2024 National Invitation Tournament

The 2024 National Invitation Tournament was a single-elimination tournament of 32 NCAA Division I men's college basketball teams not selected to participate in the 2024 NCAA tournament. The tournament began on March 19 and ended on April 4. The first three rounds were played on campuses, with the semifinal and championship final played at Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana.

2024 National Invitation Tournament

Season	2023–24
Teams	32
Finals site	Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, Indiana
Champions	Seton Hall Pirates (2nd title)
Runner-up	Indiana State Sycamores (1st title game)
Semifinalists	Georgia Bulldogs (3rd semifinal) Utah Utes (5th semifinal)
Winning coach	Shaheen Holloway (1st title)
MVP	Al-Amir Dawes (Seton Hall)
National Invitation Tournaments «2023 2025»

Participants

Teams and pairings for the 2024 NIT were released by the NIT Committee on Sunday, March 17, 2024. Thirty–two teams qualified for the NIT, including both automatic qualifiers and at-large selections. In 2023, The North Texas Mean Green won the NIT championship.

Automatic qualifiers

In a change from previous tournaments, teams which had the best regular-season record in their conference but failed to win their conference tournament no longer automatically qualified for the NIT. Instead, the top two teams (based on NET ranking) from six major conferences (ACC, Big East, Big Ten, Big 12, Pac-12 and SEC) not selected for the NCAA tournament received automatic bids, regardless of their win-loss records. These 12 teams also were given the opportunity to host first-round games. If a team declined an automatic bid, it was offered to the team with the next best NET ranking in the declining team's conference. Despite this new automatic qualification criterion, only one automatic qualifier from the Pac-12 accepted a 2024 NIT bid, meaning only 11 automatic bids were awarded.

Team	Conference	Overall record	Appearance	Last bid
Wake Forest	ACC	20–13	7th	2022
Virginia Tech	ACC	18–14	15th	2023
Villanova	Big East	18–15	19th	2023
Providence	Big East	21–13	21st	2019
Ohio State	Big Ten	20–13	10th	2016
Iowa	Big Ten	18–14	9th	2017
Cincinnati	Big 12	20–14	12th	2023
UCF	Big 12	17–15	4th	2023
Utah	Pac-12	19–14	15th	2018
LSU	SEC	17–15	9th	2018
Georgia	SEC	17–16	15th	2017

The NET rankings through games of March 17, 2024, of non-NCAA tournament teams from automatically qualifying conferences are listed below. Team in bold accepted a bid, teams in italics were eligible for an automatic bid, but declined.

Team	NET Rank
Atlantic Coast Conference
Pittsburgh	40
Wake Forest	43
Virginia Tech	60
Boston College	81
Syracuse	84
Florida State	96
Miami (FL)	101
Notre Dame	124
Georgia Tech	127
Louisville	216
Big East Conference
St. John's	32
Villanova	41
Providence	58
Xavier	64
Seton Hall	67
Butler	68
Georgetown	205
DePaul	320

Team	NET Rank
Big Ten Conference
Ohio State	49
Iowa	62
Maryland	82
Penn State	86
Minnesota	89
Indiana	98
Rutgers	103
Michigan	133
Big 12 Conference
Cincinnati	37
Oklahoma	46
UCF	61
Kansas State	70
Oklahoma State	123
West Virginia	156

Team	NET Rank
Pac-12 Conference
Utah	48
Washington	69
USC	88
UCLA	107
Stanford	113
California	128
Arizona State	134
Oregon State	165
Southeastern Conference
Ole Miss	90
LSU	94
Georgia	100
Arkansas	115
Missouri	158
Vanderbilt	202

At-large bids

The following teams were awarded at-large bids.

Team	Conference	Overall record	Appearance	Last bid
Appalachian State	Sun Belt	27–6	2nd	2007
Boston College	ACC	19–15	13th	2018
Bradley	Missouri Valley	22–11	23rd	2023
Butler	Big East	18–14	10th	2019
Cornell	Ivy League	22–7	1st	Never
Indiana State†	Missouri Valley	28–6	5th	2014
Kansas State	Big 12	19–14	8th	2009
Loyola Chicago	Atlantic 10	23–9	6th	2019
Minnesota	Big Ten	18–14	16th	2014
North Texas	American	18–14	3rd	2023
Princeton	Ivy League	24–4	8th	2022
Richmond	Atlantic 10	23–9	11th	2021
Saint Joseph's	Atlantic 10	21–13	17th	2013
San Francisco	West Coast	23–10	7th	2014
Seton Hall‡	Big East	20–12	19th	2023
SMU	American	20–12	6th	2022
South Florida	American	24–7	9th	2010
UC Irvine	Big West	24–9	8th	2023
UNLV	Mountain West	19–12	11th	2009
VCU	Atlantic 10	22–13	7th	2022
Xavier	Big East	16–17	10th	2022

† Team was one of the first four out of the NCAA tournament and entitled to deference from the NIT Committee in determining home-court advantage for first-round games. ‡ Team was one of the first four out of the NCAA Tournament and went on to win the 2024 NIT Championship Game.

