The 2025 National Invitation Tournament (NIT) is a single-elimination tournament of 32 NCAA Division I men's college basketball teams not selected to participate in the 2025 NCAA tournament. The tournament began on March 18 and will end on April 3. The first three rounds will be played on campuses, with the semifinal and championship final played at Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.[1]

Six programs made their debut in the NIT: Cal State Northridge, Jacksonville State, North Alabama, Northern Colorado, Samford, and UC Riverside.

Participants

Teams and pairings for the 2025 NIT were released by the NIT Committee on March 16, 2025. Thirty-two teams qualified for the NIT, including exempt qualifiers, automatic qualifiers, and at-large selections.[2] In 2024, the Seton Hall Pirates won the NIT championship.

Non-NCAA tournament teams from the Big East, Big Ten and Big 12 conferences were contractually prohibited from playing in any other postseason tournament, including the NIT, if they declined an invitation or removed themselves from consideration for a bid to the College Basketball Crown.[3]

Exempt qualifiers

For the 2025 NIT, exempt bids were extended to two teams from each of the Atlantic Coast (ACC) and Southeastern (SEC) conferences, plus one team each from the top twelve conferences (other than the ACC and SEC) as rated by the Pomeroy College Basketball Ratings (KenPom) on March 16, 2025. All exempt qualifiers were given the opportunity to host first-round games. The twelve conferences that earned exempt bids based on their KenPom ratings[4] were

Whether there were twelve exempt-bid conferences including or excluding the ACC and SEC is unclear. Multiple sources indicated that there would be sixteen exempt bids extended.[2][5] This is possible only if four exempt bids were extended collectively to the ACC and SEC, and twelve other conferences qualified for exempt bids. Nevertheless, two days before NIT selections were to be made, a tweet from the NIT's account included a graphic purporting to show the twelve conferences that were then leading in the KenPom ratings, and those twelve conferences included the ACC and SEC. This would result in only fourteen exempt bids. A CBS Sports article in which the tweet was embedded continued to maintain there would be sixteen exempt bids. The two conferences shown on the list above that were excluded from the graphic were the Ivy and the WAC.[6] Since the tweet is the only source indicating there would be only fourteen exempt teams, it may have been erroneous. Further, it appears that Utah Valley, the team entitled to the WAC's exempt bid, may not be hosting due to scheduling issues with their arena,[7] which would mean the WAC did earn an exempt bid. However, local media reporting Utah Valley's NIT bid merely speculated and did not express certainty regarding the reason they were playing on the road. The Utah Valley athletics website offered no explanation for the team opening the NIT away from home.[8] Without a definitive statement from the NCAA, the status of teams participating in the tournament as either exempt or at large remains unclear. If the WAC did not have an exempt bid, Utah Valley earned an automatic bid, because they were the WAC regular-season champion, did not win the conference tournament and had a KNIT score better than 125.

The teams accepting exempt bids are shown in the table below. No schools from the Big East, Big Ten, Ivy or SEC accepted invitations to the tournament, creating five additional at-large berths.

Team Conference Overall
record 		Appearance Last
bid
SMU ACC 23–10 (.697) 7th 2024
Stanford ACC 20–13 (.606) 10th 2018
North Texas American 24–8 (.750) 4th 2024
George Mason Atlantic 10 26–8 (.765) 5th 2009
Oklahoma State Big 12 15–17 (.469) 14th 2023
UC Irvine Big West 28–6 (.824) 9th 2024
Middle Tennessee Conference USA 22–11 (.667) 5th 2018
Bradley Missouri Valley 26–8 (.765) 24th 2024
San Jose State Mountain West 15–19 (.441) 2nd 1981
San Francisco West Coast 24–9 (.727) 8th 2024
Utah Valley† WAC 25–8 (.758) 3rd 2023
† Utah Valley had to decline hosting a first-round game due to scheduling issues at the UCCU Center.[7]
As described above, Utah Valley's status as an exempt qualifier is uncertain.

The final KNIT (average of ESPN Basketball Power Index (BPI), Kevin Pauga Index (KPI), NCAA Evaluation Tool (NET), Ken Pomeroy Rating (KenPom), Strength of Record (SOR), Bart Torvik (TOR) ranking and Wins Above Bubble (WAB) ranking) scores of non-NCAA tournament teams from conferences that earned exempt bids through the close of play on March 16, 2025 (Selection Sunday), are summarized in the tables below. Teams in bold accepted a bid. Teams in italics were eligible for an automatic bid but declined. Some Big East, Big Ten and Big 12 teams were contractually obligated to decline.

