The event was the National Invitation Tournament. After it debuted in 1938, the NIT reigned supreme as the top men's college ...

Teams that didn't receive NCAA basketball tournament bids can strive to win NIT championships. Check out men's and women's ...

The inaugural National Invitation Tournament Championship was held on March 16th, 1938, when the Temple Owls defeated the Colorado Buffaloes at Madison Square Garden. 54 schools have won an NIT ...

The NIT action will air across ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU and ESPN+. The games will also be available to stream on ESPN.com and the ...

The National Invitational Tournament is college basketball's oldest tournament, and at one point, it was college hoop's most prestigious. The NIT began in 1938 and was created by a group of New ...

The National Invitation Tournament − commonly known as the NIT − is another postseason tournament put on by the NCAA that actually started in 1938, a year before the NCAA Tournament we know ...