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Revision as of 02:36, 16 March 2022
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| Season | 2021–22 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teams | 32 | ||||
| Finals site | Madison Square Garden New York City | ||||
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The 2022 National Invitation Tournament is a single-elimination tournament of 32 NCAA Division I men's college basketball teams not selected to participate in the 2022 NCAA Tournament. The tournament began on March 15 and ends on March 31. The first three rounds are set to be played on campuses, with the semi-final and championship final played at Madison Square Garden in New York City.[1]
Participants
Teams and pairings for the 2022 NIT were released by the NIT Committee at 9 p.m. Eastern time Sunday, March 13, on ESPNU. It returns to its previous 32-team field for the first time since 2019. In 2021, Memphis won the NIT Title.
Automatic qualifiers
After the tournament's cancellation in 2020 and its reduction in 2021 because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the 2022 tournament will return to the NIT's standard format of guaranteeing berths to teams which had the best regular season record in their conference, but failed to win their conference tournament.[1]
| Team | Conference | Overall record | Appearance | Last bid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Long Beach State | Big West | 20–12 | 9th | 2016 |
| North Texas | C-USA | 24–6 | 1st | Never |
| Towson | CAA | 25–8 | 1st | Never |
| Cleveland State | Horizon | 20–10 | 6th | 2012 |
| Princeton | Ivy League | 23–5 | 7th | 2016 |
| Iona | MAAC | 25–7 | 7th | 2015 |
| Toledo | MAC | 26–7 | 11th | 2021 |
| Northern Iowa | MVC | 19–11 | 2nd | 2012 |
| Nicholls | Southland | 21–11 | 1st | Never |
| Alcorn State | SWAC | 15–15 | 3rd | 1985 |
| Texas State | Sun Belt | 21–7 | 1st | Never |
At-large bids
The following teams were awarded at-large bids.
| Team | Conference | Overall record | Appearance | Last bid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belmont | Ohio Valley | 25–7 | 5th | 2017 |
| BYU | WCC | 22–10 | 15th | 2018 |
| Colorado | Pac-12 | 21–11 | 12th | 2019 |
| Dayton | Atlantic 10 | 23–10 | 27th | 2021 |
| Florida | SEC | 19–13 | 11th | 2016 |
| Mississippi State | SEC | 18–15 | 11th | 2021 |
| Missouri State | Missouri Valley | 23–10 | 10th | 2011 |
| Oklahoma | Big 12 | 18–15 | 8th | 2004 |
| Oregon | Pac-12 | 19–14 | 12th | 2018 |
| Saint Louis | Atlantic 10 | 23–11 | 20th | 2021 |
| Santa Clara | WCC | 21–11 | 5th | 1989 |
| SMU | American | 23–8 | 5th | 2021 |
| St. Bonaventure | Atlantic 10 | 20–9 | 17th | 2016 |
| Texas A&M | SEC | 23–11 | 8th | 2015 |
| Utah State | Mountain West | 18–15 | 10th | 2008 |
| Vanderbilt | SEC | 17–16 | 13th | 2015 |
| VCU | Atlantic 10 | 21–9 | 6th | 2008 |
| Virginia | ACC | 19–13 | 14th | 2013 |
| Wake Forest | ACC | 23–9 | 7th | 2006 |
| Washington State | Pac-12 | 19–14 | 6th | 2011 |
| Xavier | Big East | 18–13 | 9th | 2019 |
Schedule
The 2022 National Invitation Tournament will begin on Tuesday, March 15 with the first round. First round games will be played both on Tuesday, and Wednesday, March 16. The semifinals will be held on Tuesday, March 29, and the championship on Thursday, March 31.
Bracket
The 32-team bracket was announced on March 13. It was released via the NIT Selection Show on ESPNU at 9 p.m. EST on March 13.
| First round March 15–16 Campus sites | Second round March 19–20 Campus sites | Quarterfinal March 22–23 Campus sites | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Dayton^ | |||||||||||||
| Toledo | ||||||||||||||
| 4 | Vanderbilt | |||||||||||||
| 4 | Vanderbilt | 82 | ||||||||||||
| Belmont | 71 | |||||||||||||
| 3 | Florida | |||||||||||||
| Iona | ||||||||||||||
| 2 | Xavier | |||||||||||||
| Cleveland State | ||||||||||||||
^ Game played at Toledo due to UD Arena hosting First Four 2022 NCAA Tournament games.
| First round March 15–16 Campus sites | Second round March 19–20 Campus sites | Quarterfinal March 22–23 Campus sites | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Oklahoma | 89 | ||||||||||||
| Missouri State | 72 | |||||||||||||
| 1 | Oklahoma | |||||||||||||
| 4 | Colorado | |||||||||||||
| St. Bonaventure | ||||||||||||||
| 3 | Mississippi State^ | |||||||||||||
| Virginia | ||||||||||||||
| 2 | North Texas | |||||||||||||
| 2 | North Texas | 67 | ||||||||||||
| Texas State | 63 | |||||||||||||
^ Game played at Virginia due to construction work at Humphrey Coliseum.
| First round March 15–16 Campus sites | Second round March 19–20 Campus sites | Quarterfinal March 22–23 Campus sites | ||||||||||||
| 1 | SMU | |||||||||||||
| Nicholls | ||||||||||||||
| 4 | Washington State | |||||||||||||
| Santa Clara | ||||||||||||||
| 3 | Saint Louis | |||||||||||||
| Northern Iowa | ||||||||||||||
| 2 | BYU | |||||||||||||
| Long Beach State | ||||||||||||||
| First round March 15–16 Campus sites | Second round March 19–20 Campus sites | Quarterfinal March 22–23 Campus sites | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Texas A&M | |||||||||||||
| Alcorn State | ||||||||||||||
| 4 | Utah State | |||||||||||||
| Oregon | ||||||||||||||
| 3 | VCU | 90 | ||||||||||||
| Princeton | 79 | |||||||||||||
| 3 | VCU | |||||||||||||
| 2 | Wake Forest | |||||||||||||
| Towson | ||||||||||||||
| Semifinals March 29 Madison Square Garden | Final March 31 Madison Square Garden | ||||||||
* Denotes overtime period.
Media
ESPN, Inc. has exclusive television rights to all of the NIT games. It will telecast every game across ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, and ESPN+. Westwood One has exclusive radio rights to the semifinals and the championship.
See also
References
- ^ a b "2022 NIT bracket". NCAA.com. February 25, 2022. Retrieved February 27, 2022.
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