The National Invitation Tournament, or NIT, is an annual postseason knockout tournament featuring 32 Division I basketball teams. The NCAA has held the men's tournament since 1938. Temple defeated Colorado 60-36 in the inaugural NIT championship game on ...

It was a group effort for UC Irvine on Tuesday as it had four of its five starters in double figures. Devin Tillis led the way with 16, along with 11 boards. Bent Leuchten added 14, Justin Hohn had 12 and Myles Che posted 11.

The 2025 men's NIT has reached the semifinals. Here's an updated look at the bracket and schedule, plus how to watch the semifinals and championship:

The large steel-framed ladder was emblematic of this scintillating, death-defying run over the past three weeks that culminated with with the Mocs completing a clean sweep over five games. It was an uphill climb, one rung at a time, never glancing up at the peak until they reached the summit.

Of the four teams left, the Mocs are the only team to rank in the top 50 in offensive efficiency, per KenPom, boasting a trio of guards: Honor Huff, Trey Bonham, and Bash Wieland, all averaging at least 14 points per game. Chattanooga averages just below 80 points per game while shooting 48.1 from the field.

Madness isn’t the only postseason action heating up in college basketball. With the debut of the College Basketball Crown, fans are getting a second helping of tournament fever. But how does this flashy new contender compare to the long-standing National Invitation Tournament?

It started with a triple-overtime win at MTSU where Wieland scored a career-high 31 points, Bonham tallied 27 and Mulholland posted his personal best of 21 while Huff played all 55 minutes and drained the game-deciding 3-pointer in the third extra period.