With the First Four of March Madness tipping off, college basketball fans across the world are sure to have their brackets busted but that isn’t March’s only tournament. The First Round of the Men’s National Invitation Tournament (NIT) tips off with 32 teams competing in 16 single-elimination games.
Established in 1938, originally the NIT was the most prestigious postseason tournament in all of college basketball, as it preceded the NCAA Division 1 Tournament by a year. In modern times, the tournament is looked at as a secondary tournament and has been dubbed the “Not Invited Tournament” by some due to the teams not qualifying for the 68-team Big Dance.
Cord cutters can find out how to watch the 2022 Men’s National Invitation Tournament below.
Tuesday, March 15 – Results
| Matchup | Time (ET) | Network |
| Missouri State 72 at No. 1 Oklahoma 89 | 7 p.m. | ESPN |
| Belmont 71 at No. 4 Vanderbilt 82 | 7 p.m. | ESPN2 |
| Princeton 79 at No. 3 VCU 90 | 7 p.m. | ESPNU |
| Texas State 63 at No. 2 North Texas 67 | 8 p.m. | ESPN+ |
| Oregon 83 at No. 4 Utah State 72 | 9 p.m. | ESPN |
| Alcorn 62 at No. 1 Texas A&M 74 | 9 p.m. | ESPN2 |
| Cleveland State 68 at No. 2 Xavier 72 | 9 p.m. | ESPNU |
| St. Bonaventure 76 at No. 4 Colorado 68 | 11 p.m. | ESPN2 |
| Santa Clara 50 at No. 4 Washington State 63 | 11 p.m. | ESPNU |
Wednesday, March 16
| Game | Time (ET) | Network |
| No. 3 Mississippi State at Virginia | 7 p.m. | ESPN2 |
| Towson at No. 2 Wake Forest | 7 p.m. | ESPN+ |
| No. 1 Dayton at Toledo | 7 p.m. | ESPN+ |
| Nicholls at No. 1 SMU | 8 p.m. | ESPN+ |
| UNI at No. 3 Saint Louis | 8 p.m. | ESPN+ |
| Iona at No. 3 Florida | 9 p.m. | ESPN2 |
| Long Beach State at No. 2 BYU | 9 p.m. | ESPN+ |
How to Watch
ESPN’s family of networks will be the home of the Men’s 2022 National Invitational Tournament and cord cutters have a few different ways to watch all 31 games on the hardwood.
ESPN+: Watch select NIT games on ESPN+ for $6.99 per month, or save over 15% with an ESPN+ Annual Plan at $69.99 per year. ESPN+ will stream many games throughout the tournament.
Disney Bundle: The Disney Bundle brings you ESPN+, Hulu, and Disney+ at a discounted price of $13.99/mo for Hulu (Ad-Supported) or $19.99/mo. with Hulu (No Ads). The Bundle gives you access to everything on Hulu, Disney+, and ESPN+. If you upgrade your bundle to include Hulu with Live, that includes everything the Disney Bundle offers and many live channels.
| Starting Price | ESPN | ESPN2 | ESPNU | |
| Sling TV (Orange) | $35.00 | ✓ | ✓ | * |
| Hulu + Live TV | $69.99 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| fubo TV | $64.99 | ✓ | ✓ | * |
| DIRECTV STREAM | $69.99 | ✓ | ✓ | * |
| YouTube TV | $64.99 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Vidgo | $55.00 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
* requires an add-on or package upgrade.
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