The 2008 National Invitation Tournament (known through sponsorship as the MasterCard NIT) was a single-elimination tournament of 32 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I teams that did not participate in the 2008 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament.
The 71st annual tournament began on March 18 on campus sites and ended on April 3 at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
The remaining slots were filled by the NIT Selection Committee.
The 2008 NIT Selection Committee consists of the following former college basketball coaches and administrators:[3] The following teams were automatic qualifiers for the 2008 NIT field after losing in their respective conference tournaments; by virtue of winning their conferences' regular season championship and not qualifying for the NCAA tournament.
Played at Madison Square Garden in New York City on April 1 and 3 * - Overtime game.