Declined bids

The following schools declined to play in the 2024 NIT:

• Arizona State
• Oklahoma
• Stanford
• California
• Ole Miss
• Syracuse
• Florida State
• Oregon State
• UCLA
• Indiana
• Pittsburgh
• USC
• Maryland
• St. Bonaventure
• Washington
• Memphis
• St. John's

Bracket

The 32-team bracket was announced at 9:30 p.m. EDT on ESPN2.

	First round March 19–20 Campus sites					Second round March 23–24 Campus sites					Quarterfinal March 27
	1	Seton Hall	75OT
		Saint Joseph's	72
						1	Seton Hall	72
							North Texas	58
	4	LSU	77
		North Texas	84
											1	Seton Hall	91
												UNLV	68
	2	Princeton	77
		UNLV	84
						UNLV		79
						Boston College		70
	3	Providence	57
		Boston College	62

	First round March 19–20 Campus sites					Second round March 23–24 Campus sites					Quarterfinal March 26
	1	Wake Forest	87
		Appalachian State	76
						1	Wake Forest	66
						4	Georgia	72
	4	Georgia	78
		Xavier	76
											4	Georgia	79
											2	Ohio State	77
	2	Ohio State	88
		Cornell	83
						2	Ohio State	81
						3	Virginia Tech	73
	3	Virginia Tech	74
		Richmond	58

	First round March 19–20 Campus sites					Second round March 23–24 Campus sites					Quarterfinal March 26
	1	Indiana State	101
		SMU	92
						1	Indiana State	76
							Minnesota	64
	4	Butler	72
		Minnesota	73
											1	Indiana State	85
											2	Cincinnati	81
	2	Cincinnati	73OT
		San Francisco	72
						2	Cincinnati	74
						3	Bradley	57
	3	Bradley	74
		Loyola Chicago	62

	First round March 19–20 Campus sites					Second round March 23–24 Campus sites					Quarterfinal March 27
	1	Villanova	61
		VCU	70
						VCU		70
						South Florida		65
	4	UCF	77
		South Florida	83
												VCU	54
											2	Utah	74
	2	Utah	84
		UC Irvine	75
						2	Utah	91
						3	Iowa	82
	3	Iowa	91
		Kansas State	82

	Semifinals April 2 Hinkle Fieldhouse					Final April 4 Hinkle Fieldhouse
	1	Seton Hall	84
	4	Georgia	67
						1	Seton Hall	79
						1	Indiana State	77
	1	Indiana State	100
	2	Utah	90

Game summaries

All times are in Eastern Daylight Time (UTC-4)

First round

SECN

March 19 7:00 p.m.

Box

North Texas 84, LSU 77
Scoring by half: 38–31, 46–46
Pts: Noland 21 Rebs: Scott, Sissoko 7 Asts: Jones 4		Pts: Wright 25 Rebs: Hannibal 9 Asts: Hannibal, Wright 4
North Texas advances to NIT second round

Pete Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana Attendance: 2,210 Referees: Michael Wallace, Robert Felder, Chase Shaw

ESPNU

March 19 7:00 p.m.

Box

Boston College 62, Providence 57
Scoring by half: 31–30, 31–27
Pts: Harris 17 Rebs: McGlockton 9 Asts: Zackery 5		Pts: Pierre 21 Rebs: Oduro 9 Asts: Oduro 4
Boston College advances to NIT second round

Amica Mutual Pavilion Providence, Rhode Island Attendance: 6,507 Referees: Vasili Mallios, Mike Fleury, Michael Luckie

ESPN

March 19 7:00 p.m.

Box

Xavier 76, Georgia 78
Scoring by half: 34–46, 42–32
Pts: Claude 30 Rebs: Ousmane 10 Asts: Claude 5		Pts: Demary 16 Rebs: James, Tchewa 6 Asts: Demary, Tchewa 4
Georgia advances to NIT second round

Stegeman Coliseum Athens, Georgia Attendance: 2,756 Referees: Shaun Seales, Josue Nieves, Garrick Shannon

ESPN2

March 19 7:00 p.m.

