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NCAA Basketball
NIT Tournament


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Current Men's NIT Title Holders

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Current Women's NIT Title Holders

Through 2023 NIT Championships
NIT Tournament   Women's NIT Tournament
YEAR
CHAMPION
RUNNER-UP
SCORE
1938 Temple Owls
Colorado Buffaloes
60-36
1939 Long Island-Brooklyn Blackbirds
Loyola Ramblers
44-32
1940 Colorado Buffaloes
Duquesne Dukes
51-40
1941 Long Island-Brooklyn Blackbirds
Ohio Univeristy Bobcats
56-42
1942 West Virginia Mountaineers
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
47-45
1943 St. John's Red Storm
Toledo Rockets
48-27
1944 St. John's Red Storm
DePaul Blue Demons
47-39
1945 DePaul Blue Demons
Bowling Green Falcons
71-54
1946 Kentucky Wildcats
Rhode Island Rams
46-45
1947 Utah Utes
Kentucky Wildcats
49-45
1948 St. Louis Billikens
New York University Violets
65-52
1949 San Francisco Dons
Loyola Ramblers
48-47
1950 City College of New York Beavers
Bradley Braves
69-61
1951 BYU Cougars
Dayton Flyers
62-43
1952 La Salle Explorers
Dayton Flyers
75-64
1953 Seton Hall Pirates
St. John's Red Storm
58-46
1954 Holy Cross Crusaders
Duquesne Dukes
71-62
1955 Duquesne Dukes
Dayton Flyers
70-58
1956 Louisville Cardinals
Dayton Flyers
93-80
1957 Bradley Braves
Memphis State Tigers
84-83
1958 Xavier Musketeers
Dayton Flyers
78-74 OT
1959 St. John's Red Storm
Bradley Braves
76-71 OT
1960 Bradley Braves
Providence Friars
88-72
1961 Providence Friars
St. Louis Billikens
62-59
1962 Dayton Flyers
St. John's Red Storm
73-67
1963 Providence Friars
Canisius Golden Griffines
81-66
1964 Bradley Braves
New Mexico Lobos
86-54
1965 St. John's Red Storm
Villanova Wildcats
55-51
1966 BYU Cougars
New York University Violets
97-84
1967 Southern Illinois Salukis
Marquette Golden Eagles
71-56
1968 Dayton Flyers
Kansas Jayhawks
61-48
1969 Temple Owls
Boston College Eagles
89-76
1970 Marquette Golden Eagles
St. John's Red Storm
65-53
1971 North Carolina Tar Heels
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
84-66
1972 Maryland Terrapins
Niagara Purple Eagle
100-69
1973 Virginia Tech Hokies
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
92-91 OT
1974 Purdue Boilermakers
Utah Utes
97-81
1975 Princeton Tigers
Providence Friars
80-69
1976 Kentucky Wildcats
UNC-Charlotte 49ers
71-67
1977 St. Bonaventure Bonnies
Houston Cougars
94-91
1978 Texas Longhorns
North Carolina State Wolfpack
101-93
1979 Indiana Hoosiers
Purdue Boilermakers
53-52
1980 Virginia Cavaliers
Minnesota Golden Gophers
58-55
1981 Tulsa Golden Hurricane
Syracuse Orangemen
86-84 OT
1982 Bradley Braves
Purdue Boilermakers
67-58
1983 Fresno State Bulldogs
DePaul Blue Demons
69-60
1984 Michigan Wolverines
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
83-63
1985 UCLA Bruins
Indiana Hoosiers
65-62
1986 Ohio State Buckeyes
Wyoming Cowboys
73-63
1987 Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles
La Salle Explorers
84-80
1988 Connecticut Huskies
Ohio State Buckeyes
72-67
1989 St. John's Red Storm
St. Louis Billikens
73-65
1990 Vanderbilt Commodores
St. Louis Billikens
74-72
1991 Stanford Cardinal
Oklahoma Sooners
78-72
1992 Virginia Cavaliers
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
81-76 OT
1993 Minnesota Golden Gophers
Georgetown Hoyas
62-61
1994 Villanova Wildcats
Vanderbilt Commodores
80-73
1995 Virginia Tech Hokies
Marquette Golden Eagles
65-64 OT
1996 Nebraska Cornhuskers
St. Joseph's Hawks
60-56
1997 Michigan Wolverines
Florida State Seminoles
82-72
1998 Minnesota Golden Gophers
Penn State Nittany Lions
79-72
1999 California Golden Bears
Clemson Tigers
61-60
2000 Wake Forest Demon Deacons
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
71-61
2001 Tulsa Golden Hurricane
Alabama Crimson Tide
79-60
2002 Memphis Tigers
South Carolina Gamecocks
72-62
2003
St. John's Red Storm
Georgetown Hoyas
70-67
2004
Michigan Wolverines
Rutgers Scarlet Knights
62-55
2005
South Carolina Gamecocks
St. Joseph's Hawks
60-57
2006
South Carolina Gamecocks
Michigan Wolverines
76-64
2007
West Virginia Mointaineers
Clemson Tigers
78-73
2008
Ohio State Buckeyes
Massachusetts Minutemen
92-85
2009
Penn State Nittany Lions
Baylor Bears
69-63
2010
Dayton Flyers
North Carolina Tar Heels
79-68
2011
Wichita State Shockers
Alabama Crimson Tide
66-57
2012
Stanford Cardinal
Minnesota Golden Gophers
75-51
2013
Baylor Bears
Iowa Hawkeyes
74-54
2014
Minnesota Golden Gophers
SMU Mustangs
65-63
2015
Stanford Cardinal
Miami Hurricanes
66-64 OT
2016
George Washington Colonials
Valparaiso Crusaders
76-60
2017
TCU Horned Frogs
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
88-56
2018
Penn State Nittany Lions
Utah Utes
82-66
2019
Texas Longhorns
Lipscomb Bisons
81-66
2020
Tournament
Canceled
--
2021
Memphis Tigers
Mississippi State Bulldogs
77-64
2022
Xavier Musketeers
Texas A&M Aggies
73-72
2023
North Texas Mean Green
Alabama-Birmingham Blazers
68-61
2024