Atlantic Coast Conference
Team BPI[9] KPI[10] NET[11] KPR[12] SOR[13] TOR[14] WAB[14] KNIT
SMU 45 62 46 47 51 47 57 51
Wake Forest 62 59 69 71 44 70 48 60
Pittsburgh 50 92 61 61 79 72 85 71
Stanford 88 76 81 82 70 75 72 78
Florida State 86 123 90 89 93 93 111 98
Georgia Tech 94 122 109 94 94 90 112 102
Virginia 100 124 110 104 100 96 117 107
Notre Dame 89 146 103 96 117 97 138 112
Syracuse 97 147 133 117 123 107 152 125
California 104 154 125 112 140 121 158 131
NC State 93 179 132 125 148 115 177 138
Virginia Tech 122 166 167 161 147 144 182 156
Boston College 161 203 202 184 166 172 196 183
Miami (FL) 119 251 225 192 188 185 269 204
Southeastern Conference
Team BPI[9] KPI[10] NET[11] KPR[12] SOR[13] TOR[14] WAB[14] KNIT
LSU 74 105 89 88 85 84 87 87
South Carolina 79 106 87 69 109 76 119 92
American Athletic Conference
Team BPI[9] KPI[10] NET[11] KPR[12] SOR[13] TOR[14] WAB[14] KNIT
North Texas 80 73 65 72 63 73 66 70
UAB 99 100 106 103 115 101 124 107
Florida Atlantic 102 139 111 115 138 111 157 125
Wichita State 120 140 134 135 129 140 145 135
Tulane 127 174 145 138 154 138 174 150
Temple 142 181 164 171 165 157 191 167
East Carolina 159 162 176 176 156 182 178 170
South Florida 147 207 189 195 188 201 245 196
UTSA 186 227 201 191 188 181 250 203
Rice 194 281 204 189 188 179 280 216
Tulsa 235 262 271 268 188 240 287 250
Charlotte 219 276 267 257 188 262 319 255
Atlantic 10 Conference
Team BPI[9] KPI[10] NET[11] KPR[12] SOR[13] TOR[14] WAB[14] KNIT
George Mason 69 47 68 78 53 71 55 63
Dayton 72 51 67 74 58 78 62 66
Saint Joseph's 71 64 76 79 92 82 106 81
St. Bonaventure 110 84 97 102 87 92 88 94
Loyola Chicago 101 78 107 108 95 98 101 98
Saint Louis 108 85 101 106 121 108 131 109
George Washington 116 119 124 113 126 116 134 121
Rhode Island 135 127 152 150 139 160 154 145
Davidson 130 157 153 148 163 142 181 153
Duquesne 118 145 149 132 188 123 251 158
La Salle 165 173 214 222 188 209 230 200
UMass 192 204 221 214 188 212 267 214
Fordham 213 209 239 229 188 216 278 225
Richmond 223 221 253 238 188 224 296 235
Big East Conference
Team BPI[9] KPI[10] NET[11] KPR[12] SOR[13] TOR[14] WAB[14] KNIT
Villanova† 41 95 55 56 61 52 75 62
Butler† 65 135 83 77 97 77 123 94
Georgetown† 84 129 88 87 82 94 103 95
Providence 83 149 100 97 131 104 169 119
DePaul† 105 170 119 118 118 112 149 127
Seton Hall 150 240 211 206 188 217 259 210
† Offered a bid or preemptively declined the opportunity to play in the CBC and was thereby contractually forbidden from playing in the NIT.
Big Ten Conference
Team BPI[9] KPI[10] NET[11] KPR[12] SOR[13] TOR[14] WAB[14] KNIT
Ohio State† 37 53 41 39 56 41 59 47
Indiana† 52 36 54 48 50 55 50 49
Nebraska† 55 55 59 54 60 62 61 58.0
Northwestern† 47 65 53 45 71 54 73 58.3
Iowa† 59 79 63 64 69 66 69 67
USC† 60 69 70 63 83 59 86 70
Penn State† 58 86 66 60 80 64 84 71
Rutgers† 76 83 77 75 77 68 83 77
Minnesota 90 67 96 90 89 86 97 88
Washington 107 109 117 109 105 118 118 112
† Offered a bid or preemptively declined the opportunity to play in the CBC and was thereby contractually forbidden from playing in the NIT.
Big 12 Conference
Team BPI[9] KPI[10] NET[11] KPR[12] SOR[13] TOR[14] WAB[14] KNIT
West Virginia‡ 51 48 51 53 42 34 41 46
Cincinnati‡ 40 66 50 55 59 44 60 53
Kansas State†, ‡ 63 74 75 67 72 57 71 68
UCF†, ‡ 64 75 71 68 65 69 67 68
TCU‡ 67 70 78 86 68 74 63 72
Utah‡ 61 96 73 76 75 67 76 74.9
Arizona State‡ 77 82 74 70 81 65 78 75.3
Colorado‡ 82 101 86 81 91 81 95 88
Oklahoma State 103 112 95 100 76 87 82 94
† Teams finished with identical KNIT scores.

‡ Offered a bid or preemptively declined the opportunity to play in the CBC and was thereby contractually forbidden from playing in the NIT.

