ESPN will once again televise the entire National Invitational Tournament (NIT), the oldest college basketball tournament in the country, beginning Tuesday, March 13 at 7 p.m. ET, with Massachusetts at Mississippi State on ESPN2. In addition to the coverage across networks, ESPN3 will simulcast all 31 games.
The 32-team field for the 75th annual NIT was announced tonight during the 9 p.m. ESPNU Selection Show, hosted by Dari Nowkhah and analyst Dino Gaudio.
Details surrounding ESPN’s coverage of the NIT will be released tomorrow, including the final full schedule. First round NIT match-ups and networks announced during the selection show:
| Date | Time (ET) | First Round NIT Matchup | Network |
| Tue, Mar 13 | 7 p.m. | Massachusetts at Mississippi State | ESPN2 |
| | 7:15 p.m. | Stony Brook at Seton Hall | ESPN3 |
| | 7:30 p.m. | Dayton at Iowa | ESPN |
| | 8 p.m. | Savannah State at Tennessee | ESPNU |
| | 9 p.m. | Akron at Northwestern | ESPN2 |
| | 9:15 p.m. | Marshall at Middle Tennessee State | ESPN3 |
| | 9:30 p.m. | LSU at Oregon | ESPN |
| | 10 p.m. | UT Arlington at Washington | ESPNU |
| | 11 p.m. | Cleveland State at Stanford | ESPN2 |
| Wed, Mar 14 | 7 p.m. | Minnesota at La Salle | ESPN2 |
| | 7:15 p.m. | UCF at Drexel | ESPN3 |
| | 7: 15 p.m. | Northern Iowa at St. Joseph’s | ESPN3 |
| | 7:30 p.m. | Valparaiso at Miami | ESPNU |
| | 9 p.m. | Bucknell at Arizona | ESPN2 |
| | 9:15 p.m. | Nevada at Oral Roberts | ESPN3 |
| | 9:30 p.m. | Illinois State at Ole Miss | ESPNU |
*Schedule subject to change
