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Sport
Basketball

League
NIT

Season
2026
Season Description
The 2026 National Invitation Tournament (NIT) is an ongoing single-elimination tournament of thirty-two NCAA Division I men's college basketball teams not selected to participate in the 2026 NCAA tournament. The tournament commenced on March 17 and will conclude on April 5. The first three rounds will be played on campus sites, with the semifinal round played at Hinkle Fieldhouse and the final played at Gainbridge Fieldhouse, both in Indianapolis, Indiana. The NIT was the debut tournament for St. Thomas. It was also Navy's first NIT appearance since 1962. Chattanooga are the defending NIT champions.

Event List
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17 Mar r01 Transparent SpacerTransparent SpacerGeorge MasonGeorge Mason71 - 77 LibertyLiberty
17 Mar r01 Transparent SpacerTransparent SpacerWichita StateWichita State74 - 70 WyomingWyoming
17 Mar r01 Transparent SpacerTransparent SpacerYaleYale67 - 78 UNC WilmingtonUNC Wilmingto
18 Mar r01 Transparent SpacerTransparent SpacerOklahoma StateOklahoma Stat84 - 80 DavidsonDavidson
18 Mar r01 Transparent SpacerTransparent SpacerTulsaTulsa89 - 84 Stephen F AustinStephen F Aus
18 Mar r01 Transparent SpacerTransparent SpacerSeattleSeattle67 - 52 St. Thomas (Minnesota)St. Thomas (M
18 Mar r01 Transparent SpacerTransparent SpacerAuburnAuburn78 - 67 South AlabamaSouth Alabama
18 Mar r01 Transparent SpacerTransparent SpacerUC IrvineUC Irvine72 - 75 UNLVUNLV
18 Mar r01 Transparent SpacerTransparent SpacerWake ForestWake Forest82 - 72 NavyNavy
19 Mar r01 Transparent SpacerTransparent SpacerIllinois StateIllinois Stat79 - 58 Kent StateKent State
19 Mar r01 Transparent SpacerTransparent SpacerUtah ValleyUtah Valley78 - 79 George WashingtonGeorge Washin
19 Mar r01 Transparent SpacerTransparent SpacerBradleyBradley66 - 80 DaytonDayton
19 Mar r01 Transparent SpacerTransparent SpacerNew MexicoNew Mexico107 - 83 Sam Houston StateSam Houston S
19 Mar r01 Transparent SpacerTransparent SpacerNevadaNevada89 - 75 Murray StateMurray State
19 Mar r01 Transparent SpacerTransparent SpacerColorado StateColorado Stat64 - 69 Saint JosephsSaint Josephs

21 Mar r02 Transparent SpacerTransparent SpacerUNC WilmingtonUNC Wilmingto61 - 80 DaytonDayton
22 Mar r02 Transparent SpacerTransparent SpacerNevadaNevada73 - 63 LibertyLiberty
22 Mar r02 Transparent SpacerTransparent SpacerWake ForestWake Forest75 - 78 Illinois StateIllinois Stat
22 Mar r02 Transparent SpacerTransparent SpacerAuburnAuburn91 - 85 SeattleSeattle
22 Mar r02 Transparent SpacerTransparent SpacerTulsaTulsa77 - 66 UNLVUNLV
23 Mar r02 Transparent SpacerTransparent SpacerNew MexicoNew Mexico86 - 61 George WashingtonGeorge Washin
23 Mar r02 Transparent SpacerTransparent SpacerWichita StateWichita State70 - 96 Oklahoma StateOklahoma Stat
23 Mar r02 Transparent SpacerTransparent SpacerCaliforniaCalifornia75 - 76 Saint JosephsSaint Josephs

24 Mar QFTransparent SpacerTransparent SpacerTulsaTulsa83 - 79 Wichita StateWichita State
25 Mar QFTransparent SpacerTransparent SpacerNew MexicoNew Mexico84 - 69 Saint JosephsSaint Josephs
25 Mar QFTransparent SpacerTransparent SpacerDaytonDayton55 - 61 Illinois StateIllinois Stat
26 Mar QFTransparent SpacerTransparent SpacerAuburnAuburn75 - 69 NevadaNevada

02 Apr SF Transparent SpacerTransparent SpacerTulsaTulsa69 - 74 New MexicoNew Mexico
03 Apr SF Transparent SpacerTransparent SpacerAuburnAuburn88 - 66 Illinois StateIllinois Stat

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06 Apr Final Transparent SpacerTransparent SpacerYoutube IconAuburnAuburn92 - 86 TulsaTulsa


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