Big West Conference
Team BPI[9] KPI[10] NET[11] KPR[12] SOR[13] TOR[14] WAB[14] KNIT
UC Irvine 95 41 62 66 57 80 51 65
Cal State Northridge 133 117 104 107 120 128 108 117
UC Riverside 200 98 142 145 119 151 105 137
UC Santa Barbara 157 160 140 147 170 147 156 154
Cal Poly 236 177 180 181 188 178 225 195
Hawaii 256 200 223 224 188 231 216 220
UC Davis 259 205 237 246 188 244 220 228
Cal State Bakersfield 254 235 244 239 188 255 273 241
Long Beach State 324 324 326 303 188 309 336 301
Cal State Fullerton 355 329 348 351 188 354 341 324
Conference USA
Team BPI[9] KPI[10] NET[11] KPR[12] SOR[13] TOR[14] WAB[14] KNIT
Middle Tennessee 141 72 105 119 111 120 92 109
Jacksonville State 153 90 122 123 135 132 115 124
Louisiana Tech 140 103 126 126 150 134 129 130
Kennesaw State 185 102 137 130 158 124 141 140
New Mexico State 164 131 144 131 179 105 167 146
UTEP 196 128 157 158 175 143 165 160
Western Kentucky 198 132 159 159 174 159 163 163
Sam Houston 205 178 178 175 188 155 233 187
FIU 292 270 260 254 188 266 330 266
Ivy League
Team BPI[9] KPI[10] NET[11] KPR[12] SOR[13] TOR[14] WAB[14] KNIT
Cornell 117 141 120 128 134 125 142 130
Princeton 132 118 166 178 125 206 127 150
Brown 191 189 215 208 170 201 172 192
Dartmouth 187 219 209 205 188 176 208 199
Harvard 246 222 256 255 188 238 214 231
Columbia 241 268 272 277 188 299 222 252
Penn 271 279 304 291 188 303 276 273
As described above, the Ivy League's status as an exempt-bid conference is uncertain.
Missouri Valley Conference
Team BPI[9] KPI[10] NET[11] KPR[12] SOR[13] TOR[14] WAB[14] KNIT
Bradley 92 56 80 95 73 99 68 80
Northern Iowa 113 80 93 101 141 117 136 112
Belmont 162 93 129 129 116 130 116 125
Illinois State 124 121 121 140 155 131 162 136
Murray State 121 138 146 142 188 162 210 158
UIC 154 130 154 174 153 191 166 160
Southern Illinois 207 186 195 193 188 180 255 201
Indiana State 182 210 205 201 188 203 244 205
Valparaiso 203 199 206 212 188 219 256 212
Missouri State 237 269 245 245 188 207 328 246
Evansville 269 233 257 262 188 261 299 253
Mountain West Conference
Team BPI[9] KPI[10] NET[11] KPR[12] SOR[13] TOR[14] WAB[14] KNIT
Boise State 48 50 44 50 55 50 52 50
UNLV 96 97 98 92 103 89 110 98
Nevada 78 126 79 80 128 88 128 101
San Jose State 181 194 175 165 179 152 203 178
Wyoming 199 217 197 185 188 189 212 198
Fresno State 274 287 278 256 188 258 317 265
Air Force 304 312 323 310 188 289 340 295
West Coast Conference
Team BPI[9] KPI[10] NET[11] KPR[12] SOR[13] TOR[14] WAB[14] KNIT
San Francisco 75 58 64 65 54 61 54 62
Santa Clara 70 61 57 57 88 51 81 66
Oregon State 98 113 85 85 108 91 94 96
Washington State 114 116 112 124 106 106 107 112
Loyola Marymount 169 153 162 155 161 148 137 155
Pepperdine 238 254 227 216 188 198 243 223
Portland 310 265 288 269 188 251 249 260
Pacific 316 309 295 283 188 279 309 283
San Diego 322 341 324 296 188 292 344 301
Western Athletic Conference
Team BPI[9] KPI[10] NET[11] KPR[12] SOR[13] TOR[14] WAB[14] KNIT
Utah Valley 126 120 108 114 86 110 79 106
Seattle 144 212 155 146 188 139 239 175
California Baptist 166 190 172 167 188 156 190 176
Abilene Christian 244 238 228 219 188 200 206 218
UT Arlington 210 271 231 226 188 239 252 231
Tarleton 294 278 302 286 188 285 263 271
Southern Utah 306 304 306 295 188 325 270 285
Utah Tech 318 335 309 301 188 298 346 299
As described above, the Western Athletic Conference's status as an exempt-bid conference is uncertain.

Automatic qualifiers

Additionally, automatic bids were given to regular-season conference champions with an average ranking (or "KNIT" score)[5] of 125 or better across the BPI, KPI, NET, KenPom, SOR, Torvik and WAB rankings.[15]

The final KNIT scores through the close of play on March 16, 2025 (Selection Sunday), of teams that were conference regular-season champions, failed to win their conference tournament and are not from conferences receiving an exempt bid are summarized in the table below.

