Here's the background of the NIT's field size over ... tier of competition below women's March Madness: The Women's Basketball Invitation Tournament (better known as WBIT). Illinois beat Villanova ...

The Women's Basketball Invitation Tournament quarterfinals will be played on campus sites, with the semifinals on Monday, March 31, and the championship game Wednesday, April 2, at Hinkle ...

INDIANAPOLIS -- Virginia Tech, Saint Joseph's, James Madison and Colorado headline the 32-team Women's Basketball Invitation Tournament field that was announced Sunday night. The four teams just ...

For teams that fall just short of making the NCAA Tournament, the National Invitation Tournament ... Keith Gill and NCAA Senior Vice President of Basketball Dan Gavitt called him around 9:30 ...

The NIT is strictly an invitation style tournament, meaning Division I men’s basketball teams need to be extended an invite from the NIT selection committee to compete in it. It’s also one of ...

The South Alabama men’s basketball team saw its season come to an end in surreal fashion on Sunday night. After finishing the year 21-11 with a loss in the Sun Belt Conference Tournament ...

After Sun Belt commissioner Keith Gill and NCAA senior vice president of basketball Dan Gavitt extended South Alabama an invite to the NIT [National Invitation Tournament] late Sunday night ...

After missing out on the NCAA Tournament on Selection Sunday, the Gophers women's basketball team has accepted an invitation to the Women's Basketball Invitation Tournament (WBIT) and will be a No ...

But that invitation was quickly rescinded after conference commissioner Keith Gill and NCAA senior vice president of basketball Dan Gavitt learned UC Riverside had gotten out of its commitment to ...

As much of the country was reacting to the reveal of the NCAA men’s basketball tournament bracket ... South Alabama had its invitation to the NIT rescinded after a series of missteps by the ...

Although they missed out on the NCAA Tournament, the Pilots on Sunday were invited to play in the 32-team Women’s Basketball Invitation Tournament. Portland (29-4) will visit Stanford (16-14 ...