NIT Bracket 2022: Schedule, Dates, Times, How to Watch
The 2022 National Invitational Tournament began on March 15 with games around the country. The 32-team bracket was announced on March 14. The first-round games concluded on March 16. The tournament is divided into four brackets with eight teams in each bracket. The schedule below is updated for the second round, which is March 19-20.
One team from the Big 12 is playing in the NIT — the Oklahoma Sooners. Oklahoma was left out of the NCAA Tournament and the Sooners are a No. 1 seed in one of the brackets and won its first-round game before bowing out in the second round.
The rest of the schedule is:
Final Four: March 29 (Madison Square Garden)
Championship: March 31 (Madison Square Garden)
2022 NIT Schedule
(all times eastern)
Games in the first three rounds to be played at the higher-seeded team’s home arena
First Round
Upper Left Bracket
Tuesday, March 15
No. 4 Vanderbilt 82, Belmont 71
No. 2 Xavier 72, Cleveland State 68
Wednesday, March 16
No. 1 Dayton 74, Toledo 55
No. 3 Florida 79, Iona 74
Lower Left Bracket
Tuesday, March 15
No. 1 Oklahoma 89, Missouri State 72
No. 2 North Texas 67, Texas State 63 (OT)
St. Bonaventure 76, No. 4 Colorado 68
Wednesday, March 16
Virginia 60, No. 3 Mississippi State 57
Upper Right Bracket
Tuesday, March 15
No. 4 Washington State 63, Santa Clara 50
Wednesday, March 16
No. 1 SMU 68, Nicholls 58
Northern Iowa 80, No. 3 Saint Louis 58
No. 2 BYU 93, Long Beach State 72
Lower Right Bracket
Tuesday, March 15
No. 3 VCU 90, Princeton 79
No. 1 Texas A&M 74, Alcorn State 62
Oregon 83, No. 4 Utah State 72
Wednesday, March 16
No. 2 Wake Forest 74, Towson 64
Second Round
Upper Left Bracket
Sunday, March 20
No. 2 Xavier 72, No. 3 Florida 56
No. 4 Vanderbilt 70, No. 1 Dayton 68
Lower Left Bracket
Sunday, March 20
Virginia 71, No. 2 North Texas 69
St. Bonaventure 70, No. 1 Oklahoma 68
Upper Right Bracket
Saturday, March 19
No. 2 BYU 90, Northern Iowa 71
Sunday, March 20
No. 4 Washington State 75, No. 1 SMU 63
Lower Right Bracket
Saturday, March 19
No. 1 Texas A&M 75, Oregon 60
No. 2 Wake Forest 80, No. 3 VCU 74
Quarterfinals
Upper Left Bracket
Tuesday, March 22
No. 2 Xavier 75, No. 4 Vanderbilt 73
Lower Left Bracket
Tuesday, March 22
St. Bonaventure 52, Virginia 51
Upper Right Bracket
Wednesday, March 23
No. 4 Washington State 77, No. 2 BYU 58
Lower Right Bracket
Wednesday, March 23
No. 1 Texas A&M 67, No. 2 Wake Forest 52
Final Four
Tuesday, March 29
Madison Square Garden, New York, NY
St. Bonaventure vs. No. 2 Xavier, 6 p.m., ESPN
No. 4 Washington State vs. No. 1 Texas A&M, 8:30 p.m., ESPN2
Championship Game
Thursday, March 31
Madison Square Garden, New York, NY
St. Bonaventure-No. 2 Xavier winner vs. No. 4 Washington State-No. 1 Texas A&M, 6 p.m., ESPN