Team Conference BPI[9] KPI[10] NET[11] KPR[12] SOR[13] TOR[14] WAB[14] KNIT
Bucknell Patriot League 215 243 213 225 188 214 205 215
Central Connecticut Northeast 167 183 168 183 113 194 104 159
Chattanooga Southern 134 88 115 110 96 135 89 110
Northern Colorado Big Sky 128 143 114 122 110 119 91 118
Quinnipiac MAAC 202 195 191 213 179 210 187 197
South Alabama Sun Belt 138 158 123 121 136 136 135 135
Southeast Missouri State Ohio Valley 243 198 188 204 188 197 175 199
Southern SWAC 220 228 224 233 179 215 143 206
Towson CAA 145 114 151 154 124 168 122 140

Teams qualifying for and accepting automatic bids were as follows:

Team Conference Overall
record 		Appearance Last
bid
Chattanooga Southern 24–9 (.727) 5th 1987
Northern Colorado Big Sky 25–9 (.735) 1st Never

At-large bids

The following teams were awarded at-large bids.

Team Conference Overall
record 		Appearance Last
bid
Arkansas State Sun Belt 24–10 (.706) 5th 1991
Cal State Northridge Big West 22–10 (.688) 1st Never
Dayton Atlantic 10 22–10 (.688) 28th 2022
Florida Atlantic American 18–15 (.545) 2nd 2011
Furman Southern 25–9 (.735) 3rd 2019
Georgia Tech ACC 17–16 (.515) 10th 2017
Jacksonville State Conference USA 22–12 (.647) 1st Never
Kent State Mid-American 22–11 (.667) 10th 2011
Loyola Chicago Atlantic 10 22–11 (.667) 7th 2024
North Alabama ASUN 24–10 (.706) 1st Never
Northern Iowa Missouri Valley 20–12 (.625) 3rd 2022
Saint Louis Atlantic 10 19–14 (.576) 21st 2022
Saint Joseph's Atlantic 10 22–12 (.647) 18th 2024
Samford Southern 22–10 (.688) 1st Never
Santa Clara West Coast 20–12 (.625) 7th 2023
St. Bonaventure Atlantic 10 22–11 (.667) 18th 2022
UAB American 22–12 (.647) 14th 2023
UC Riverside Big West 21–12 (.636) 1st Never
Wichita State American 19–14 (.576) 14th 2019

The NCAA caused confusion on Selection Sunday, by failing to communicate with at least one program invited to the NIT prior to the initial release of the bracket. Instead, it appears the NCAA assumed that mid-major schools would not decline an NIT bid. UC Riverside had already confirmed their participation in the 2025 College Basketball Invitational, before learning they had been invited to the NIT. For a brief time, NIT and CBI brackets co-existed showing UC Riverside playing in both tournaments.[16] Participation in multiple postseason tournaments is not permitted under NCAA rules. After UC Riverside's commitment to play in the CBI came to the attention of the NCAA, instead of communicating with UC Riverside, they contacted South Alabama, the top remaining at-large team, and extended an NIT invitation to them. As the NCAA was communicating with South Alabama, UC Riverside was in contact with CBI organizers to decline their invitation to that tournament, so they could play in the NIT. After their commitment to the CBI was dissolved, UC Riverside contacted the NCAA and accepted their bid to the NIT. Just an hour after extending the invitation, the NCAA contacted South Alabama and informed them their bid to the NIT had been revoked.[17][18]

Declined bids

Teams contractually obligated to decline

Teams from the Big East, Big Ten and Big 12 conferences that were offered a bid or preemptively declined the opportunity to play in the 2025 College Basketball Crown were thereby contractually forbidden from playing in the NIT.[3] Teams that fulfilled their obligations to decline were

Other teams declining bids

† Played in 2025 College Basketball Crown.

Ivy League teams

As described in detail above, it is unclear whether the Ivy League was an exempt-bid conference. If it was, all seven of its non-NCAA tournament teams declined bids to the NIT, since no Ivy League teams participated.

Bracket

All seeded teams hosted their first-round games, except for Dayton, because the First Four of the 2025 NCAA tournament was played on their home court. Dayton had another scheduling conflict with their arena and consequently played their second-round game on the road as well. All other second-round games were hosted by the higher seeded team. Seeded teams playing unseeded opponents hosted quarterfinal games. Hosts of other quarterfinal games are noted in the brackets below.

