NIT Season Tip-Off

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North Carolina vs. Tennessee, Third Place Game, November 24, 2006

The NIT Season Tip-Off is an annual college basketball tournament that takes place in November of each year, toward the beginning of the season. The first two rounds are held at campus sites, while the semifinals and the finals are held during the week of Thanksgiving in Brooklyn, NY. 2020's tournament was to be held at Amway Center in Orlando, FL, but the COVID-19 pandemic caused the NCAA to cancel it. The tournament, which is a part of the regular season for all participating colleges, began in 1985 as the Preseason NIT, so-called in order to distinguish it from the post-season NIT. In 2005, the NCAA purchased the Men's Preseason and Postseason NIT and renamed the November tournament the NIT Season Tip-Off. The tournament remains one of the most well-known preseason tournaments in NCAA Division I men's basketball, along with the Maui Invitational.

Tournament Format[]

The tournament had a new format in 2006.[1] The first two rounds were held at regional "common sites" instead of campus sites, making the format more like the postseason NCAA Tournament. Through 2014, the semifinals and finals had always been held at Madison Square Garden. In 2006, the common sites were Charlotte, North Carolina, Nashville, Tennessee, Indianapolis and Spokane, Washington. The tournament returned to its previous format in 2007 then returned to the 2006 format in 2009.

On September 3, 2014 a new format was announced for the NIT Season Tip-Off. The NIT Season Tip-Off will no longer be a bracketed event, instead becoming a classic with set semifinal matchups in New York, after the NCAA could only get eight teams in the field instead of 16. The NCAA-run event will add a new wrinkle due to the reduced field and feature a showcase of games on Thanksgiving Day with the other four teams that are not in the championship. Teams in the NIT Season Tip-Off will play four games at campus sites prior to the eight teams' arrival in New York.[2]

Tournament History[]

Venues[]

Madison Square Garden hosted the semifinal and final rounds for the first three decades, since the tournament's inception. Beginning in 2015, Barclays Center in Brooklyn will hold the two semifinal games on Thanksgiving Day, as well as the championship game the following day. Barclays Center will also have the 2016 and 2018 semis and finals. In 2017, the tournament is scheduled to move over to the nearby Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, which is in the process of getting a major renovation to its facilities.[3]

Past championship games[]

Brackets[]

* – Denotes overtime period

2021[]

  Semifinals
November 24
    Championship
November 26
                 
  25 Xavier 70  
    Iowa State 82    
        Iowa State 78
      9 Memphis 59
  9 Memphis 69    
    Virginia Tech 61   3rd Place Game
 
25 Xavier 59
    Virginia Tech 58

2020[]

The field originally included Cincinnati, Arizona, Texas Tech and St. John's.[4]

An initial attempt was made to move the event to the bubble at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Walt Disney World, but the tournament was eventually cancelled outright due to COVID-19.[5]

2019[]

  Semifinals
November 27
ESPN2
    Championship
November 29
ESPN2
                 
  Ole Miss 74  
  Penn State 72    
      Ole Miss 37
      Oklahoma State 78
  Syracuse 72    
  Oklahoma State 86   3rd Place Game
ESPN2
 
Penn State 85
  Syracuse 64

2018[]

  Semifinals
November 21
ESPN2
    Championship
November 23
ESPN2
                 
  Louisville 81  
  5 Tennessee 92    
      5 Tennessee 81
      2 Kansas 87*
  Marquette 68    
  2 Kansas 77   3rd Place Game
ESPN2
 
Louisville 74
  Marquette 77*

2017[]

Campus Site Games[]

Game 1
November 10
Fox Sports 2
Game 4
November 12
Fox Sports 1
      
  Monmouth 65
  Seton Hall 75
  Fairleigh Dickinson 68
  Seton Hall 90
Game 2
November 10
Game 7
November 17
      
  UNC Asheville 76
  Vanderbilt 79
  Austin Peay 54
  Vanderbilt 73
Game 3
November 11
Game 10
November 22
      
  Monmouth 51
  UNC Asheville 62
  UNC Asheville 60
  Rhode Island 84
Game 5
November 13
ACC Network Extra
Game 9
November 19
Regional Sports Network
      
  Monmouth 53
  Virginia 73
  Austin Peay 49
  Virginia 93
Game 6
November 15
Game 8
November 19
      
  UNC Asheville 82
  Austin Peay 79
  Oakland City 50
  Austin Peay 109

Championship Round[]

