2025 National Invitation Tournament
| Season | 2024–25 | ||||
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| Teams | 32 | ||||
| Finals site | Hinkle Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, Indiana | ||||
| Champions | Chattanooga (1st title) | ||||
| Runner-up | UC Irvine (1st title game) | ||||
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| Winning coach | Dan Earl (1st title) | ||||
| MVP | Trey Bonham (Chattanooga) | ||||
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The 2025 National Invitation Tournament (NIT) was a single-elimination tournament of thirty-two NCAA Division I men's college basketball teams not selected to participate in the 2025 NCAA tournament. The tournament commenced on March 18th and concluded on April 3rd. The first three rounds were played on campus sites, with the semifinal and final rounds played at Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.
Six programs made their debut in the NIT: Cal State Northridge, Jacksonville State, North Alabama, Northern Colorado, Samford, and UC Riverside.
The University of Tennessee–Chattanooga Mocs defeated the University of California–Irvine Anteaters 85–84 in overtime to claim the championship. The All-Tournament Team was composed of Trey Bonham (Chattanooga), Justin Hohn (UC Irvine), Honor Huff (Chattanooga), Devin Tillis (UC Irvine) and Atin Wright (North Texas); Bonham was also selected Most Outstanding Player.