The 65th annual National Invitation Tournament had a 40-team field. First three rounds played on home courts of higher seeded teams. Semifinal, Third Place and Championship games played March 26-28 at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
Opening Round
| at Richmond 74 | OT | Wagner 67 |
| Montana St. 77 | at Utah St. 69 |
| at Ball St. 98 | South Florida 92 |
| St. Joseph's 73 | at George Mason 64 |
| at Louisiana Tech 83 | La-Lafayette 63 |
| at Vanderbilt 59 | Houston 50 |
| at Dayton 80 | Detroit 69 |
| at Tennessee Tech 64 | Georgia St. 62 |
1st Round
| at Syracuse 76 | St. Bonaventure 66 |
| at Butler 81 | Bowling Green 69 |
| at Minnesota 95 | New Mexico 62 |
| at Richmond 63 | Montana St. 48 |
| Ball St. 76 | at St. Joseph's 54 |
| LSU 63 | at Iowa 61 |
| at UNLV 96 | Arizona St. 91 |
| South Carolina 74 | at Virginia 67 |
| Temple 81 | at Fresno St. 75 |
| at Louisville 66 | Princeton 65 |
| at Villanova 84 | Manhattan 69 |
| at Louisiana Tech 83 | Vanderbilt 69 |
| Tennessee Tech 68 | at Dayton 59 |
| Yale 67 | at Rutgers 65 |
| at BYU 78 | UC-Irvine 55 |
| at Memphis 82 | NC-Greensboro 62 |
2nd Round
| at Syracuse 66 | Butler 65 |
| Richmond 67 | at Minnesota 66 |
| Ball St. 75 | at LSU 65 |
| at South Carolina 75 | UNLV 65 |
| Temple 65 | at Louisville 62 |
| at Villanova 67 | La. Tech 64 |
| Tennessee Tech 80 | at Yale 61 |
| at Memphis 80 | BYU 69 |
Quarterfinals
| Syracuse 66 | at Richmond 46 |
| at South Carolina 82 | Ball St. 47 |
| at Temple 63 | Villanova 57 |
| at Memphis 79 | Tennessee Tech 73 |
Semifinals
| South Carolina 66 | Syracuse 59 |
| Memphis 78 | Temple 77 |
Championship
| Memphis 72 | South Carolina 62 |
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