2023 National Invitation Tournament


The 2023 National Invitation Tournament was a single-elimination tournament of 32 NCAA Division I men's college basketball teams not selected to participate in the 2023 NCAA tournament. The tournament began on March 14 and ended on March 30. The first three rounds were played on campuses, with the semifinal and championship final played at Orleans Arena in the Las Vegas Valley.

Participants

Teams and parings for the 2023 NIT were released by the NIT Committee on Sunday, March 12. Thirty-two teams qualified for the NIT, both automatic qualifiers and at-large selections. In 2022, the Xavier Musketeers won the NIT Title.

Automatic qualifiers

Teams which had the best regular-season record in their conference but failed to win their conference tournament automatically qualified for the 2023 NIT if they were not selected for the 2023 NCAA Tournament.
TeamConferenceOverall recordAppearanceLast bid
Eastern WashingtonBig Sky22–102nd2003
UC IrvineBig West23–117th2017
HofstraCAA24–97th2019
Youngstown StateHorizon24–91stNever
YaleIvy League21–82nd2002
ToledoMAC27–710th2022
BradleyMVC25–922nd2007
Morehead StateOVC21–111stNever
Southern MissSun Belt25–711th2014
Alcorn StateSWAC18–134th2022
Utah ValleyWAC25–82nd2014

At-large bids

The following teams were awarded at-large bids.
TeamConferenceOverall recordAppearanceLast bid
CincinnatiAmerican21–1211th2010
ClemsonACC23–1018th2019
ColoradoPac-1217–1613th2022
FloridaSEC16–1611th2022
LibertyASUN26–81st
MichiganBig Ten17–1510th2007
New MexicoMountain West22–1120th2011
North TexasConference USA26–72nd2022
Oklahoma StateBig 1218–1513th2018
OregonPac-1219–1413th2022
RutgersBig Ten19–1415th2006
Sam HoustonWAC25–72nd2019
Santa ClaraWest Coast23–97th2022
Seton HallBig East17–1518th2012
UABConference USA25–913th2016
UCFAmerican18–143rd2017
VanderbiltSEC20–1414th2022
VillanovaBig East17–1618th2004
Virginia TechACC19–1414th2016
Washington StatePac-1217–167th2022
WisconsinBig Ten17–145th1996

Declined invitations

The following programs declined to participate in the 2023 NIT:

Bracket

The 32-team bracket was announced on March 12, via the NIT Selection Show on ESPNU at 10 p.m. EST.

Media

ESPN, Inc. had exclusive television rights to all of the NIT games. It telecast every game across ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPN3, and ESPN+. Westwood One had exclusive radio rights to the semifinals and the championship.