The first three rounds were played on campus sites with the higher seeded team acting as host.
The semifinals and championship game were held at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
On February 22, 2019, the NCAA announced a set of experimental rules that were used in this edition of the NIT.
Such teams were eligible to receive an at-large berth into the NCAA tournament but did not.
* Denotes overtime period ESPN, Inc. had exclusive television rights to all of the NIT Games.