News

NIT is practically obsolete as more teams just blow it off. Blame the NCAA. It's a shame that playing more college basketball in the NIT has lost value.
However, that changed for the 2023-24 season when the NIT announced that its only automatic spots would be for the top two non-NCAA Tournament teams from the ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Pac-12 ...
But aside from the history that’s being lost with the newly-gutted NIT, it’s simply not an ideal setup for fans. Prior to the College Basketball Crown, fans could watch all of the best non ...
Pour one out for the NIT. The storied college basketball tournament has officially become a shell of its former self with the addition of Fox’s new postseason hoops event, the College Basketball ...
The NIT issued an apology, but the damage was done. With its inaugural season in the books, the College Basketball Crown looks like it will be here to stay. The NIT, meanwhile, may struggle to keep up ...
Seton Hall guard Al-Amir Dawes (2) celebrates with the NIT trophy. / Robert Goddin-Imagn Images Every March, America gets swept up in college basketball, taking part in the madness created by the ...
The NIT is an ancient, if slightly notorious, college basketball tradition. Every year fans of NCAA tournament-bound schools serenade their rivals with chants of "N-I-T," likely oblivious to the ...
As college sports evolve, the men’s NIT is suddenly reckoning with its status in a way it never has before. Tang and Kansas State, coming off an Elite Eight run in last year’s NCAA Tournament, ...
Why college basketball’s NIT can’t die, and the NCAA’s tournament field will soon expand By Mac Engel. Updated March 19, 2024 10:10 AM.
The NIT will seed its 16 exempt teams, four in each of the bracket's eight-team quadrants. The seeded teams are spread among the quadrants and the opponents will be placed by geography where possible.
The move comes amid the advent of the College Basketball Crown, a new postseason tournament launched by Fox Sports that will ...
However, that changed for the 2023-24 season when the NIT announced that its only automatic spots would be for the top two non-NCAA Tournament teams from the ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Pac-12 ...