  Semifinals
November 23
ESPNU
    Championship
November 24
ESPNU
                 
    Virginia 68  
    Vanderbilt 42    
        Virginia 70
        Rhode Island 55
    Rhode Island 75    
  20 Seton Hall 74   3rd Place Game
ESPNews
 
  Vanderbilt 59
  20 Seton Hall 72

2016[]

[6]

  Semifinals
November 24
ESPNU
    Championship
November 25
ESPN2
                 
  Temple 89  
  25 Florida State 86    
        Temple 81
      19 West Virginia 77
  Illinois 57    
  19 West Virginia 89   3rd Place Game
ESPNU
 
25 Florida State 72
  Illinois 61

2015[]

[7]

  Semifinals
November 26
ESPNU/ESPN2
    Championship
November 27
ESPN2
                 
  Arkansas 73  
  Georgia Tech 83    
      Georgia Tech 52
      8 Villanova 69
  Stanford 45    
  8 Villanova 59   3rd Place Game
ESPNU
 
Arkansas 66
  Stanford 69

2014[]

[8]

  Semifinals
November 26
    Championship
November 28
ESPN2
                 
  Minnesota 61  
  St. John's 70    
      St. John's 66
      10 Gonzaga 73
  Georgia 76    
  10 Gonzaga 88   3rd Place Game
ESPNU
 
Minnesota 66
  Georgia 62

Thanksgiving Day Games[]

Showcase Format – No Tournament
  • November 27
       
    WKU 62
    Saint Joseph's 59
  • November 22, 2021
       
    LIU Brooklyn 54
    Stony Brook 73
  • 2013[]

    First Round
    November 18
    Quarterfinals
    November 19
    Semifinals
    November 27
    ESPNU/ESPN2
    Championship
    November 29
    ESPN
                
    1 Arizona 100
    Fairleigh Dickinson 50
    1 Arizona 87
    5 Rhode Island 59
    5 Rhode Island 66
    Metro State 63
    1 Arizona 66
    8 Drexel 62
    4 Rutgers 66
    Canisius 51
    4 Rutgers 59
    8 Drexel 70
    6 Elon 64
    8 Drexel 71
    1 Arizona 72
    2 Duke 66
    3 Alabama 102
    Stillman College 65
    3 Alabama 75
    Georgia State 58
    Georgia State 96
    McNeese State 70
    3 Alabama 64
    2 Duke 74
    2 Duke 91 3rd Place Game
    ESPN2
    UNC Asheville 55
    2 Duke 83   Drexel 85
    7 East Carolina 74   Alabama 83
    7 East Carolina 76
    Norfolk State 74

    [9]

    2012[]

    First Round
    November 12
    Quarterfinals
    November 13
    Semifinals
    November 21
    Championship
    November 23
    ESPN
                
    1 Michigan 91
    IUPUI 54
    1 Michigan 77
    7 Cleveland State 47
    7 Cleveland State 79
    Bowling Green 73
    1 Michigan 67
    4 Pittsburgh 62
    4 Pittsburgh 86
    Fordham 51
    4 Pittsburgh 78
    5 Lehigh 53
    5 Lehigh 89
    6 Robert Morris 60
    1 Michigan 71
    3 Kansas State 57
    3 Kansas State 79
    Lamar 55
    3 Kansas State 87
    Alabama-Huntsville 26
    North Texas 75
    Alabama-Huntsville 78
    3 Kansas State 66
    8 Delaware 63
    2 Virginia 54
    Fairfield 45
    2 Virginia 53
    8 Delaware 59
    8 Delaware 84
      Penn 69

    [10]

    2011[]

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    2010[]

    First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship
                
    1 Villanova 84
    Marist 47
    1 Villanova 82
    Boston University 66
    7 George Washington 67
    Boston University 76
    1 Villanova 82
    4 UCLA 70
    4 UCLA 79
    Pepperdine 69
    4 UCLA 57
    Pacific 44
    8 Nevada 53
    Pacific 64
    1 Villanova 68
    2 Tennessee 78
    3 Wake Forest 63
    Hampton 56
    3 Wake Forest 69
    5 VCU 90
    5 VCU 67
    Winthrop 54
    5 VCU 72
    2 Tennessee 77
    2 Tennessee 85
    Belmont 76
    2 Tennessee 60
    6 Missouri State 56
    6 Missouri State 80
    Arkansas State 71

