The NIT made it to the final eight and it’s been a great tournament so far. This is exactly what the secondary tournament was designed to do, allowing a despised mid-major to shine and proving to the world that great college basketball exists outside of the Big Dance.
There is no question that the creation of NIT was a disappointment for Indiana. The Sycamores didn’t qualify after losing in the Missouri Valley Championship, but they parlayed that disrespect into a great run on the back of bespectacled center Robby Avila. Indiana State University’s most attractive player since Larry Bird is doing his best for his team this year, and has achieved great results.
Meanwhile, which Power 5 schools received bids based on conference? Most were bounced back, ensuring the mid-majors reign at the top of the NIT.
Here are the complete brackets for the 2024 National Invitational Tournament:
2024 NIT Schedule
(All EDT)
1st round
Tuesday, March 19th
2 Ohio 88, Cornell University 83
Boston College 62, 2 Providence 57
north texas 84, LSU 77
4 Georgia 78, Xavier 76
3 Virginia Tech 74, Richmond 58
3 Iowa 91, Kansas 82
Minnesota 73, 4 Butler 72
South Florida 83, 4 UCF 77
2 Utah 84, UC Irvine 75
Wednesday, March 20th
1 Indiana 102, SMU 92
1 Seton Hall 75, St. Joseph’s 72
3 Bradley 74, Loyola Chicago 62
1 wake forest 87, App status 76
UNLV 84, 2 Princeton 77
VCU 70, 1 villanova 61
2 Cincinnati 73, San Francisco 72
2nd round
Saturday, March 23rd
Seton Hall 72, North Texas 58
Cincinnati 74, Bradley 57
Ohio State University 81, Virginia Tech 73
Sunday, March 24th
UNLV 79, Boston College 70
Georgia 72, Wake Forest 66
Indiana 76, Minnesota 64
VCU 70, South Florida 65
Utah 91, Iowa 82
Quarter finals
Tuesday, March 26th
Georgia vs. Ohio State, 7 p.m. — ESPN
Indiana State vs. Cincinnati, 9 p.m. — ESPN2
Wednesday, March 27th
Seton Hall vs. UNLV, 7 p.m. — ESPN2
VCU vs. Utah, 9 p.m. — ESPN2
Semi-final
Tuesday, April 2nd
Final game
Thursday, April 4th
