2019 National Invitation Tournament

Single-elimination college basketball tournament

2019 National Invitation TournamentSeason| 2018-19

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Teams| 32
Finals site| Madison Square Garden
New York City
Champions| Texas Longhorns (2nd title)
Runner-up| Lipscomb Bisons (1st title game)
Semifinalists|

* Wichita State Shockers (2nd semifinal)
* TCU Horned Frogs (2nd semifinal)

Winning coach| Shaka Smart (1st title)
MVP| Dylan Osetkowski (Texas)
| National Invitation Tournaments

«2018 | 2020»

The 2019 National Invitation Tournament (NIT) was a single-elimination tournament of 32 NCAA Division I men's college basketball teams that were not selected to participate in the 2019 NCAA tournament. The tournament started on March 19, and concluded on April 4. The first three rounds were played on campus sites with the higher seeded team acting as host. The semifinals and championship game were held at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

## Experimental rules

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On February 22, 2019, the NCAA announced a set of experimental rules that were used in this edition of the NIT.[1]

The following rules were also used in the 2018 NIT:

* The three-point line was moved to the FIBA standard of 6.75 metres (22 ft 2 in). When the arc approaches the sideline, it changed to a line parallel to and 1.02 metres (3 ft 4 in) from the sideline.[a]
* The free-throw lane was widened from the current college standard of 12 feet to the NBA standard of 16 feet.
* After an offensive rebound, the shot clock was reset to 20 seconds instead of the current NCAA standard of 30.

A set of rules relating to free throws that had been used in the 2017 NIT[2] were used again in the 2019 edition, with one modification:

* Team foul counts, for purposes of determining bonus free throws, were reset to zero at the 10-minute mark of each half, effectively dividing the game into quarters for that purpose. This mirrored the current practice in NCAA women's basketball, which has been played in quarters since the 2015–16 season.
* The "one-and-one" was eliminated. All bonus free throw situations resulted in two free throws for the non-fouled team.
* Teams entered the bonus upon the fifth team foul in each 10-minute segment.
* The team foul count was reset to zero at the start of any overtime period. Teams entered the bonus upon the fourth team foul in an overtime period.
* In a completely new feature, the NCAA adopted the NBA's bonus rule regarding team fouls in the last 2 minutes of any period. Teams entered the bonus on the second team foul in the last 2 minutes of a 10-minute segment or overtime period, regardless of the total team foul count at that point of the period.

Notes

1. ^ FIBA's definition of the three-point arc calls for the line to be exactly 0.9 metres (2 ft 11 in) from the sideline until it intersects the 6.75 m arc. However, the FIBA court is officially defined as 15 m (49 ft 3 in) wide, slightly narrower than the NCAA standard of 50 ft (15.24 m). On a FIBA court, the closest three-point distance, found along a line parallel to the baseline that passes through the center of the basket, is thus 6.6 m (21 ft 8 in) from the center of the basket. Translating this distance to the NCAA court dimensions results in the line being the stated 1.02 m from the sidelines.

## Participants

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### Automatic qualifiers

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The following teams were guaranteed berths into the 2019 NIT field by having the best regular season record in their conference but failing to win their conference tournament. Such teams were eligible to receive an at-large berth into the NCAA tournament but did not.

Team  | Conference  | Overall record  | Appearance  | Last bid

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Campbell | Big South | 20–12  | 1st  | Never
Harvard | Ivy League | 18–11  | 3rd  | 2018
Hofstra | Colonial | 27–7  | 6th  | 2016
Lipscomb | ASUN | 25–7  | 2nd  | 2006
Loyola–Chicago | Missouri Valley | 20–13  | 5th  | 1980
Norfolk State | MEAC | 21–13  | 2nd  | 2013
Saint Francis (PA) | Northeast | 18–14  | 4th  | 1958
Sam Houston State | Southland | 21–11  | 1st  | Never
South Dakota State | Summit | 24–8  | 2nd  | 2015
Wright State | Horizon | 21–13  | 1st  | Never

### At-large bids

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The following teams were also awarded NIT berths.