Dallas Region

First round
March 18–19
Campus sites 		Second round
March 23
Campus sites 		Quarterfinal
March 25
Campus site
         
1 SMU 73
Northern Iowa 63
1 SMU 83
4 Oklahoma State 85
4 Oklahoma State 89
Wichita State 79
4 Oklahoma State 59
2 North Texas[a] 61
2 North Texas 75
Furman 64
2 North Texas 65
3 Arkansas State 63
3 Arkansas State 103
Saint Louis 78
Note
  1. ^ North Texas traveled to Stillwater, Oklahoma to play an away game due to a faculty/staff appreciation luncheon and the American Dance/Drill Team Nationals taking place at UNT Coliseum.[35]

Irvine Region

First round
March 18–19
Campus sites 		Second round
March 23
Campus sites 		Quarterfinal
March 26
Campus site
         
1 UC Irvine 82
Northern Colorado 72
1 UC Irvine 66
Jacksonville State 61
4 Georgia Tech 64
Jacksonville State 81
1 UC Irvine 81OT
UAB 77
2 Santa Clara 101
UC Riverside 62
2 Santa Clara 84
UAB 88
3 Saint Joseph's 65
UAB 69

San Francisco Region

First round
March 18–19
Campus sites 		Second round
March 23
Campus sites 		Quarterfinal
March 26
Campus site
         
1 San Francisco 79
Utah Valley 70
1 San Francisco 76
Loyola Chicago 77
4 San Jose State 70
Loyola Chicago 73
  Loyola Chicago[a] 72
Kent State 62
2 Stanford 87
Cal State Northridge 70
2 Stanford 75
Kent State 77
3 St. Bonaventure 56
Kent State 75
Note
  1. ^ Loyola Chicago was selected as the quarterfinal host.

Dayton Region

First round
March 18–19
Campus sites 		Second round
March 22
Campus sites 		Quarterfinal
March 25
Campus site
         
1 Dayton[a] 86
Florida Atlantic 79
1 Dayton[b] 72
Chattanooga 87
4 Middle Tennessee 103
Chattanooga 1093OT
Chattanooga 67
3 Bradley 65
2 George Mason 86
Samford 69
2 George Mason 67
3 Bradley 75
3 Bradley 71
North Alabama 62
Notes
  1. ^ Dayton traveled to Boca Raton, Florida to play an away game due to the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament First Four taking place at UD Arena.
  2. ^ Dayton traveled to Chattanooga, Tennessee to play an away game due to the OHSAA Boys Basketball State Championships taking place at UD Arena.[36]

Semifinals and final

Semifinals
April 1
Hinkle Fieldhouse 		Final
April 3
Hinkle Fieldhouse
      
2 North Texas
1 UC Irvine
   
 
  Loyola Chicago
Chattanooga

Game summaries

All times are in Eastern Daylight Time (UTC-4)

