2018 National Invitation tournament - wikipedia 2018 National Invitation tournament 2018 National Invitation Tournament Season 2017 -- 18 Teams 32 Finals site Madison Square Garden New York City Champions Penn State ( 2nd title ) Runner - up Utah ( 3rd title game ) Semifinalists Western Kentucky ( 4th semifinal ) Mississippi State ( 2nd semifinal ) Winning coach Pat Chambers ( 1st title ) MVP Lamar Stevens ( Penn State ) Attendance 11,175 ( Title game ) Top scorer Lamar Stevens ( Penn State ) ( 96 points ) National Invitation Tournaments `` 2017 2019 '' The 2018 National Invitation Tournament was a single - elimination tournament of 32 NCAA Division I teams that were not selected to participate in the 2018 NCAA Tournament. The first three rounds of the annual tournament were played on campus sites ( the host team being the higher seeded team ). The semifinals and championship game were held at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Contents 1 Experimental rules 2 Participants 2.1 Automatic qualifiers 2.2 At - large bids 2.3 Bids by conference 3 Seeds 4 Schedule 5 Bracket 6 Media 7 See also 8 References Experimental rules In February 2018, the NCAA approved a number of experimental rule changes for use in this tournament : Games were played in 10 - minute quarters instead of 20 - minute halves. The NCAA has used this timing convention for women 's basketball since the 2015 -- 16 season. As in NCAA women 's basketball, as well as the 2017 NIT, there were no `` one - and - one '' foul shots. Starting with the fifth foul in each quarter, non-shooting fouls by the defense resulted in two free throws, with the exception of administrative technical fouls ( for which only one shot is awarded ). The 2018 NIT, however, returned to the standard NCAA procedure of treating overtime periods as extensions of the final period of regulation for purposes of team foul accumulation. The three - point line changed to the current FIBA distance of 22 ft 1.75 in ( 6.7501 m ) from the center of the basket, except along the sidelines. Once the arc reaches a distance of 3 feet ( 91.4 cm ) from the sideline, it becomes a straight line parallel to the sideline. The free - throw lane was 16 feet ( 4.9 m ) wide, the same width as in ( W ) NBA and FIBA rules, instead of the 12 feet ( 3.7 m ) in the current NCAA rules. The shot clock was reset to 20 seconds after an offensive rebound. Participants Automatic qualifiers The following teams were guaranteed berths into the 2018 NIT field by having the best regular season record in their conference but failing to either win their conference tournament or earn an at - large berth in the 2018 NCAA Tournament. Team Conference Appearance Last bid Florida Gulf Coast Atlantic Sun 2nd 2014 Hampton MEAC 1st Never Harvard Ivy 2nd 2011 Louisiana Sun Belt 6th 2003 Middle Tennessee C - USA 4th 2012 Northern Kentucky Horizon 1st Never Rider Metro Atlantic 2nd 1998 Southeastern Louisiana Southland 1st Never UC Davis Big West 2nd 2015 UNC Asheville Big South 2nd 2008 Vermont America East 4th 2014 Wagner Northeast 4th 2016 Grambling State won the SWAC regular season title but was banned from the postseason due to low graduation rates and did not participate in the conference tournament. There was thus no automatic qualifier from the SWAC. At - large bids The following 20 teams were also awarded NIT berths. Team Conference Appearance Last bid Baylor Big 12 6th 2013 Boise State Mountain West 6th 2017 Boston College ACC 12th 2011 BYU WCC 14th 2017 Louisville ACC 15th 2006 LSU SEC 8th 2014 Marquette Big East 16th 2005 Mississippi State SEC 9th 2012 Nebraska Big Ten 18th 2011 Notre Dame ACC 12th 2009 Oklahoma State Big 12 12th 2011 Oregon Pac - 12 11th 2012 Penn State Big Ten 11th 2009 Stanford Pac - 12 9th 2015 Saint Mary 's WCC 5th 2016 Temple American 19th 2015 USC Pac - 12 5th 1999 Utah Pac - 12 14th 2017 Washington Pac - 12 9th 2016 Western Kentucky C - USA 14th 2006 Bids by conference Conference Bids Pac - 12 5 ACC Big 12, Big Ten, C - USA, SEC, West Coast America East, American, ASUN, Big East, Big South, Big West, Horizon, Ivy, MAAC, MEAC, Mountain West, Northeast, Southland, Sun Belt Atlantic 10, Big Sky, CAA, MAC, Missouri Valley, Ohio Valley, Patriot, Southern, SWAC, Summit, WAC 0 Seeds Saint Mary 's bracket Seed School Conference Record Berth type Saint Mary 's WCC 28 -- 5 At - large Utah Pac - 12 19 -- 11 At - large LSU SEC 17 -- 14 At - large Boise State Mountain West 23 -- 8 At - large 5 Washington Pac - 12 20 -- 12 At - large 6 Louisiana Sun Belt 27 -- 6 Automatic 7 UC Davis Big West 22 -- 10 Automatic 8 SE Louisiana Southland 22 -- 11 Automatic Baylor