NIT Basketball Tournament: National Invitational Tournament (NIT)

National Invitation Tournament (NIT)

The longest running postseason tournament in college basketball, the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) selects 32 teams after the NCAA Tournament is selected each year. These 32 teams usually consist of big-name schools in an effort to get TV ratings as fairness and selecting teams that deserve to continue their seasons rarely comes into play with the NIT selection committee. The NIT was run by an independent organization which favored the local New York schools thanks to those in charge, but the 2007 NIT Tournament was the first year that the NIT was run by the NCAA.

College Sports Fans will provide NIT scores & the NIT schedule after the teams and brackets have been announced, all the way through the NIT Championship. Also be sure to check out College Sports Fans' 2008 NCAA Tournament coverage, CBI brackets & scores and printable NCAA Tournament brackets.

NIT Schedule & Bracket

Tuesday, March 18

#1 Ohio State 84 - #8 NC Asheville 66
#2 UMass 80 - SF Austin 60
#1 Syracuse 87 - #8 Robert Morris 81
#6 Akron 65 - #3 Florida State 60
#4 Southern Illinois 69 - #5 Oklahoma State 53
#5 Maryland 68 - #4 Minnesota 58
#3 Creighton 74 - #6 Rhode Island 73
#1 Arizona State 64 - #8 Alabama State 53

Wednesday, March 19

#3 Dayton 66 - #6 Cleveland State 57
#1 Virginia Tech 94 - #8 Morgan State 62
#5 UAB 80 - #4 VCU 77
#2 Mississippi 83 - #7 UC Santa Barbara 68
#2 Florida 73 - #7 San Diego State 49
#3 Nebraska 67 - #6 Charlotte 48
#2 Illinois State 61 - #7 Utah State 57
#4 California 68 - #5 New Mexico 66

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2008 NIT Second Round

March 20-24

#1 Syracuse 88 - #5 Maryland 72
#1 Arizona State 65 - #4 Southern Illinois 51
#2 Florida 82 - #3 Creighton 54
#2 UMass 68 - #6 Akron 63
#1 Ohio State 73 - #4 California 56
#3 Dayton 55 - #2 Illinois State 48
#1 Virginia Tech 75 - #5 UAB 49 - ESPN
#2 Mississippi 85 - #3 Nebraska 75 - ESPNU

2008 NIT Quarterfinals

March 25-26

#2 UMass 81 - #1 Syracuse 77
#2 Florida 70 - #1 Arizona State 57
#1 Ohio State 74 - #3 Dayton 63
#2 Mississippi 81 - #1 Virginia Tech 72

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2008 NIT Semifinals

#2 UMass 78 - #2 Florida 66
#1 Ohio State 81 - #2 Ole Miss 69

2008 NIT Championship

#1 Ohio State 92 - #2 UMass 85

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