2020 National Invitation Tournament
| Season | 2019–20 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teams | 32 | ||||
| Finals site | Madison Square Garden New York City | ||||
| Champions | TBD | ||||
| Runner-up | TBA | ||||
| Winning coach | TBD | ||||
| Top scorers | TBD TBD ({{{Points}}} points) | ||||
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The 2020 National Invitational Tournament will be a single-elimination tournament of 32 NCAA Division I men's college basketball teams that have not been selected to participate in the 2020 NCAA Tournament. The Tournament will begin on March 17 and will end on April 2. The first three rounds will be played at Campus sites while the semi-final and championship final will be played at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
Experimental rules
TBA
Participants
Automatic Qualifiers
The following teams will be guaranteed berths into the 2020 NIT Field by having the best regular season record in their conference but failing to win their conference tournament. Some of these teams may instead receive an at-large berth into the NCAA Tournament.
Although Merrimack won the Northeast Conference regular season title, they are ineligible to play in the NCAA Tournament or NIT due to transitioning to Division I. As a result, no team from the NEC will be eligible for an auto-bid regardless of the result of the conference tournament.[1]
| Team | Conference | Overall record | Appearance | Last bid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Radford | Big South | 21–11 | 1st | Never |
| Northern Iowa | Missouri Valley | 25–6 | 2nd | 2012 |
| San Diego State | Mountain West | 30-2 | 6th | 2016 |
At-large bids
TBA
Seeds
TBA
Bracket
The field of 32 teams will be announced on Sunday, March 15 at 8:30 PM EDT on ESPNU.[2]
Media
ESPN, Inc. will have exclusive television rights to all of the NIT Games. It will telecast every game across ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, and ESPN3.[3] Westwood One will have exclusive radio rights to the semifinals and the championship.
See also
References
- ^ "Why Merrimack must sit out March Madness in its historic season and is in first place in its conference". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 2020-03-06.
- ^ "2020 NIT selection show: Time, TV channel, date | NCAA.com". www.ncaa.com. Retrieved 2020-03-06.
- ^ "NCAA, ESPN agree to TV deal through 2023-24". ESPN.com. 2011-12-15. Retrieved 2020-03-06.