Following the March Madness bracket reveal, the men's National Invitation Tournament begins Tuesday. Here's everything you need to know about the 2024 NIT.
How can I watch the NIT?
All 31 men's NIT games will stream on ESPN+ and some will air on ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPNU. Below is a complete schedule.
*All times Eastern
TUESDAY -- FIRST ROUND
7 p.m. -- Xavier vs. Georgia, ESPN/ESPN+
7 p.m. -- Cornell vs. Ohio State, ESPN2/ESPN+
7 p.m. -- Boston College vs. Providence, ESPNU/ESPN+
7 p.m. -- North Texas vs. LSU, SEC+/ESPN+
9 p.m. -- Kansas State vs. Iowa, ESPN/ESPN+
9 p.m. -- Richmond vs. Virginia Tech, ESPN2/ESPN+
9 p.m. -- Minnesota vs. Butler, ESPNU/ESPN+
9 p.m. -- South Florida vs. UCF, ESPN+
11 p.m. -- UC Irvine vs. Utah, ESPN2/ESPN+
WEDNESDAY -- FIRST ROUND
7 p.m. -- Saint Joseph's vs. Seton Hall, ESPN2/ESPN+
7 p.m. -- SMU vs. Indiana State, ESPN+
7 p.m. -- Loyola Chicago vs. Bradley, ESPN+
8 p.m. -- UNLV vs. Princeton, ESPN+
8 p.m. -- Appalachian State vs. Wake Forest, ESPN+
9 p.m. -- VCU vs. Villanova, ESPN2/ESPN+
9 p.m. -- San Francisco vs. Cincinnati, ESPN+
SATURDAY-SUNDAY -- SECOND ROUND
Times and networks will be announced once the matchups are decided.
MARCH 26-27 -- QUARTERFINALS
Times and networks will be announced once the matchups are decided.
APRIL 2 -- SEMIFINALS
7 p.m. -- Matchup TBD, ESPN/ESPN+
9:30 p.m. -- Matchup TBD, ESPN2/ESPN+
APRIL 4 -- CHAMPIONSHIP
7 p.m. -- Matchup TBD, ESPN/ESPN+
Who are the top seeds?
Seton Hall (20-12), Wake Forest (20-13), Indiana State (28-6) and Villanova (18-15) are the top seeds in the NIT. St. John's, Oklahoma and Pittsburgh were among the programs that declined an NIT invite.
Where can I find more college basketball coverage from ESPN?
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