2017 National Invitation Tournament

2017 National Invitation Tournament
Season	2016–17
Teams	32
Finals site	Madison Square Garden; New York City
Champions	TCU Horned Frogs (1st title)
Runner-up	Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (2nd title game)
Semifinalists	Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners (1st semifinal); UCF Knights (1st semifinal);
Winning coach	Jamie Dixon (1st title)
MVP	Kenrich Williams (TCU)
National Invitation Tournaments
«2016	2018»

The 2017 National Invitation Tournament was a single-elimination tournament of 32 NCAA Division I teams that were not selected to participate in the 2017 NCAA tournament. The annual tournament was played on campus sites in the first three rounds (the host team being the team with the higher seeding), with the semifinals and championship game being held at Madison Square Garden in New York City. The tournament began on Tuesday, March 14 and ended on Thursday, March 30. The NIT Selection Show aired Sunday March 12 on ESPNU.

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