National Invitation Tournament

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/National_Invitation_Tournament
GPTKB entity
Statements (28)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:basketball
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:NIT
gptkbp:annualEvent yes
gptkbp:automatic_bid regular season conference champions not in NCAA tournament
gptkbp:broadcastOn gptkb:ESPN
gptkbp:competition gptkb:CollegeInsider.com_Postseason_Tournament
gptkb:College_Basketball_Invitational
NBA All-Star Game
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:finalVenue gptkb:Madison_Square_Garden
Las Vegas (from 2023)
gptkbp:format single-elimination
gptkbp:founded 1938
gptkbp:gender men's
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label National Invitation Tournament
gptkbp:level gptkb:NCAA_Division_I
gptkbp:mostTitles gptkb:St._John's_University
gptkbp:notable_for oldest postseason college basketball tournament
was once more prestigious than the NCAA tournament
gptkbp:numberOfTeams 32
gptkbp:organizer gptkb:National_Collegiate_Athletic_Association
gptkbp:original_host gptkb:Metropolitan_Basketball_Writers_Association
gptkbp:ownership_transferred_to gptkb:NCAA_(2005)
gptkbp:selectionProcess invitation
gptkbp:sport gptkb:basketball
gptkbp:website https://www.ncaa.com/championships/basketball-men/nit
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:NIT
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5