Team  | Conference  | Overall record  | Appearance  | Last bid

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Alabama | SEC | 18–15  | 16th  | 2017
Arkansas | SEC | 17–15  | 4th  | 2014
Butler | Big East | 16–16  | 9th  | 2006
Clemson | ACC | 19–13  | 17th  | 2017
Colorado | Pac-12 | 21–12  | 11th  | 2017
Creighton | Big East | 18–14  | 12th  | 2016
Davidson | Atlantic 10 | 24–9  | 8th  | 2016
Dayton | Atlantic 10 | 21–11  | 25th  | 2012
Furman | Southern | 25–7  | 2nd  | 1991
Georgetown | Big East | 19–13  | 13th  | 2014
Indiana | Big Ten | 17–15  | 6th  | 2017
Memphis | American | 21–13  | 18th  | 2010
NC State | ACC | 22–11  | 12th  | 2007
Nebraska | Big Ten | 18–16  | 19th  | 2018
Providence | Big East | 18–15  | 20th  | 2013
San Diego | WCC | 21–14  | 1st  | Never
TCU | Big 12 | 20–13  | 8th  | 2017
Texas | Big 12 | 16–16  | 5th  | 1986
Toledo | MAC | 25–7  | 9th  | 2014
UNC Greensboro | Southern | 28–6  | 3rd  | 2017
Wichita State | American | 19–14  | 13th  | 2011
Xavier | Big East | 18–15  | 8th  | 2000

## Seeds

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UNC Greensboro bracket  | Seed  | School  | Conference  | Record  | Berth type

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1  | UNC Greensboro | Southern | 28–6  | At-large
2  | NC State | ACC | 22–11  | At-large
3  | Georgetown | Big East | 19–13  | At-large
4  | Davidson | Atlantic 10 | 24–9  | At-large
5  | Lipscomb | ASUN | 25–7  | Automatic
6  | Harvard | Ivy League | 18–11  | Automatic
7  | Hofstra | Colonial | 27–7  | Automatic
8  | Campbell | Big South | 20–12  | Automatic
Alabama bracket  Seed  | School  | Conference  | Record  | Berth type

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1  | Alabama | SEC | 18–15  | At-large
2  | Texas | Big 12 | 16–16  | At-large
3  | Xavier | Big East | 18–15  | At-large
4  | Colorado | Pac-12 | 21–12  | At-large
5  | Dayton | Atlantic 10 | 21–11  | At-large
6  | Toledo | MAC | 25–7  | At-large
7  | South Dakota State | Summit | 24–8  | Automatic
8  | Norfolk State | MEAC | 21–13  | Automatic
TCU bracket  | Seed  | School  | Conference  | Record  | Berth type

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1  | TCU | Big 12 | 20–13  | At-large
2  | Creighton | Big East | 18–14  | At-large
3  | Memphis | American | 21–13  | At-large
4  | Nebraska | Big Ten | 18–16  | At-large
5  | Butler | Big East | 16–16  | At-large
6  | San Diego | WCC | 21–14  | At-large
7  | Loyola–Chicago | Missouri Valley | 20–13  | Automatic
8  | Sam Houston State | Southland | 21–11  | Automatic
Indiana bracket  Seed  | School  | Conference  | Record  | Berth type

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1  | Indiana | Big Ten | 17–15  | At-large
2  | Clemson | ACC | 19–13  | At-large
3  | Furman | Southern | 25–7  | At-large
4  | Providence | Big East | 18–15  | At-large
5  | Arkansas | SEC | 17–15  | At-large
6  | Wichita State | American | 19–14  | At-large
7  | Wright State | Horizon | 21–13  | Automatic
8  | Saint Francis (PA) | Northeast | 18–14  | Automatic

