NIT, WBIT Reveal Bracket Format, Selection Process Changes After NCAA Tournament Expansion

NIT, WBIT to reduce nunber of teams in 2027

The National Invitation Tournament and Women's Basketball Invitation Tournament will shrink in size beginning in 2027, dropping from 32 to 24 teams, the NCAA announced Thursday.This change occurs as the men's and women's NCAA tournaments add eight team...

NIT, WBIT Reveal Bracket Format, Selection Process Changes After NCAA Tournament Expansion

The NIT and WBIT tournaments are undergoing changes on the heels of the men's and women's NCAA basketball tournaments expanding from 68 to 76 teams.

NIT, WBIT cutting down to 24 teams in wake of expanded NCAA tournaments

In the aftermath of the NCAA tournaments expanding to 76 teams starting this season, the NIT and Women's Basketball Invitation Tournament will drop from 32 teams to 24 beginning in 2027, the NCAA announced.

National Invitational Tournament shrinks field from 32 to 24 teams as NCAA Tournament expansion looms

Getty Images The men’s National Invitational Tournament will be shrinking from 32 teams to 24 starting in 2027, the NCAA announced on Thursday. The new-look format will see the NIT championship game hosted at Detroit Mercy in Detroit — the site of the 2027 Final Four — on April 4. The NIT field has been set at 32 teams since 2006, when the bracket shrank from 40 back to the format that started in 1980. Due to the NCAA Tournament…

NIT, WBIT Reveal Bracket Format, Selection Process Changes After NCAA Tournament Expansion - RAW CHILI

The NIT and WBIT tournaments are undergoing changes on the heels of the men's and women's NCAA basketball tournaments expanding from 68 to 76 teams.

NIT and WBIT Announce New Tournament Structures and NIT Championship Site

The National Invitation Tournament and Women’s Basketball Invitation Tournament have announced changes to their respective 2027 fields, with both tournaments featuring 24 teams and adopting updated selection policies and procedures.