The NIT action will air across ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU and ESPN+. The games will also be available to stream on ESPN.com and the ESPN app. The first round of the NIT takes place from Tuesday, March 18 to Wednesday, March 19:

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National Invitation Tournament (NIT) bracket was revealed on Sunday night (March 16). Here is the full 32-eam field and first round matchups for the 2025 NIT. See the full schedule of first round matchups for the 2025 National Invitation Tournament,

South Alabama's season is over after the team's NIT invitation was rescinded in a manner coach Richie Riley called "unacceptable."  Riley told AL.com he was informed late Sunday evening that his team had been invited to the NIT due to UC Riverside declining its invitation because of a previous commitment to play in the College Basketball Invitational,

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The NIT released a statement but turned off the comments on social media. It didn't matter. People were furious.