## Bracket

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| First round
March 19–20
Campus sites | | | Second round
March 23–24
Campus sites | | | Quarterfinal
March 27
Reynolds Coliseum |

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| 1 | UNC Greensboro | 84 | | |
| 8 | Campbell | 69 |
| | 1 | UNC Greensboro | 69 |
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| | | 5 | Lipscomb | 86 |
| 4 | Davidson | 81 |

| 5 | Lipscomb | 89 |
| | 5 | Lipscomb | 94 |
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| | | 2 | NC State | 93 |
| 3 | Georgetown | 68 | |

| 6 | Harvard | 71 |
| | 6 | Harvard | 77 |
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| | | 2 | NC State | 78 |
| 2 | NC State | 84 |

| 7 | Hofstra | 78 |
| First round
March 19–20
Campus sites | | | Second round
March 24–25
Campus sites | | | Quarterfinal
March 27
Frank Erwin Center |

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| 1 | Alabama | 79 | | |
| 8 | Norfolk State | 80* |
| | 8 | Norfolk State | 60 |
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| | | 4 | Colorado | 76 |
| 4 | Colorado | 78 |

| 5 | Dayton | 73 |
| | 4 | Colorado | 55 |
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| | | 2 | Texas | 68 |
| 3 | Xavier | 78 | |

| 6 | Toledo | 64 |
| | 3 | Xavier | 76 |
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| | | 2 | Texas | 78* |
| 2 | Texas | 79 |

| 7 | South Dakota State | 73 |
| First round
March 19–20
Campus sites | | | Second round
March 22–24
Campus sites | | | Quarterfinal
March 26
Schollmaier Arena |

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|  |  |  | | |  |  |  | | |  |  |  |
| 1 | TCU | 82 | | |
| 8 | Sam Houston State | 69 |
| | 1 | TCU | 88 |
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| | | 4 | Nebraska | 72 |
| 4 | Nebraska | 80 |

| 5 | Butler | 76 |
| | 1 | TCU  | 71 |
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| | | 2 | Creighton | 58 |
| 3 | Memphis | 74 | |

| 6 | San Diego | 60 |
| | 3 | Memphis | 67 |
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| | | 2 | Creighton | 79 |
| 2 | Creighton | 70 |

| 7 | Loyola–Chicago | 61 |
| First round
March 19–20
Campus sites | | | Second round
March 23–24
Campus sites | | | Quarterfinal
March 26
Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall |

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| 1 | Indiana | 89 | | |
| 8 | Saint Francis (PA) | 72 |
| | 1 | Indiana | 63 |
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| | | 5 | Arkansas | 60 |
| 4 | Providence | 72 |

| 5 | Arkansas | 84 |
| | 1 | Indiana | 63 |
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| | | 6 | Wichita State | 73 |
| 3 | Furman | 70 | |

| 6 | Wichita State | 76 |
| | 6 | Wichita State | 63 |
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| | | 2 | Clemson | 55 |
| 2 | Clemson | 75 |

| 7 | Wright State | 69 |
| Semifinals
April 2
Madison Square Garden | | | Final
April 4
Madison Square Garden |

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| 6 | Wichita State | 64 | |
| 5 | Lipscomb | 71 |
| | 5 | Lipscomb | 66 |
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| | | 2 | Texas | 81 |
| 1 | TCU | 44 |

| 2 | Texas | 58 |

* Denotes overtime period

## Media

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ESPN, Inc. had exclusive television rights to all of the NIT Games. It telecast every game across ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, and ESPN3. Westwood One had exclusive radio rights to the semifinals and the championship.

## See also

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* 2019 Women's National Invitation Tournament

## References

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1. ^ "Experimental rules to be used at 2019 NIT" (Press release). NCAA. February 22, 2019. Retrieved February 23, 2019.
2. ^ Brown, C.L. (February 13, 2017). "NIT to experiment with resetting fouls every 10 minutes". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 13, 2017.

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