The 1997, 1998 and 2003 titles vacated

Women's NIT  Men's NIT
YEAR WINNER RUNNER-UP SCORE
1969 Wayland Baptist Pioneers Ouachita Baptist Tigers
54-34
1970 Wayland Baptist Pioneers Midwestern State Mustangs
50-46
1971 Wayland Baptist Pioneers Parsons Wildcats
63-44
1972 Wayland Baptist Pioneers John F. Kennedy Patriettes
48-41
1973 Wayland Baptist Pioneers John F. Kennedy Patriettes 52-49
1974 Wayland Baptist Pioneers John F. Kennedy Patriettes 59-52
1975 Wayland Baptist Pioneers UCLA Bruins
79-41
1976 Wayland Baptist Pioneers UCLA Bruins
90-77
1977 Wayland Baptist Pioneers
UCLA Bruins
79-75
1978 Old Dominion Lady Monarchs
Texas Longhorns
70-60
1979 South Carolina Gamecocks
Drake Bulldogs
74-71
1980 Oregon State Beavers
North Carolina Tar Heels
71-62
1981 Georgia Bulldogs
Arizona State Wildcats
75-73
1982 Oregon State Beavers
Florida State seminoles
76-60
1983 New Orleans Privateers
Memphis State Tigers
68-58
1984 Vanderbilt Commodores
Tennessee-Chattanooga Mocs
67-66
1985 LSU Tigers
Florida Gators
74-54
1986 Idaho Vandals
Northwestern State Demons
100-91
1987 Arkansas Razorbacks
California Golden Bears
112-80
1988 DePaul Blue Demons
Purdue Boilermakers
83-55
1989 Oregon Ducks
San Diego State Aztecs
67-64
1990 Kentucky Wildcats
Toledo Rockets
85-76
1991 Santa Clara Broncos
Indiana Hoosiers
71-68
1992 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
Hawaii Rainbow Wahine
90-72
1993 Arkansas State Indians
SMU Mustangs
67-54
1994 Oklahoma Sooners
Arkansas State Indians
69-65
1995 Texas A&M Aggies
Northwestern State Demons
85-81
1996 Arizona Wildcats
Northwestern Wildcats
79-63
1997 No Tournament Held
1998 Penn State Nittany Lions
Baylor Bears
59-56
1999 Arkansas Razorbacks
Wisconsin Badgers
67-64
2000 Wisconsin Badgers
Florida Gators
75-74
2001 Ohio State Buckeys
New Mexico Lobos
62-61
2002 Oregon Ducks
Houston Cougars
54-52
2003
Auburn Tigers
Baylor Bears
64-63
2004
Creighton Bluejays
UNLV Runnin Rebels
72-53
2005
Southwest Missouri State Lady Bears
West Virginia Mountaineers
78-70
2006
Kansas State Wildcats
Marquette Golden Eagles
77-65
2007
Wyoming Cowgirls
Wisconsin Badgers
72-56
2008
Marquette Golden Eagles
Michigan State Spartans
81-66
2009
South Florida Bulls
Kansas Jayhawks
75-71
2010
California Golden Bears
Miami Hurricanes
73-61
2011
Toledo Rockets
USC Trojans
76-68
2012
Oklahoma State Cowgirls
James Madison Dukes
75-68
2013
Drexel Dragons
Utah Utes
46-43
2014
Rutgers Scarlet Knights
Texas-El Paso Miners
56-54
2015
UCLA Bruins
West Virginia Mountaineers
62-60
2016
South Dakota Coyotes
Florida Gulf Coast Eagles
71-65
2017
Michigan Wolverines
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
89-79 3OT
2018
Indiana Hoosiers
Virginia Tech Hokies
65-57
2019
Arizona Wildcats
Northwestern Wildcats
56-42
2020
Tournament
Canceled
--
2021
Rice Owls
Mississppi Rebels
71-58
2022
South Dakota State Jackrabbits
Seton Hall Pirates
82-50
2023
Kansas Jayhawks
Colombia Lions
66-59
2024