Auburn、Wake Forest和Tulsa赢得了最好的NIT种子;比赛于3月17日开始,4月2日和5日在印第安纳波利斯举行决赛。 Auburn, Wake Forest, and Tulsa earned top NIT seeds; tournament starts March 17, with finals in Indianapolis on April 2 and 5.

Auburn、新墨西哥州、Wake Forest和Tulsa在2026年NIT中获得了顶级种子,Auburn第二队被排除在NCAA比赛之外,接受其投标并主办前两场比赛。 Auburn, New Mexico, Wake Forest, and Tulsa earned top seeds in the 2026 NIT, with Auburn—second team excluded from the NCAA Tournament—accepting its bid and hosting first two games. 其他小组,如俄克拉荷马州、圣地亚哥州和印第安纳州,拒绝了NIT邀请。 Other teams like Oklahoma, San Diego State, and Indiana declined NIT invitations. 比赛于3月17日开始, 首轮和第二轮比赛及四分之一决赛由高阶种子主办。 The tournament begins March 17 with first- and second-round games and quarterfinals hosted by higher seeds. 4月2日和5日, 印地安那波利斯的半决赛和锦标赛预定在印第安纳波利斯举行。 Semifinals and championship are set for Indianapolis on April 2 and 5. 以往的冠军,包括代顿、威奇塔州和爱尔文联合阵线(UC Irvine) 都在战场上。 Past champions including Dayton, Wichita State, and UC Irvine are in the field.