The NIT acts differently than March Madness by selecting non-NCAA Tournament teams, but it never determines a national ...

But for some, like Northern Colorado coach Steve Smiley, the NIT is not so bad. “The goal is to go dancing in March Madness,” ...

The NCAA has held the men's tournament since 1938. Temple defeated Colorado 60-36 in the inaugural NIT championship game on March 16, 1938. St. John's has won the most NIT titles, with five.

NIT stands for the National Invitation Tournament, a single-elimination postseason college basketball tournament that debuted in 1938. It involves teams who aren't competing in March Madness-- and ...

INDIANAPOLIS — The calendar might say April, but March Madness was on full display in the NIT championship game Thursday at Butler’s historic Hinkle Fieldhouse. After forcing its second ...

With the college hoops season coming to an end, champions have been crowned not only in March Madness, but also in both the longtime tradition of the NIT and the inaugural College Basketball Crown.

March 16 at 9 p.m. ET when the 32-team field was announced. SMU, Dayton, San Francisco and UC Irvine received the top four seeds. The NIT semifinals and championship were played at Hinkle ...

We may be past March, but the Madness decided to hang around a little ... As for Chattanooga, it escaped with the win and a lasting memory as NIT champions.

UC Irvine and Chattanooga will battle to be the last team standing when the NIT championship game takes place tonight in Indianapolis. Long before March Madness reigned supreme, the National ...