Bracket format
PresetNIT Bracket
College basketball's other tournament. 32 teams.
Free NIT bracket. The National Invitation Tournament runs 32 teams in single-elimination, the spot for the best college basketball teams that missed the 68-team NCAA field.
Walkthrough
How this format works
South region
16 seeds, one regional champion
East region
16 seeds, one regional champion
Midwest region
16 seeds, one regional champion
West region
16 seeds, one regional champion
Four regions each play down to a regional champion, then the Final Four decides the title.
Build one step by step
From an empty editor to a finished, printable nit bracket.
- 1
Set your field
March Madness style brackets seed a large field, usually 64 teams, into four regions.
- 2
Seed each region 1 to 16
Inside every region, seed 1 plays seed 16, 2 plays 15, and so on down the line.
- 3
Generate the bracket
Each region plays as its own single elimination bracket down to one regional champion.
- 4
Reach the Final Four
The four regional champions meet in the national semifinals.
- 5
Crown a champion
Two semifinals, then one final. Print it and track every upset as the rounds go.
About
About this format
The NIT is what happens to a solid college basketball team that didn't quite make March Madness. 32 teams, single-elimination, played the same weeks as the big dance. It isn't the tournament anybody dreams about, but the early rounds are on campus and the championship has real history behind it. This bracket gives you the 32-slot shape: five rounds, 31 games, no byes. Fill in the field as the selections come out, then track the run to the NIT title.
Features
What you get
- 32-team single-elimination bracket, no byes
- Five rounds from the opening round to the NIT Championship
- Edit team names as the field is announced
- Print the wallchart or fill it out as predictions
- Score-based winner advancing
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
What is the NIT?
The National Invitation Tournament. It takes 32 strong college basketball teams that missed the 68-team NCAA Tournament and runs its own single-elimination championship over the same few weeks in March.
How big is the NIT bracket?
32 teams. That's a clean power of two, so there are no byes: five rounds and 31 games from the opening round to the NIT Championship.
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