2023 NIT bracket: Scores, schedule from the men's tournament

The 2023 National Invitation Tournament marked a new beginning for the event. The NIT, after a nation-wide bid process, selected Las Vegas to host the 2023 season's NIT semifinals and championship.

Indianapolis will host in 2024. The tournament has been played every year (except for 2020) since 1938. North Texas won the 2023 NIT with a 68-61 victory over UAB. Here is the completed bracket and results from 2023:

The 2023 NIT Bracket

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The 2023 NIT schedule, scores

Semifinals and finals at the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas, NV

Thursday, March 30

• North Texas 68, UAB 61

March 28

• North Texas 56, Wisconsin 54 
• UAB 88, Utah Valley 86

March 14

• Hofstra 88, No. 1 Rutgers 86
• No. 3 Michigan 90, Toledo 80
• No. 4 UAB 88, Southern Miss 60
• No. 3 Liberty 62, Villanova 57
• No. 2 Vanderbilt 71, Yale 62
• No. 2 Wisconsin 81, Bradley 62
• Eastern Washington 81, No. 4 Washington State 74
• No. 3 Colorado 65, Seton Hall 64

March 15

• No. 1 Oklahoma State 69, Youngstown State 64
• UCF 67, No. 4 Florida 49
• Morehead State 68, No. 1 Clemson 64
• No. 2 North Texas 69, Alcorn 53
• No. 3 Sam Houston 58, Santa Clara 56
• No. 4 Cincinnati 81, Virginia Tech 72
• Utah Valley 83, No. 2 New Mexico 69
• No. 1 Oregon 84, UC Irvine 58 

Saturday, March 18

• No. 2 Vanderbilt 66, No. 3 Michigan 65
• No. 4 Cincinnati 79, Hofstra 65 

SECOND ROUND

Sunday, March 19

• No. 2 Wisconsin 75, No. 3 Liberty 71
• No. 1 Oklahoma State 71, Eastern Washington 60
• No. 4 UAB 77, Morehead State 59
• No. 2 North Texas 75, No. 3 Sam Houston 55
• No. 1 Oregon 68, UCF 54
• Utah Valley 81, No. 3 Colorado 69

Tuesday, March 21

• No. 2 North Texas 65, No. 1 Oklahoma State 59
• No. 2 Wisconsin 61, No. 1 Oregon 58

Wednesday, March 22

• No. 4 UAB 77, No. 2 Vanderbilt 59
• Utah Valley 74, No. 4 Cincinnati 68

Here's the round-by-round schedule:

• Selections for the 2023 NIT were announced Sunday, March 12
• First-round NIT games are March 14-15 at campus sites
• Second-round NIT games are March 18-19 at campus sites
• The quarterfinal NIT games are March 21-22 at campus sites
• The 2023 NIT semifinals are March 28 at the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas on ESPN
• The 2023 NIT championship game is March 30 at the Orleans area on ESPN2.

The 2023 NIT will seed the top 16 teams (top-four teams in each pod) and place the remaining 16 teams selected into the bracket geographically where possible.

The 2022 NIT bracket

Xavier won the 2022 NIT with a 73-72 victory over Texas A&M on a game-winning shot by Jack Nunge with 3.1 seconds left to play. Colby Jones led the Musketeers to the NIT title with 21 points, earning the tournament’s most outstanding player honor.

Here is a printable 2022 NIT bracket:

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NIT history, champions

*-Vacated