And it surely has way more drama, buzzer-beaters, and loads of pride: the National Invitation Tournament, or just the NIT.

The National Invitational Tournament is college basketball's oldest tournament, and at one point, it was college hoop's most prestigious. The NIT began in 1938 and was created by a group of New ...

Teams that didn't receive NCAA basketball tournament bids can strive to win NIT championships. Check out men's and women's winners now.

The inaugural National Invitation Tournament Championship was held on March 16th, 1938, when the Temple Owls defeated the Colorado Buffaloes at Madison Square Garden. 54 schools have won an NIT ...

Shortly after the announcement of the 68-team field at 6 p.m. ET, the National Invitation Tournament (NIT), will begin unveiling its 32-team bracket. The NIT is strictly an invitation style tournament ...