See below for the full schedule and score updates for the 2025 National Invitation Tournament (NIT). Final scores will be posted at the conclusion of each game. Refresh the page for updates.
All times Eastern. An asterisk* by the team’s name indicates the team hosting that game.
No. 1 SMU* vs. Northern Iowa | March 19th at 9pm ET (ESPN2)
No. 4 Oklahoma State 89, Wichita State 79
No. 3 Arkansas State 103, Saint Louis 78
No. 2 North Texas* vs. Furman | March 19th at 8pm ET (ESPN+)
No. 1 UC Irvine* vs Northern Colorado | March 19th at 10pm ET (ESPN+)
No. 4 Georgia Tech 64, Jacksonville State 81
No. 3 Saint Joseph’s 65, UAB 69
No. 2 Santa Clara 101, UC Riverside 62
No. 1 Dayton 86, Florida Atlantic 79
No. 4 Middle Tennessee 103, Chattanooga 109 (3OT)
No. 3 Bradley* vs. North Alabama | March 19th at 8pm ET | ESPN+
No. 2 George Mason* vs. Samford | March 19th at 7pm ET | ESPN+
No. 1 San Francisco* vs. Utah Valley | March 19th at 11pm ET (ESPNU)
No. 4 San Jose State* vs. Loyola Chicago | March 19th at 11pm ET (ESPN2)
No. 3 St. Bonaventure 56, Kent State 75
No. 2 Stanford 87, CSU Northridge 70
Note: In all cases except one, the first round matchup will be hosted by the higher seeded team. The lone exception is No. 1 Dayton, which will play at Florida Atlantic in the first round because the Flyers’ home court at UD Arena will be used for the NCAA First Four play-in games for the 2025 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament.
Dallas RegionOklahoma State vs. TBD
Arkansas State vs. TBD
Irvine RegionJacksonville State vs. TBD
Santa Clara vs. TBD
Dayton RegionChattanooga vs. TBD
TBD vs. TBD
San Francisco RegionStanford vs. Kent State | March 23rd at TBD
TBD vs. TBD
See the complete bracket for the 2025 National Invitation Tournament below.
Complete bracket for the 2025 National Invitation Tournament / National Invitation Tournament
First Round: Tuesday, March 18th and Wednesday, March 19th at campus sitesSecond Round: Saturday, March 22nd and Sunday, March 23rd campus sitesQuarterfinals: Tuesday, March 25th and Wednesday, March 26th at campus sitesSemifinals: Tuesday, April 1st at Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana
Championship: Thursday, April 3rd at Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana
All first round, second round, and quarterfinal games will be broadcast on ESPN2 or ESPNU or, in some instances, streamed on ESPN+. The semifinals will air on ESPN/ESPN2 and then the championship game will be broadcast on ESPN.
The inaugural National Invitation Tournament Championship was held on March 16th, 1938, when the Temple Owls defeated the Colorado Buffaloes at Madison Square Garden. 54 schools have won an NIT title all-time, with Seton Hall defeating Indiana State by a score of 79-77 to win the most recent edition of the NIT last season. Speaking of the 2024 NIT, last year’s championship game was viewed by 1.4 million people, 280% more than the previous season and the most-watched NIT game since 2013 and the most-watched NIT championship game since 2010.
