2025 NIT Men's Basketball Tournamnet

2025 NIT Basketball Tournament

The 2025 National Invitation Tournament (NIT) was a single-elimination tournament of thirty-two NCAA Division I men's college basketball teams not selected to participate in the 2025 NCAA tournament. The tournament commenced on March 18th and concluded on April 3rd. The first three rounds were played on campus sites, with the semifinal and final rounds played at Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. The University of Tennessee–Chattanooga Mocs defeated the University of California Irvine Anteaters 85 to 84 in overtime to claim the championship.

2025 NIT Tournament at Hinkle Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, Indiana

Semifinals			National Championship Game

2	North Texas	67
1	UC Irvine	69
			1	UC Irvine	84
			5	Chattanooga	85
5	Loyola Chicago	73
5	Chattanooga	80

Preliminary Rounds (1) held On Campus

Team	Season W-L	Conference	Invitation
SMU	23-10	ACC	Automatic
North Texas	24-8	AAC	Automatic
Arkansas State	24-10	Sun Belt	At-large bid
Oklahoma State	15-17	Big 12	Automatic
Wichita State	19-14	American	At-large bid
Saint Louis	19-14	Atlantic 10	At-large bid
Furman	25-9	Southern	At-large bid
Northern Iowa	20-12	Missouri Valley	At-large bid

Quarterfinals			Semifinals			Finals

1	SMU	73
8	Northern Iowa	63
				SMU	83
				Oklahoma State	85
5	Wichita State	79
4	Oklahoma State	89

							Oklahoma State	59
							North Texas	61
3	Arkansas State	103
6	Saint Louis	78
				North Texas	65
				Arkansas State	63
7	Furman	64
2	North Texas	75

Preliminary Rounds (2) held On Campus

Team	Season W-L	Conference	Invitation
UC Irvine	28-6	Big West	Automatic
Santa Clara	20-12	West Coast	At-large bid
Saint Josephs	22-12	Atlantic 10	At-large bid
Georgia Tech	17-16	ACC	At-large bid
Jacksonville State	22-12	Conference USA	At-large bid
UAB	22-12	American	At-large bid
UC Riverside	21-12	Big West	At-large bid
Northern Colorado	-	Big Sky	Automatic

Quarterfinals			Semifinals			Finals

1	UC Irvine	82
8	Northern Colorado	72
				UC Irvine	66
				Jacksonville State	61
5	Jacksonville State	81
4	Georgia Tech	64

							UC Irvine	81
							UAB	77
3	Saint Josephs	65
6	UAB	69
				Santa Clara	84
				UAB	88
7	UC Riverside	62
2	Santa Clara	101

Preliminary Rounds (3) held On Campus

Team	Season W-L	Conference	Invitation
San Francisco	24-9	WCC	Automatic
Stanford	20-13	ACC	Automatic
St. Bonaventure	22-11	Atlantic 10	At-large bid
San Jose State	15-19	MWC	Automatic
Loyola Chicago	22-11	Atlantic 10	At-large bid
Kent State	22-11	Mid-American	At-large bid
UC Riverside	21-12	Big West	At-large bid
Utah Valley	25-8	WAC	Automatic

Quarterfinals			Semifinals			Finals

1	San Francisco	79
8	Utah Valley	70
				San Francisco	76
				Loyola Chicago	77
5	Loyola Chicago	73
4	San Jose State	70

							Loyola Chicago	72
							Kent State	62
3	St. Bonaventure	56
6	Kent State	70
				Stanford	75
				Kent State	77
7	Kent State	70
2	Stanford	87

Preliminary Rounds (4) held On Campus

Team	Season W-L	Conference	Invitation
Dayton	22-10	Atlantic 10	At-large bid
George Mason	26-8	A?10	Automatic
Bradley	26-8	MVC	Automatic
Middle Tennessee	22-11	CUSA	Automatic
Chattanooga	-	Southern	Automatic
North Alabama	24-10	ASUN	At-large bid
Samford	22-10	Southern	At-large bid
Florida Atlantic	18-15	American	At-large bid

Quarterfinals			Semifinals			Finals

1	Dayton	86
8	Florida Atlantic	79
				Dayton	72
				Chattanooga	87
5	Chattanooga	109
4	Middle Tennessee	103

							Chattanooga	67
							Bradley	65
3	Bradley	71
6	North Alabama	62
				George Mason	67
				Bradley	75
7	Samford	69
2	George Mason	86