In an effort to secure another participating team, the NIT prematurely extended an invitation to the South Alabama Jaguars, prior to learning that the original team chose to accept its invitation ...

MOBILE, Ala. — Even amid the backdrop of college basketball’s chaotic postseason, what happened to South Alabama was “avoidable” and “unfortunate,” the school’s athletic director ...

After Sun Belt commissioner Keith Gill and NCAA senior vice president of basketball Dan Gavitt extended South Alabama an invite to the NIT [National Invitation Tournament] late Sunday night ...

While there was plenty of controversy surrounding the seeding ... We did not decline the NIT invitation. We never got invited." UC Riverside had initially accepted a bid to the College Basketball ...

With an NCAA tournament berth not in the cards for these teams, they'll instead have to settle for an invitation ... declined NIT bids to participate in the inaugural (and controversial) College ...

The NIT Championship game in Indianapolis between UC Irvine and Chattanooga came down to the final play of overtime.

South Alabama was Sun Belt regular-season co-champions this season, finishing in a four-way tie with Troy, James Madison and Arkansas State, but earning the No. 1 seed for the conference tournament.

The National Invitation Tournament (NIT) will fill its field on Sunday night, March 16, with 32 teams set to compete in the postseason tournament. Here is round-by-round information about the NIT ...

The 2025 National Invitation Tournament started with 32 ... at Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, ESPN Get 2025 NIT printable bracket here. Exempt bids: Two eligible teams from each of the ...