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Cornell 83, Ohio State 88
Scoring by half: 38–44, 45–44
Pts: Gray 19 Rebs: Ragland 9 Asts: Okereke 6		Pts: Battle, Gayle 17 Rebs: Battle 8 Asts: Battle 5
Ohio State advances to NIT second round

Value City Arena Columbus, Ohio Attendance: 4,517 Referees: Jim Bruno, Mason Siler, Tim Comer

ESPN2

March 19 9:00 p.m.

Box

Richmond 58, Virginia Tech 74
Scoring by half: 28–33, 30–41
Pts: Bailey, Bigelow 15 Rebs: Bigelow 7 Asts: King 4		Pts: Kidd 20 Rebs: Kidd 8 Asts: Pedulla 7
Virginia Tech advances to NIT second round

Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, Virginia Attendance: 3,183 Referees: Adam Flore, Kellen Miliner, Raymond Styons Jr.

ESPNU

March 19 9:00 p.m.

Box

Minnesota 73, Butler 72
Scoring by half: 36–38, 37–34
Pts: Garcia 25 Rebs: Hawkins 6 Asts: Garcia 4		Pts: Telfort 25 Rebs: Telfort, Thomas 6 Asts: Davis 7
Minnesota advances to NIT second round

Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, Indiana Attendance: 3,478 Referees: Connor Mooney, Nic Terry, Michael Kitts

ESPN+

March 19 9:00 p.m.

Box

South Florida 83, UCF 77
Scoring by half: 49–35, 34–42
Pts: Miguel 19 Rebs: Stroud 9 Asts: Stroud 3		Pts: Sellers 24 Rebs: Avery 9 Asts: Johnson 4
South Florida advances to NIT second round

Addition Financial Arena Orlando, Florida Attendance: 4,164 Referees: Anthony Eades, Blake Harris, Landon Brandes

ESPN

March 19 9:00 p.m.

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Kansas State 82, Iowa 91
Scoring by half: 39–50, 43–41
Pts: Ames 16 Rebs: McNair, N'Guessan 7 Asts: Ames 5		Pts: Sandfort 30 Rebs: Sandfort 12 Asts: Perkins 8
Iowa advances to NIT second round

Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa Attendance: 4,532 Referees: Rob Kueneman, Jourdan Love, Tony Meeks

ESPN2

March 19 11:00 p.m.

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UC Irvine 75, Utah 84
Scoring by half: 40–46, 35–38
Pts: Saran 16 Rebs: Tillis 7 Asts: Crockrell 5		Pts: Br. Carlson 21 Rebs: Br. Carlson 11 Asts: Smith 10
Utah advances to NIT second round

Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah Attendance: 3,137 Referees: Chad Shepherd, Casey McClellan, Ryan Holmes

ESPN2

March 20 7:00 p.m.

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Saint Joseph's 72, Seton Hall 75 (OT)
Scoring by half: 40–37, 28–31 Overtime: 4–7
Pts: Reynolds 27 Rebs: Essandoko 8 Asts: X. Brown 10		Pts: Dawes 26 Rebs: Davis 11 Asts: Richmond 5
Seton Hall advances to NIT second round

Walsh Gymnasium South Orange, New Jersey Attendance: 1,233 Referees: Jason Bradwell, Greg Moyer, Eddie Corbett Jr.

ESPN+

March 20 7:00 p.m.

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SMU 92, Indiana State 101
Scoring by half: 49–40, 43–61
Pts: Hudson, Phelps 21 Rebs: Phelps 7 Asts: Harris 4		Pts: Kent 35 Rebs: Kent 9 Asts: Avila, Larry 7
Indiana State advances to NIT second round

Hulman Center Terre Haute, Indiana Attendance: 6,421 Referees: Chase Shaw, James Duke, Kelly Self

ESPN+

March 20 7:00 p.m.

Box

Loyola Chicago 62, Bradley 74
Scoring by half: 19–36, 43–38
Pts: Norris 17 Rebs: Adelekun, Rubin 7 Asts: Dolan, Quinn 2		Pts: Deen 18 Rebs: Leons 10 Asts: Deen 4
Bradley advances to NIT second round

Carver Arena Peoria, Illinois Attendance: 4,691 Referees: Mike O'Neill, Kenneth Morehead, Steve Honaki

ESPN+

March 20 8:00 p.m.

Box

UNLV 84, Princeton 77
Scoring by half: 36–38, 48–39
Pts: Whaley 21 Rebs: Ke. Boone 11 Asts: Nowell, Thomas 4		Pts: Pierce 22 Rebs: Pierce 6 Asts: Lee 6
UNLV advances to NIT second round

Jadwin Gymnasium Princeton, New Jersey Attendance: 1,708

ESPN+

March 20 8:00 p.m.

