The 2024 NIT Tournament bracket is out for men’s basketball. The games start Tuesday, March 19th. The NIT Final Four and Championship game will take place on April 2nd and 4th, 2024. They will be played at Hinkle Fieldhouse located on the Butler campus in Indianapolis, IN. All of the tournament games are being shown on the ESPN family of channels. We have the full bracket, NIT TV schedule, and full NIT tournament schedule here for you to follow the action.
We have posted the Updated 2024 NIT Tournament Schedule and bracket here if you want to see the updated matchups, scores, and bracket.
2024 NIT Tournament Schedule
Not a lot of younger fans realize that the NIT used to be the BIG postseason tournament for colleges. The entire NCAA Tournament being the big deal was really a last half-century type of deal. Anyway, moving on from the history lesson. Here’s the 2024 NIT tournament bracket and schedule for you to follow when the games are being held.
- First round games are March 19-20
- Second round games are March 23-24
- The quarterfinal games are March 26-27
- The 2024 NIT semifinals are at 7 p.m. (ESPN) and 9:30 p.m. (ESPN2) on April 2
- The 2024 NIT championship game is at 7 p.m. ET on April 4 on ESPN
What TV Channels are Covering the 2024 NIT?
Similar to the 2024 NCAA Women’s Tournament, the ESPN family of networks is covering the NIT tournament. These include ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, and ESPN+. ABC is not assigned any games in the opening rounds of play, but that can change for later rounds of the NIT bracket.
2024 NIT TV Schedule
The following is the 2024 NIT TV schedule. The schedule is published through the first round by the NCAA. Once we get moving in the tournament and have updates, we’ll revise the schedule for you.
Tuesday, March 19 | First round
No. 4 LSU vs. North Texas | SEC Network/ESPN+
No. 3 Providence vs. Boston College | 7 p.m. ET on ESPNU
No. 4 Georgia vs. Xavier | 7 p.m. ET on ESPN
No. 3 Virginia Tech vs. Richmond | 9 p.m. ET on ESPN2
No. 2 Ohio State vs. Cornell | 7 p.m. ET on ESPN2
No. 4 Butler vs. Minnesota | 9 p.m. ET on ESPNU
No. 3 Iowa vs. Kansas State | 9 p.m. ET on ESPN
No. 4 UCF vs. South Florida | 9 p.m. ET on ESPN+
No. 2 Utah vs. UC Irvine | 11 p.m. ET on ESPN2
Wednesday, March 20 | First round
No. 1 Seton Hall vs. Saint Joseph’s | 7 p.m. ET on ESPN2
No. 2 Princeton vs. UNLV | 8 p.m. ET on ESPN+
No. 1 Wake Forest vs. Appalachian State | 8 p.m. ET on ESPN+
No. 1 Indiana State vs. SMU | 7 p.m. ET on ESPN+
No. 3 Bradley vs. Loyola Chicago | 7 p.m. on ESPN+
No. 2 Cincinnati vs. San Francisco | 9 p.m. ET on ESPN+
No. 1 Villanova vs. VCU | 9 p.m. ET on ESPN2
Saturday, March 23 to Sunday, March 24 | Second round
TBD
Tuesday, March 26 to Wednesday, March 27 | Quarterfinals
TBD
Tuesday, April 2 | Semifinals
TBD
Thursday, April 4 | Championship
TBD
Past NIT Champions (Last 10 Years)
The following are the past 13ish year’s worth of NIT Championship game results.
| Year | Winner | Score | Runner-Up |
| 2010 | Dayton | 79-68 | North Carolina |
| 2011 | Wichita State | 66-57 | Alabama |
| 2012 | Stanford | 75-51 | Minnesota |
| 2013 | Baylor | 74-54 | Iowa |
| 2014 | Minnesota | 65-63 | SMU |
| 2015 | Stanford | 66-64 (OT) | Miami |
| 2016 | George Washington | 76-60 | Valparaiso |
| 2017 | TCU | 88-56 | Georgia Tech |
| 2018 | Penn State | 82-66 | Utah |
| 2019 | Texas | 81-66 | Lipscomb |
| 2020 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2021 | Memphis | 77-64 | Mississippi State |
| 2022 | Xavier | 73-72 | Texas A&M |
| 2023 | North Texas | 68-61 | UAB |
Printable 2024 NIT Tournament Bracket
The NCAA has published a printable 2024 NIT Tournament bracket. That is above for you to download, print and share to follow the game action. We have also converted it to PDF for you to use if that format is easier. We find a lot of folks can print PDF in a better format. Either way, we will ensure you have the most current NIT schedule information to follow the game action. Enjoy the tournament.
