Let’s get ready to dance, it’s time for the National Invitational Tournament. Okay, I know, the NIT might not be as sexy as its big brother, but it’s a prime opportunity for a bubble team to stick it to the NCAA selection committee and prove why they belonged, or for a small school to play their own Cinderella.
NIT 2022: Bracket, schedule, and scores
It’s tournament time!
This year we have one colossal case of a team snubbed. Texas A&M was left out of the field of 68, despite having a seemingly stronger case than several of the teams who made it into the NCAA field. Making a big run in the NIT and cutting down the nets would be cold comfort, but at least it would offer some bragging rights.
The format for the NIT is going to look very familiar. We have a 32 team field single-elimination tournament, but the big difference is the intimate feel to start proceedings. The tournament will begin at collect campuses for the first three rounds, then move to Madison Square Garden in New York City for the semi-finals and the NIT Championship Game.
It’s often overlooked how influential the NIT can be to a program’s future. Sure, when it comes to a team like Texas A&M or Wake Forest it’s really a consolation prize — but for some of the smaller schools in the tourney it offers critical national exposure, recognition, and a key recruiting tool. The aim for everyone is making it to the big dance, and while we tend to focus on the teams in the field because they missed out, it’s also important to see the NIT as a stepping stone for the future.
Here is your complete 2022 NIT Bracket
The 2022 NIT Schedule
Tuesday, March 15
(All scores final)
Oklahoma 89, Missouri State 72
Vanderbilt 82, Belmont 71
VCU 90, Princeton 79
North Texas 67, Texas State 63
Xavier 72, Cleveland State 68
Texas A&M 74, Alcorn State 62
Oregon 83, 4 Utah State 72
St. Bonaventure 76, Colorado 68
Washington State 63, Santa Clara 50
Wednesday, March 16
Dayton 74, Toledo 55
Virginia 60, Mississippi State 57
Wake Forest 74, Towson 64
SMU 68, Nicholls 58
Northern Iowa 80, Saint Louis 68
BYU 93, Long Beach State 72
Florida 79, Iona 74
2022 NIT schedule: second round
Saturday, March 19
Texas A&M 75, Oregon 60
Wake Forest 80, VCU 74
BYU 90, Northern Iowa 71
Sunday, March 20
Xavier 72, Florida 56
Washington State 75, SMU 63
Vanderbilt 70, Dayton 68, overtime
Virginia 71, North Texas 69, overtime
St. Bonaventure 70, Oklahoma 68
NIT Quarterfinals scores: March 22
St. Bonaventure 52, Virginia 51
Xavier 75, Vanderbilt 73
NIT Quarterfinals schedule: March 23
Texas A&M 67, Wake Forest 52
Washington State 77, BYU 58
NIT Semifinals schedule: Tuesday, March 29
Xavier 84, St. Bonaventure 77
Washington State 72, Texas A&M 56
NIT Finals schedule: Tuesday, March 31
Xavier 73, Texas A&M 72
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