Box

Appalachian State 76, Wake Forest 87
Scoring by half: 27–36, 49–51
Pts: Huntley 16 Rebs: Spillers 10 Asts: Tate 5		Pts: Miller 31 Rebs: Reid 12 Asts: Miller, Reid 3
Wake Forest advances to NIT second round

LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina Attendance: 6,733 Referees: Isaac Barnett, Raymond Styons, Jerry Heater

ESPN+

March 20 9:00 p.m.

Box

San Francisco 72, Cincinnati 73 (OT)
Scoring by half: 35–38, 32–29 Overtime: 5–6
Pts: Thomas 31 Rebs: Mogbo 10 Asts: Mogbo, Williams 7		Pts: Lukošius 28 Rebs: Newman 9 Asts: Thomas 8
Cincinnati advances to NIT second round

Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, Ohio Attendance: 3,899 Referees: Alexander Thompson, Shane Staggs, Craig Murley

ESPN2

March 20 9:00 p.m.

Box

VCU 70, Villanova 61
Scoring by half: 31–30, 39–31
Pts: Bamisile 17 Rebs: Lawal 10 Asts: Shulga 6		Pts: Dixon 21 Rebs: Dixon 13 Asts: Armstrong 5
VCU advances to NIT second round

Finneran Pavilion Villanova, Pennsylvania Attendance: 1,763 Referees: Mike Millione, Mike Nardone, Steven Perry

Second round

ESPN2

March 23 11:30 a.m.

Box

North Texas 58, Seton Hall 72
Scoring by half: 24–33, 34–39
Pts: Edwards 23 Rebs: Noland 7 Asts: Scott 5		Pts: Davis 18 Rebs: Richmond 15 Asts: Richmond 6
Seton Hall advances to NIT quarterfinals

Walsh Gymnasium South Orange, New Jersey Attendance: 1,204 Referees: Michael Fleury, Adam Vandenburgh, Mike Millione

ESPN+

March 23 2:00 p.m.

Box

Bradley 57, Cincinnati 74
Scoring by half: 28–36, 29–38
Pts: Leons 16 Rebs: Davis 8 Asts: Hannah 3		Pts: James 25 Rebs: Newman 10 Asts: Newman 4
Cincinnati advances to NIT quarterfinals

Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, Ohio Attendance: 4,732 Referees: Hunter Allen, Stephen Orkus Jr., Landon Brandes

ESPN+

March 23 7:00 p.m.

Box

Virginia Tech 73, Ohio State 81
Scoring by half: 26–36, 47–45
Pts: Cattoor, Pedulla 18 Rebs: Kidd, Pedulla, Poteat 6 Asts: Pedulla 8		Pts: Battle 21 Rebs: Battle 10 Asts: Thornton 7
Ohio State advances to NIT quarterfinals

Value City Arena Columbus, Ohio Attendance: 7,541 Referees: Mike Pearson, Anthony Burris, Bill Ek

ESPN2

March 24 2:00 p.m.

Box

Minnesota 64, Indiana State 76
Scoring by half: 28–38, 36–38
Pts: Payne 16 Rebs: Garcia 12 Asts: Payne 3		Pts: Conwell 23 Rebs: Kent 11 Asts: Conwell 5
Indiana State advances to NIT quarterfinals

Hulman Center Terre Haute, Indiana Attendance: 8,239 Referees: Shane Staggs, James Hicks, John St. Clair

ESPN2

March 24 4:00 p.m.

Box

Georgia 72, Wake Forest 66
Scoring by half: 39–24, 33–42
Pts: Hill 21 Rebs: Anselem-Ibe 8 Asts: DeLoach 4		Pts: Carr 31 Rebs: Carr 11 Asts: Clark, Hildreth 4
Georgia advances to NIT quarterfinals

LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina Attendance: 4,772 Referees: JW Lucas, Jeff Pon, Raymond Styons Jr.

ESPNU

March 24 7:30 p.m.

Box

VCU 70, South Florida 65
Scoring by half: 32–30, 38–35
Pts: Jackson 14 Rebs: Bairstow 6 Asts: Bairstow, Shulga 4		Pts: Youngblood 28 Rebs: Pryor 10 Asts: Pryor 3
VCU advances to NIT quarterfinals

Yuengling Center Tampa, Florida Attendance: 6,398 Referees: Erroll Lewis, Michael Wallace, Shane Land

ESPN2

March 24 9:00 p.m.

