- First round games begin March 18 across ESPN platforms
- Semifinals and Championship live from Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis on April 1 and 3
- ESPN platforms to air all 31 games
ESPN is once again the exclusive home of the National Invitation Tournament (NIT), with the first round (March 18-19), second round (March 22-23), quarterfinals (March 25-26), semifinals (April 1) and championship (April 3) set to air across ESPN platforms. First round games through the quarterfinals will originate from campus sites, while the semifinals and championship games will be played at Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.
The complete 32-team field was announced on Sunday night with the full bracket available here. Ahead of the first game on Tuesday, March 18, ESPNU will air a preview show diving into the entire tournament beginning at 5:30 p.m. ET. NIT action then tips off with seven games across ESPN platforms, followed by the remaining nine first round games being contested on Wednesday, March 19.
The semifinals will be held Tuesday, April 1, at 7 p.m., on ESPN and 9:30 p.m., on ESPN2, followed by the championship game on Thursday, April 3, at 9 p.m., on ESPN from Hinkle Fieldhouse.
All games will also be available via the ESPN App and streaming on ESPN+. Additional men’s postseason college basketball updates will be forthcoming, and the schedule is subject to change. Please check @ESPNPR and ESPN Press Room for more information.
| Date | Time (ET) | Game/Commentators | Platform |
| Tue, Mar 18 | 7 p.m. | Jacksonville State vs. Georgia Tech Rich Hollenberg, Cory Alexander |
ESPN2 |
| 7 p.m. | Kent State vs. St. Bonaventure Pat O’Keefe, Tim Welsh |
ESPNU | |
| 8 p.m. | Chattanooga vs. Middle Tennessee Robert Lee, Josh Pastner |
ESPN+ | |
| 9 p.m. | Wichita State vs. Oklahoma State Mark Neely, Jess Settles |
ESPN2 | |
| 9 p.m. | Saint Louis vs. Arkansas State Eric Rothman, Paul Biancardi |
ESPNU | |
| 11 p.m. | CSUN vs. Stanford Pete Sousa, Scott Williams |
ESPN2 | |
| 11 p.m. | UC Riverside vs. Santa Clara Ariya Massoudi, Dave Padgett |
ESPNU | |
| Wed, Mar 19 | 7 p.m. | Dayton vs. Florida Atlantic Tom Hart, Perry Clark |
ESPN2 |
| 7 p.m. | Samford vs. George Mason Anish Shroff, Brandon Johnson |
ESPN+ | |
| 7 p.m. | UAB vs. Saint Joseph’s Derek Jones, Noah Savage |
ESPN+ | |
| 8 p.m. | North Alabama vs. Bradley Jordan Bernfield, Kevin Lehman |
ESPN+ | |
| 8 p.m. | Furman vs. North Texas Dave Neal, Mark Adams |
ESPN+ | |
| 9 p.m. | Northern Iowa vs. SMU Lowell Gallindo, Theo Pinson |
ESPN2 | |
| 10 p.m. | Northern Colorado vs. UC Irvine Steve Quis, Ben Braun |
ESPN+ | |
| 11 p.m. | Loyola (Chicago) vs. San Jose State Mike Corey, Fran Fraschilla |
ESPN2 | |
| 11 p.m. | Utah Valley vs. San Francisco Chris Sylvester, Jerod Haase |
ESPNU | |
| Sat, Mar 22 | 11:30 a.m. | NIT Second Round | ESPN2 |
| Sun, Mar 23 | 3 p.m. | NIT Second Round | ESPN2 |
| 7 p.m. | NIT Second Round | ESPN2 | |
| 7 p.m. | NIT Second Round | ESPNU | |
| 9 p.m. | NIT Second Round | ESPN2 | |
| 9 p.m. | NIT Second Round | ESPNU | |
| TBD | NIT Second Round | ESPN+ | |
| TBD | NIT Second Round | ESPN+ | |
| Tue, Mar 25 | 7 p.m. | NIT Quarterfinals | ESPN2 |
| 9 p.m. | NIT Quarterfinals | ESPN2 | |
| Wed, Mar 26 | 7 p.m. | NIT Quarterfinals | ESPN2 |
| 9 p.m. | NIT Quarterfinals | ESPN2 | |
| Tue, Apr 1 | 7 p.m. | NIT Semifinal #1 | ESPN |
| 9:30 p.m. | NIT Semifinal #2 | ESPN2 | |
| Thu, Apr 3 | 9 p.m. | NIT Championship | ESPN |
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