yale
- (4) UAB vs. (5) Southern Miss
Teams that declined a 2023 NIT bid
2023 NIT schedule
First round: Mar. 14-15
Second round: Mar. 18-19
Quarterfinals: Mar. 21-22
Semifinals: Mar. 28 in Las Vegas
Championship: Mar. 30 in Las Vegas
How to watch the NIT
NIT games are expected to air on the ESPN family of networks, though an official schedule has yet to be released.
That means fans can tune in via the Watch ESPN app or by signing up for fuboTV’s seven-day free trial to catch select games.
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