    [12]

    2009[]

    First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship
                
    1 Duke 74
    Coastal Carolina 49
    1 Duke 101
    8 Charlotte 59
    8 Charlotte 75
    Elon 61
    1 Duke 64
    4 Arizona State 53
    4 Arizona State 84
    Texas State 62
    4 Arizona State 52
    7 TCU 49
    7 TCU 83
    Cal State Northridge 65
    1 Duke 68
    2 Connecticut 59
    3 LSU 56
    Indiana State 45
    3 LSU 71
    5 WKU 67
    5 WKU 69
    Milwaukee 65
    3 LSU 55
    2 Connecticut 81
    6 Hofstra 68
    Yale 63
    6 Hofstra 67
    2 Connecticut 76
    2 Connecticut 77
    Colgate 63

    [13]

    2008[]

    First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship
                
    E1 Boston College 90
    E4 Loyola (MD) 57
    E1 Boston College 82
    E2 St John's 70
    E2 St John's 86
    E3 Cornell 75
    E1 Boston College 64
    M1 Purdue 71
    M1 Purdue 87
    M4 Eastern Michigan 58
    M1 Purdue 78
    M3 Loyola 46
    M2 Georgia 53
    M3 Loyola (IL) 74
    M1 Purdue 82
    S1 Oklahoma 87
    W1 Arizona 75
    W4 Florida Atlantic 62
    W1 Arizona 71
    W2 UAB 72
    W2 UAB 64
    W3 Santa Clara 61
    W2 UAB 67
    S1 Oklahoma 77
    S1 Oklahoma 94
    S4 Mississippi Valley State 53
    S1 Oklahoma 82
    S2 Davidson 78
    S2 Davidson 99
    S3 James Madison 64

    2007[]

    First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship
                
    E1 Syracuse 97
    E4 Siena 89
    E1 Syracuse 72
    E2 St. Joseph's 69
    E2 Saint Joseph's 86
    E3 Fairleigh Dickinson 66
    E1 Syracuse 65
    M1 Ohio State 79
    M1 Ohio State 91
    M4 Wisconsin-Green Bay 68
    M1 Ohio State 68
    M2 Columbia 54
    M2 Columbia 47
    M3 Delaware State 41
    M1 Ohio State 47
    S1 Texas A&M 70
    W1 Washington 88
    W4 NJIT 47
    W1 Washington 83
    W2 Utah 77
    W2 Utah 77
    W3 High Point 64
    W1 Washington 63
    S1 Texas A&M 77
    S1 Texas A&M 67
    S4 Oral Roberts 53
    S1 Texas A&M 81
    S2 UTEP 76
    S2 UTEP 77
    S3 Texas A&M-CC 62

    See also[]

    • National Invitation Tournament

    External links[]

    References[]

    1. ^ NIT Season Tip-Off gets new format, Associated Press.
    2. ^ Katz, Andy. "NIT Season Tip-off format to change". ESPN. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
    3. ^ Associated Press. "NIT Season Tip-Off moves across river to Barclays Center". Retrieved 7 August 2015.
    4. ^ "NIT Season Tip-Off 2020 Field Announced". ESPN Events. ESPN. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
    5. ^ "ESPN scraps men's college basketball bubble plans, cancels 8 events".
    6. ^ "NIT Season Tip-Off Announces 2016–17 Bracket and Ticket Information". Retrieved 18 July 2016.
    7. ^ "Arkansas, Georgia Tech, Stanford and Villanova Highlight 2015 NIT Season Tip-Off Field". Retrieved 25 October 2015.
    8. ^ "2014 NIT Season Tip-Off features 10-team field, six games at MSG". www.NCAA.com. Retrieved 6 September 2014.
    9. ^ https://www.ncaa.com/sites/default/files/files/2013NITSeasonTip-OffBracket.pdf
    10. ^ https://www.ncaa.com/sites/default/files/files/2012NITSeasonTip-OffBracket(1).pdf
    11. ^ "2011 Dicks's Sporting Goods NIT Season Tip-Off" (PDF). ncaa.com.
    12. ^ "2010 DICK'S SPORTING GOODS NIT SEASON TIP-OFF" (PDF). ncaa.com.
    13. ^ "2009 DICK'S SPORTING GOODS NIT SEASON TIP-OFF" (PDF). cstv.com.
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