First round

ESPNU
March 18
7:00 p.m.
Kent State 75, St. Bonaventure 56
Scoring by half: 29-28, 46-28
Pts: V. Davis - 14
Rebs: C. Hornbeak - 12
Asts: J. Sumlin - 4		 Pts: C. Moore - 16
Rebs: L. Jones - 7
Asts: M. Council Jr. - 4
San Francisco Region
Reilly Center
St. Bonaventure, NY
Attendance: 3,024
Referees: A. Fiore, T. Kelly, M. Luckie
ESPN2
March 18
7:00 p.m.
Jacksonville State 81, Georgia Tech 64
Scoring by half: 45-33, 36-31
Pts: J. Pierre Jr. - 30
Rebs: M. Nicholson - 9
Asts: J. Pierre Jr. - 7		 Pts: 2 Tied - 7
Rebs: 2 Tied - 5
Asts: J. McCollum - 7
Irvine Region
McCamish Pavilion
Atlanta, GA
Attendance: 1,623
Referees: E. Lewis, C. Mooney, J. Pon
ESPN+
March 18
8:00 p.m.
Chattanooga 109, Middle Tennessee 103 (3OT)
Scoring by half: 43-48, 41-36 Overtime: 4-4, 11-11, 10-4
Pts: B. Wieland - 31
Rebs: G. Keeslar - 11
Asts: T. Bonham - 6		 Pts: C. Weston - 31
Rebs: E. Mostafa - 16
Asts: 2 Tied - 5
Dayton Region
Murphy Center
Murfreesboro, TN
Attendance: 3,505
Referees: B. Harris, J. Hicks, M. Swoboda
ESPNU
March 18
9:00 p.m.
Saint Louis 78, Arkansas State 103
Scoring by half: 37-50, 41-53
Pts: R. Avila - 22
Rebs: A. McCottry - 10
Asts: A. McCottry - 3		 Pts: I. Nelson - 26
Rebs: I. Nelson - 10
Asts: 2 Tied - 7
Dallas Region
First National Bank Arena
Jonesboro, AR
Attendance: 3,143
Referees: H. Allen, C. Ford, G. Shannon
ESPN2
March 18
9:00 p.m.
Wichita State 79, Oklahoma State 89
Scoring by half: 35-40, 44-49
Pts: X. Bell - 24
Rebs: C. Washington - 11
Asts: 2 Tied - 2		 Pts: B. Thompson - 23
Rebs: B. Newman - 12
Asts: K. Brantley - 4
Dallas Region
Gallagher-Iba Arena
Stillwater, OK
Attendance: 2,295
Referees: R. Anders, R. Felder, M. Rafferty
ESPNU
March 18
11:00 p.m.
UC Riverside 62, Santa Clara 101
Scoring by half: 33-44, 29-57
Pts: N. Pickens - 15
Rebs: 4 Tied - 4
Asts: B. Hargress - 5		 Pts: T. Bryan - 17
Rebs: 2 Tied - 7
Asts: E. Mahi - 5
Irvine Region
Leavey Center
Santa Clara, CA
Attendance: 672
Referees: D. Dean, M. Fulton, J. Garretson
ESPN2
March 18
11:00 p.m.
Cal State Northridge 70, Stanford 87
Scoring by half: 29-46, 41-41
Pts: K. Jones - 18
Rebs: G. Lewis - 7
Asts: T. Beard - 4		 Pts: M. Raynaud - 22
Rebs: M. Raynaud - 11
Asts: J. Blakes - 4
San Francisco Region
Maples Pavilion
Stanford, CA
Attendance: 1,119
Referees: L. Barney, M. Cichocki, P. Larson
ESPN2
March 19
7:00 p.m.
Dayton 86, Florida Atlantic 79
Scoring by half: 44-38, 42-41
Pts: J. Bennett - 30
Rebs: M. Smith - 5
Asts: E. Cheeks - 4		 Pts: K. Glenn - 18
Rebs: B. Miller - 7
Asts: L. Walker - 7
Dayton Region
Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena
Boca Raton, FL
Attendance: 1,846
Referees: L. Brandes, E. Lewis, J. Nieves
ESPN+
March 19
7:00 p.m.
Samford 69, George Mason 86
Scoring by half: 24-45, 45-41
Pts: J. Brownell - 27
Rebs: T. Fort - 9
Asts: R. Jones - 8		 Pts: K. Johnson - 20
Rebs: Z. Anderson - 10
Asts: K. Johnson - 5
Dayton Region
EagleBank Arena
Fairfax, VA
Attendance: 2,021
Referees: T. Crisp, R. Sassano, B. Stirt
ESPN+
March 19
7:00 p.m.
UAB 69, Saint Joseph's 65
Scoring by half: 32-33, 37-32
Pts: Y. Lendeborg - 16
Rebs: Y. Lendeborg - 17
Asts: A. Vasquez - 4		 Pts: X. Brown - 21
Rebs: J. Ajogbor - 10
Asts: 2 Tied - 4
Irvine Region
Michael J. Hagan Arena
Philadelphia, PA
Attendance: 1,004
Referees: R. Riley, W. Rutecki, J. Switzer
ESPN+
March 19
8:00 p.m.
Furman 64, North Texas 75
Scoring by half: 34-32, 30-43
Pts: E. Bronson - 15
Rebs: D. Molnar - 5
Asts: P. Smith Jr. - 6		 Pts: J. Floyd - 19
Rebs: 2 Tied - 6
Asts: J. Floyd - 7
Dallas Region
UNT Coliseum
Denton, TX
Attendance: 2,138
Referees: R. Clyburn, S. Land, S. Seales
ESPN+
March 19
8:00 p.m.
North Alabama 62, Bradley 71
Scoring by half: 21-39, 41-32
Pts: D. Bacchus - 19
Rebs: C. Williams - 12
Asts: 2 Tied - 2		 Pts: D. Hannah - 17
Rebs: C. Dillon - 8
Asts: C. Davis - 4
Dayton Region
Carver Arena
Peoria, IL
Attendance: 2,950
Referees: J. Albrecht, J. Duke, G. Jeffers
ESPN2
March 19
9:00 p.m.
Northern Iowa 63, SMU 73
Scoring by half: 32-33, 31-40
Pts: T. Campbell - 16
Rebs: B. Schwieger - 9
Asts: 2 Tied - 4		 Pts: B. Edwards - 16
Rebs: B. Edwards - 10
Asts: B. Edwards - 7
Dallas Region
Moody Coliseum
University Park, TX
Attendance: 2,418
Referees: R. Anders, J. Heater, C. Shaw
ESPN+
March 19
10:00 p.m.
Northern Colorado 72, UC Irvine 82
Scoring by half: 41-37, 31-45
Pts: B. Wisne - 16
Rebs: I. Hawthorne - 12
Asts: L. Reynolds - 5		 Pts: D. Tillis - 24
Rebs: B. Leuchten - 10
Asts: J. Hohn - 5
Irvine Region
Bren Events Center
Irvine, CA
Attendance: 1,241
Referees: R. Holmes, M. Rukasin, K. Smith
ESPNU
March 19
11:00 p.m.
Utah Valley 70, San Francisco 79
Scoring by half: 32-37, 38-42
Pts: C. Welling - 20
Rebs: C. Welling - 11
Asts: T. Leonhardt - 6		 Pts: M. Thomas - 21
Rebs: M. Thomas - 10
Asts: R. Beasley - 6
San Francisco Region
The Sobrato Center
San Francisco, CA
Attendance: 1,309
Referees: R. Ames, S. Lehigh, D. White
ESPN2
March 19
11:00 p.m.
Loyola Chicago 73, San Jose State 70
Scoring by half: 42-35, 31-25
Pts: D. Watson - 24
Rebs: F. Nwaokorie - 9
Asts: 3 Tied - 3		 Pts: J. Uduje - 18
Rebs: R. Vaihola - 9
Asts: R. Vaihola - 3
San Francisco Region
Provident Credit Union Event Center
San Jose, CA
Attendance: 3,627
Referees: C. Hogan, D. Nguyen, J. Phillips