Box

Iowa 82, Utah 91
Scoring by half: 36–48, 46–43
Pts: McCaffery 19 Rebs: Freeman 7 Asts: Freeman, Harding 4		Pts: Madsen 31 Rebs: Lovering, Smith 10 Asts: Smith 10
Utah advances to NIT quarterfinals

Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah Attendance: 3,804 Referees: Layne Barney, Matt Basham, Matt Rafferty

ESPNU

March 24 9:30 p.m.

Box

Boston College 70, UNLV 79
Scoring by half: 37–37, 33–42
Pts: Post 22 Rebs: Post 9 Asts: McGlockton 5		Pts: Ke. Boone 19 Rebs: Ke. Boone 8 Asts: Thomas, Whaley 5
UNLV advances to NIT quarterfinals

Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, Nevada Attendance: 5,543 Referees: Deron White, Crystal Hogan, Ryan Holmes

Quarterfinals

ESPN

March 26 7:00 p.m.

Box

Georgia 79, Ohio State 77
Scoring by half: 36–35, 43–42
Pts: Thomasson 21 Rebs: Anselem-Ibe 10 Asts: Hill 5		Pts: Battle 22 Rebs: Battle 8 Asts: Thornton 10
Georgia advances to NIT semifinals

Value City Arena Columbus, Ohio Attendance: 7,641 Referees: Andy O'Brian, Alfred Smith, John Floyd

ESPN

March 26 9:00 p.m.

Box

Cincinnati 81, Indiana State 85
Scoring by half: 36–32, 45–53
Pts: Lukošius 26 Rebs: Skillings 12 Asts: James 5		Pts: Avila 22 Rebs: Kent 7 Asts: Avila 6
Indiana State advances to NIT semifinals

Hulman Center Terre Haute, Indiana Attendance: 8,057 Referees: Steve Divine, Edwin Young, Bret Smith

ESPN2

March 27 7:00 p.m.

Box

UNLV 68, Seton Hall 91
Scoring by half: 26–44, 42–47
Pts: Ka. Boone 16 Rebs: Whaley 7 Asts: Thomas, Webster 4		Pts: Dawes 21 Rebs: Davis 7 Asts: Richmond 10
Seton Hall advances to NIT semifinals

Walsh Gymnasium South Orange, New Jersey Attendance: 1,316 Referees: Michael Palau, Greg Evans, Evon Burroughs

ESPN2

March 27 9:00 p.m.

Box

VCU 54, Utah 74
Scoring by half: 26–36, 28–38
Pts: Bairstow 13 Rebs: Fermin 9 Asts: Bamisile 2		Pts: Madsen 18 Rebs: Smith 11 Asts: Smith 12
Utah advances to NIT semifinals

Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah Attendance: 6,008 Referees: Mike Littlewood, DG Nelson, Tommy Johnson

Semifinals

ESPN

April 2 7:00 p.m.

Box

Utah 90, Indiana State 100
Scoring by half: 44–46, 44–56
Pts: Smith 28 Rebs: Smith 7 Asts: Smith 6		Pts: Conwell 27 Rebs: Avila 10 Asts: Larry 8
Indiana State advances to NIT final

Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, Indiana Attendance: 8,889 Referees: D.J. Carstensen, Brooks Wells, Randy Richardson

ESPN2

April 2 9:35 p.m.

Box

Georgia 67, Seton Hall 84
Scoring by half: 29–42, 42–42
Pts: Demary Jr. 19 Rebs: DeLoach, Melendez, Thomasson 4 Asts: Demary Jr. 4		Pts: Dawes 20 Rebs: Davis, Richmond 9 Asts: Richmond 6
Seton Hall advances to NIT final

Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, Indiana Referees: Lamar Simpson, Bart Lenox, Tommy Morrissey

Final

ESPN

April 4 7:00 p.m.

Box

Indiana State 77, Seton Hall 79
Scoring by half: 39–39, 38-40
Pts: Swope 19 Rebs: Conwell 12 Asts: Larry 6		Pts: Dawes 24 Rebs: Richmond 13 Asts: Richmond 5
Seton Hall wins NIT Championship

Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, Indiana Attendance: 9,100 Referees: Jeb Hartness, Brent Hampton, Steven Anderson

Media

ESPN, Inc. has exclusive rights to all of the NIT games. It will telecast every game across ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPN3 and ESPN+. Westwood One has exclusive radio rights to the semifinals and the championship.

See also

• 2024 Women's National Invitation Tournament
• 2024 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
• 2024 College Basketball Invitational
• 2024 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament