2025 NIT updated bracket, TV schedule, dates for men's basketball tournament
As March Madness heads into its second weekend, the race to the finish line is well and truly on in another one of the other marquee men's college basketball postseason tournaments: the NIT.
A tournament that began with 32 teams vying for a championship trophy has been cut down to the final eight, and unlike the NCAA Tournament, half of the field for the NIT consists of Cinderella teams that did not receive one of the top 16 "exempt" seedings.
Over the next two days at four different college campus sites, four tickets to next week's semifinals at Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis will be secured. Quarterfinal action begins at 7 p.m. ET on Tuesday with Chattanooga taking on Bradley in Peoria, Illinois.
Others who are playing for a spot in Indianapolis include Oklahoma State, North Texas, UC Irvine, UAB, Loyola Chicago and Kent State. The Cowboys, who took down SMU — the top overall seed in the Dallas Region — in the second round, are the only Power 4-level conference team remaining in the field.
Who will head to Hinkle Fieldhouse? Will it be one of the two top seeds, UC Irvine and North Texas? Or will it be a true Cinderella at-large team like Chattanooga and Loyola Chicago? That will all be played out and answered over the next 48 hours.
Here's the latest on the NIT, including a look at the updated bracket, schedule, tip-off times, TV channel information and more:
NIT 2025 remaining teams
Here's an updated look at who remains in the NIT heading into Tuesday's quarterfinals:
Seed in parentheses
- (1) UC Irvine
- (2) North Texas
- (4) Oklahoma State
- Bradley
- Chattanooga
- Oklahoma State
- Loyola Chicago
- Kent State
NIT 2025 schedule
All times Eastern
Quarterfinals – Tuesday
- Chattanooga at (3) Bradley, 7 p.m. | ESPN2 (Fubo)
- (2) North Texas at (4) Oklahoma State, 9 p.m. | ESPN2 (Fubo)
Quarterfinals – Wednesday
Semifinals – Tuesday, April 2
- Game 1: 7 p.m.
- Game 2: 9 p.m.
Championship – Thursday, April 3
- Semifinal winners, 9 p.m.
2025 NIT bracket
Dallas Region
First Round
- (1) SMU 73, UNI 63
- (4) Oklahoma State 89, Wichita State 79
- (3) Arkansas State 103, Saint Louis 78
- (2) North Texas 75, Furman 64
Second round
- (4) Oklahoma State 85, (1) SMU 83
- (2) North Texas 65, (3) Arkansas State 63
Quarterfinals
- (2) North Texas at (4) Oklahoma State | Tuesday, March 25 | 9 p.m. | ESPN2 (Fubo)
Dayton Region
First Round
- (1) Dayton 86, FAU 79
- (2) George Mason 86, Samford 69
- (3) Bradley 71, North Alabama 62
- Chattanooga 109, (3) Middle Tennessee 103 (3OT)
Second Round
- Chattanooga 87, (1) Dayton 72
- (3) Bradley 71, (2) George Mason 67
Quarterfinals
- Chattanooga at (3) Bradley | Tuesday, March 25 | 7 p.m. | ESPN2 (Fubo)
Irvine Region
First Round
- (1) UC Irvine 82, Northern Colorado 72
- 4 Jacksonville State 81, (4) Georgia Tech 64
- UAB 69, (3) SJU 65
- (2) Santa Clara 69, UC Riverside 62
Second Round
- (1) UC Irvine 66, Jacksonville State 61
- UAB 88, (2) Santa Clara 84
Quarterfinals
- UAB at (1) UC Irvine | Wednesday, March 26 | 9 p.m. | ESPN2 (Fubo)
San Francisco Region
First Round
- (1) San Francisco 79, Utah Valley 70
- Loyola Chicago 73, (2) San Jose State 70
- Kent State 75, (3) St. Bonaventure 56
- (2) Stanford 87, CSUN 70
Second Round
- Loyola Chicago 77, (1) San Francisco 76
- Kent State 77, (2) Stanford 75
Quarterfinals
- Kent State at Loyola Chicago | Wednesday, March 26 | 7 p.m. | ESPN2 (Fubo)
NIT semifinals
- Game 1: Winner of Dallas Region vs. Winner of Irvine Region | Tuesday, April 2 | 7 p.m./9:30 p.m.
- Game 2: Winner of Dayton Region vs. Winner of San Francisco Region | Tuesday, April 2 | 7 p.m./9:30 p.m.
NIT championship
- Winner of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2 | Thursday, April 3 | 9 p.m. | ESPN (Fubo)
What channel are NIT games on? TV channel, streaming
- TV channels: ESPN | ESPN2
- Streaming options: ESPN app | ESPN+ | Fubo (free trial)
The remainder of the 2025 NIT Tournament will be carried on ESPN or ESPN2. All four quarterfinal matchups will be carried nationally on ESPN2 along with the second semifinal matchup on Saturday, April 1. ESPN will nationally broadcast the first semifinal game on April 1 and the championship game on Thursday, April 3.
Streaming options for all remaining NIT games include the ESPN app (with a TV login), ESPN+, ESPN's subscription streaming service, and Fubo, which carries the ESPN family of networks and offers a free trial to new subscribers.
Stream NIT games on Fubo (free trial)
When is the NIT? Full schedule for 2025 tournament
- NIT start date: Tuesday, March 18
- NIT championship: Thursday, April 3
The 2025 National Invitation Tournament (NIT) got started on Tuesday, March 18 with the first round of games. It is currently in the quarterfinals round of the tournament, which will take place across Tuesday, March 25 and Wednesday, March 26.
The semifinals and championship games of the NIT will take place on Tuesday, April 1 and Thursday, April 3, respectively, at Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.
Here’s a breakdown of the NIT schedule:
- First round: Tuesday, March 18 and Wednesday, March 19
- Second round: Saturday, March 22 and Sunday, March 23
- Quarterfinals: Tuesday, March 25 and Wednesday, March 26
- Semifinals: Tuesday, April 1
- Championship: Thursday, April 3
NIT past champions
Here's a look at past NIT champions dating back to 2010, per NCAA.com:
- 2010: Dayton
- 2011: Wichita State
- 2012: Stanford
- 2013: Baylor
- 2014: Minnesota
- 2015: Stanford
- 2016: George Washington
- 2017: TCU
- 2018: Penn State
- 2019: Texas
- 2020: Canceled due to COVID-19 Pandemic
- 2021: Memphis
- 2022: Xavier
- 2023: North Texas
- 2024: Seton Hall
Click here to look at all past NIT champions since 1938.
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