Second round

ESPN2
March 22
11:30 a.m.
Chattanooga 87, Dayton 72
Scoring by half: 42-34, 45-38
Pts: H. Huff - 26
Rebs: T. Bonham - 8
Asts: 2 Tied - 4		 Pts: N. Santos - 18
Rebs: N. Santos - 6
Asts: M. Smith - 7
Dayton Region
McKenzie Arena
Chattanooga, TN
Attendance: 2,633
Referees: S. Land, C. McCoy, M. Wallace
ESPN+
March 22
2:00 p.m.
Bradley 75, George Mason 67
Scoring by half: 37-28, 38-39
Pts: 2 Tied - 21
Rebs: C. Thomas - 11
Asts: D. Deen - 6		 Pts: K. Johnson - 16
Rebs: 2 Tied - 5
Asts: B. O'Connor - 6
Dayton Region
EagleBank Arena
Fairfax, VA
Attendance: 2,180
Referees: J. Heater, C. Shaw, J. Switzer
ESPN2
March 23
3:00 p.m.
Oklahoma State 85, SMU 83
Scoring by half: 40-41, 45-42
Pts: B. Thompson - 24
Rebs: A. Dean - 6
Asts: 2 Tied - 6		 Pts: K. Oquendo - 31
Rebs: S. Yigitoglu - 9
Asts: C. Harris - 10
Dallas Region
Moody Coliseum
University Park, TX
Attendance: 3,106
Referees: A. Flore, J. Pon, R. Sassano
ESPN2
March 23
7:00 p.m.
Loyola Chicago 77, San Francisco 76
Scoring by half: 36-32, 41-44
Pts: J. Dawson - 35
Rebs: S. Edwards Jr. - 8
Asts: J. Quinn - 4		 Pts: M. Thomas - 36
Rebs: C. Linguard Jr. - 8
Asts: M. Thomas - 5
San Francisco Region
The Sobrato Center
San Francisco, CA
Attendance: 1,624
Referees: G. Grimshaw, R. Holmes, K. Smith
ESPNU
March 23
7:00 p.m.
Arkansas State 63, North Texas 65
Scoring by half: 33-34, 30-31
Pts: I. Nelson - 16
Rebs: I. Nelson - 14
Asts: T. Todd - 5		 Pts: 2 Tied - 16
Rebs: B. Lorient - 8
Asts: J. Floyd - 4
Dallas Region
UNT Coliseum
Denton, TX
Attendance: 2,661
Referees: R. Christian, J. Deering, S. Orkus Jr.
ESPN+
March 23
9:00 p.m.
Jacksonville State 61, UC Irvine 66
Scoring by half: 35-36, 26-30
Pts: J. Pierre Jr. - 15
Rebs: J. Pierre Jr. - 11
Asts: J. Pierre Jr. - 4		 Pts: J. Hohn - 22
Rebs: D. Tillis - 9
Asts: 2 Tied - 3
Irvine Region
Bren Events Center
Irvine, CA
Attendance: 1,304
Referees: J. Garretson, R. Lehigh, M. Rukasin
ESPNU
March 23
9:00 p.m.
UAB 88, Santa Clara 84
Scoring by half: 37-44, 51-40
Pts: Y. Lendeborg - 22
Rebs: Y. Lendeborg - 11
Asts: 2 Tied - 7		 Pts: C. Stewart - 10
Rebs: C. Tilly - 12
Asts: E. Makhi - 7
Irvine Region
Leavey Center
Santa Clara, CA
Attendance: 742
Referees: R. Ames, B. Cartmell, M. Mojica
ESPN2
March 23
9:00 p.m.
Kent State 77, Stanford 75
Scoring by half: 43-34, 34-41
Pts: J. Sullinger - 34
Rebs: D. Gillespie - 14
Asts: J. Sullinger - 5		 Pts: J. Blakes - 23
Rebs: M. Raynaud - 10
Asts: J. Blakes - 5
San Francisco Region
Maples Pavilion
Stanford, CA
Attendance: 1,542
Referees: D. Dean, M. Fulton, D. White

