When is the NIT? Participants, bracket, schedule for 2018 National Invitation Tournament

The 2018 National Invitation Tournament begins Tuesday March, 13, and runs through Thursday, March 29.

The field is made up of the 32 best teams that failed to make the 2018 NCAA Tournament; the bracket was revealed after the NCAA Tournament Selection Show. Tournament snubs such as Southern California, Saint Mary's, Notre Dame, Oklahoma State and Louisville will take part in the 2018 NIT.

The 2018 tournament will feature experimental rules including an extended 3-point line and widened lane area. The most notable experimental change will be that games will be played in four 10-minute quarters rather than two 20-minute halves.
Below is information on the important dates and locations for the 2018 NIT.

When is the 2018 NIT?

The first three rounds of the 2018 NIT will be played on the campuses of the higher-seeded teams (the only exception: No. 5 Washington will host No. 4 Boise State because Boise is an NCAA Tournament site). The first round will take place on March 13 and 14; the second round will be played March 15-19; the quarterfinals will be March 20 and 21.

The semifinals and final will be played in New York's Madison Square Garden on March 27 and 29.

2018 NIT schedule

Brackets and first-round matchups (all times Eastern):
Hampton (8) at Notre Dame (1) — March 13, 9 p.m. (ESPN)
Temple (5) at Penn State (4) — March 14, 8 p.m. (ESPNU)
Rider (6) at Oregon (3) — March 13, 10 p.m. (ESPN3)
Harvard (7) at Marquette (2) — March 14, 7 p.m. (ESPN2)
Wagner (8) at Baylor (1) — March 13, 7 p.m. (ESPN2)
Nebraska (5) at Mississippi State (4) — March 14, 9 p.m. (ESPN2)
Vermont (6) at Middle Tennessee State (3) — March 13, 8 p.m. (ESPNU)
Northern Kentucky (7) at Louisville (2) — March 13, 7 p.m. (ESPN)
UNC-Asheville (8) at USC (1) — March 13, 11 p.m. (ESPN2)
Boston College (5) at Western Kentucky (4) — March 13, 8 p.m. (ESPN3)
BYU (6) at Stanford (3) — March 14, 10 p.m. (ESPNU)
Florida Gulf Coast (7) at Oklahoma State (2) — March 13, 9 p.m. (ESPN2)

Southeastern Louisiana (8) at Saint Mary's (1) — March 13, 10 p.m. (ESPNU)
Boise State (4) at Washington (5) — March 14, 10 p.m. (ESPN3)
Louisiana (6) at LSU (3) — March 14, 7 p.m. (ESPN3)
UC-Davis (7) at Utah (2) — March 14, 9 p.m. (ESPN3)