bracket Seed School Conference Record Berth type Baylor Big 12 18 -- 14 At - large Louisville ACC 20 -- 13 At - large Middle Tennessee C - USA 24 -- 7 Automatic Mississippi State SEC 22 -- 11 At - large 5 Nebraska Big Ten 22 -- 10 At - large 6 Vermont America East 27 -- 7 Automatic 7 Northern Kentucky Horizon 22 -- 9 Automatic 8 Wagner NEC 23 -- 9 Automatic USC bracket Seed School Conference Record Berth type USC Pac - 12 23 -- 11 At - large Oklahoma State Big 12 19 -- 14 At - large Stanford Pac - 12 18 -- 15 At - large Western Kentucky C - USA 24 -- 10 At - large 5 Boston College ACC 19 -- 15 At - large 6 BYU WCC 24 -- 10 At - large 7 Florida Gulf Coast ASUN 23 -- 11 Automatic 8 UNC Asheville Big South 21 -- 12 Automatic Notre Dame bracket Seed School Conference Record Berth type Notre Dame ACC 20 -- 14 At - large Marquette Big East 19 -- 13 At - large Oregon Pac - 12 22 -- 12 At - large Penn State Big Ten 21 -- 13 At - large 5 Temple American 17 -- 15 At - large 6 Rider MAAC 22 -- 9 Automatic 7 Harvard Ivy 18 -- 13 Automatic 8 Hampton MEAC 19 -- 15 Automatic Schedule The NIT Tournament began on Tuesday, March 13, 2018. Due to a conflict at Taco Bell Arena ( with the NCAA tournament ), Boise State travelled to the University of Washington for their first round match. The first three rounds were played on campus sites. The Semifinals were held on Tuesday, March 27, and the Championship Game was held on Thursday, March 29, at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Bracket First round March 13 -- 14 Second round March 17 -- 18 Quarterfinals March 20 Notre Dame 84 8 Hampton 63 Notre Dame 63 Penn State 73 Penn State 63 5 Temple 57 Penn State 85 Marquette 80 Oregon 99 6 Rider 86 Oregon 92 Marquette 101 Marquette 67 7 Harvard 60 First round March 13 -- 14 Second round March 18 Quarterfinals March 20 Baylor 80 8 Wagner 59 Baylor 77 Mississippi State 78 Mississippi State 66 5 Nebraska 59 Mississippi State 79 Louisville 56 Middle Tennessee 91 6 Vermont 64 Middle Tennessee 68 Louisville 84 Louisville 66 7 Northern Kentucky 58 First round March 13 -- 14 Second round March 19 Quarterfinals March 21 USC 103 * * 8 UNC Asheville 98 USC 75 Western Kentucky 79 Western Kentucky 79 5 Boston College 62 Western Kentucky 92 Oklahoma State 84 Stanford 86 6 BYU 83 Stanford 65 Oklahoma State 71 Oklahoma State 80 7 Florida Gulf Coast 68 First round March 13 -- 14 Second round March 19 Quarterfinals March 21 Saint Mary 's 89 8 SE Louisiana 45 Saint Mary 's 85 5 Washington 81 Boise State ^ 74 5 Washington 77 Saint Mary 's 58 Utah 67 * LSU 84 6 Louisiana 76 LSU 71 Utah 95 Utah 69 7 UC Davis 59 ^ Game played at Washington due to Taco Bell Arena hosting First and Second Round 2018 NCAA Tournament games. Semifinals March 27 Final March 29 Penn State 75 Mississippi State 60 Penn State 82 Utah 66 Western Kentucky 64 Utah 69 * Denotes overtime period Media ESPN, Inc. had exclusive television rights to all of the NIT Games. It was telecast every game across ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, and ESPN3. Westwood One had exclusive radio rights to the semifinals and the championship. See also 2018 Women 's National Invitation Tournament References Jump up ^ `` NIT Men 's Basketball Tickets ''. NCAA. Jump up ^ Bonagura, Kyle ( February 27, 2018 ). `` NIT to experiment with new rules this season ''. ESPN. Retrieved February 28, 2018. Jump up ^ Brown, C.L. ( February 13, 2017 ). `` NIT to experiment with resetting fouls every 10 minutes ''. ESPN. Retrieved February 13, 2017. Jump up ^ Roberts, Rachel ( March 10, 2018 ). `` Boise State men 's basketball lands NIT berth but must go on the road ''. Idaho Statesman. Retrieved March 10, 2018. National Invitation Tournament Bids schools and conference Semifinal appearances Records 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1984 1985 1986 2017 2018 Championship broadcasters 2018 NCAA Division I men 's basketball tournaments Conference ACC America East American Atlantic 10 Atlantic Sun Big 12 Big East Big Sky Big South Big Ten Big West CAA Conference USA Horizon Ivy MAAC MEAC Mid-American Missouri Valley Mountain West Northeast Ohio Valley Pac - 12 Patriot SEC Southern Southland Summit Sun Belt SWAC WAC West Coast Postseason NCAA NIT CBI CIT Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2018_National_Invitation_Tournament&oldid=834442177 '' Categories : 2017 -- 18 NCAA Division I men 's basketball season National Invitation Tournament 2018 in sports in New York ( state ) Talk Contents About Wikipedia Español Edit links This page was last edited on 5 April 2018, at 19 : 18. 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