Quarterfinals

ESPN2
March 25
7:00 p.m.
Chattanooga 67, Bradley 65
Scoring by half: 25-38, 42-27
Pts: H. Huff - 21
Rebs: L. Diouf - 7
Asts: 4 Tied		 Pts: D. Burch - 14
Rebs: 2 Tied - 6
Asts: D. Deen - 4
Dayton Region
Carver Arena
Peoria, IL
Attendance: 4,954
Referees: J. Baker, T. Kumpf, E. Wilson
ESPN
March 25
9:00 p.m.
Oklahoma State 59, North Texas 61
Scoring by half: 22-27, 37-34
Pts: 2 Tied - 17
Rebs: A. Dean - 7
Asts: B. Thompson - 3		 Pts: A. Wright - 15
Rebs: M. Sissoko - 9
Asts: J. Floyd - 5
Dallas Region
Gallagher-Iba Arena
Stillwater, OK
Attendance: 4,089
Referees: T. Johnson, C. Pasci, L. Santos
ESPN2
March 26
7:00 p.m.
Kent State 62, Loyola Chicago 72
Scoring by half: 33-37, 29-35
Pts: J. Sullinger - 12
Rebs: D. Gillespie - 12
Asts: C. Medley - 4		 Pts: M. Rubin - 18
Rebs: M. Rubin - 9
Asts: S. Edwards Jr. - 5
San Francisco Region
Joseph J. Gentile Arena
Chicago, IL
Attendance: 3,554
Referees: A. Bonner, M. Millione, C. Mooney
ESPN2
March 26
9:00 p.m.
UAB 77, UC Irvine 81 (OT)
Scoring by half: 36-31, 33-38 Overtime: 8-12
Pts: C. Coleman - 21
Rebs: Y. Lendeborg - 17
Asts: Y. Lendeborg - 4		 Pts: D. Tillis - 22
Rebs: D. Tillis - 11
Asts: 2 Tied - 5
Irvine Region
Bren Events Center
Irvine, CA
Attendance: 1,378
Referees: J. Ford, G. Nelson, J. Shamion

Semifinals

ESPN
April 1
7:00 p.m.
North Texas vs. UC Irvine
Dallas Region vs. Irvine Region
ESPN2
April 1
9:30 p.m.
Chattanooga vs. Loyola Chicago
Dayton Region vs. San Francisco Region

Final

ESPN
April 3
7:00 p.m.

Quality of participating teams compared with College Basketball Crown

Fox Sports leveraged its media rights relationships with the Big East, Big Ten, and Big 12 conferences to create the CBC and thereby create postseason college basketball content for itself. Each of those three conferences committed to send at least two teams to the CBC. In addition, non-NCAA tournament teams from those three conferences were contractually prohibited from playing in any other postseason tournament, including the 2025 National Invitation Tournament (NIT), if they declined an invitation or removed themselves from consideration for a bid to the CBC.[3] Even if Big East, Big Ten, or Big 12 schools might have preferred to play NIT games at home instead of CBC games in Las Vegas or anticipated they might have more attractive matchups in the NIT, they did not have that option, which may have degraded the quality of the NIT field. No Big East or Big Ten teams appeared in the 2025 NIT, and Oklahoma State was the only Big 12 team to accept an NIT bid. Atlantic Coast Conference teams Georgia Tech, SMU, and Stanford were the only other power conference teams to accept bids to the NIT. In contrast, 13 of the 16 CBC participants were from power conferences.

An analysis of the NET rankings as of Selection Sunday[37] for the teams participating in the 2025 CBC and NIT is set forth in the table below.

CBC participants NIT participants
Team NET Team NET Team NET
Arizona State 74 Arkansas State 94 Northern Iowa 93
Boise State 44 Bradley 80 Oklahoma State 95
Butler 83 Cal State Northridge 104 Saint Louis 101
Cincinnati 50 Chattanooga 115 Saint Joseph's 76
Colorado 86 Dayton 67 Samford 116
DePaul 119 Florida Atlantic 111 San Francisco 64
George Washington 124 Furman 127 San Jose State 175
Georgetown 88 George Mason 68 Santa Clara 57
Nebraska 59 Georgia Tech 109 SMU 46
Oregon State 85 Jacksonville State 122 St. Bonaventure 97
Tulane 145 Kent State 128 Stanford 81
UCF 71 Loyola Chicago 107 UAB 106
USC 70 Middle Tennessee 105 UC Irvine 62
Utah 73 North Alabama 113 UC Riverside 142
Villanova 55 North Texas 65 Utah Valley 108
Washington State 112 Northern Colorado 114 Wichita State 134
 
Mean: 84
Median: 79
Best: 44
Worst: 145 		All 32 teams
Mean: 99
Median: 105
Best: 46
Worst: 175 		Top 16 teams
Mean: 78
Median: 78
Best: 46
Worst: 104

Like all metrics used to rank or rate college basketball teams, the NET is imperfect. However, it is consistently applied and represents a way in which teams can be compared. While it may appear at first glance that the CBC attracted a better quality group of participants, this can be attributed to the NIT having to fill 32 tournament berths, while the CBC had only 16. Comparing the field of CBC teams with the top 16 NIT teams reveals that the quality of the teams as measured by NET rankings is similar.

Media

ESPN, Inc. has exclusive rights to all of the NIT games. It telecasts every game across ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPN3, and ESPN+.[38] Westwood One has exclusive radio rights to the semifinals and the championship.

See also

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