The first round of the NIT Tournament schedule tips off Tuesday with the Mississippi State Bulldogs and UMass Minutemen playing the first game of the tournament at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN2. The UT Arlington Mavericks, regular season champion of the Southland Conference, takes on the No. 1 seed in their region at 10 p.m. ET on ESPNU. Here is a look at the complete schedule for the NIT Tournament:
Region 1
No. 2 Dayton Flyers at No. 7 Iowa Hawkeyes, 7:30 p.m. (ESPN)
No. 4 Northwestern Wildcats vs. No. 5 Akron Zips, 9:00 p.m. (ESPN2)
No. 3 Oregon Ducks vs. No. 6 LSU Tigers, 9:30 p.m. (ESPN)
No. 1 Washington Huskies vs. No. 8 Texas-Arlington Mavericks, 10 p.m. (ESPNU)
Region 2
No. 1 Tennessee Volunteers vs. No. 8 Savannah St. Tigers, 8:00 p.m. (ESPNU)
No. 4 Middle Tennessee State Blue Raiders vs. No. 5 Marshall Thundering Herd, 9:15 p.m. (ESPN3)
Region 3
No. 4 Mississippi St. Bulldogs vs. No. 5 UMass Minutemen, 7:00 p.m. (ESPN2)
No. 1 Seton Hall Pirates vs. No. 8 Stony Brook Seawolves, 7:15 p.m. (ESPN3)
Region 4
No. 3 Stanford Cardinal vs. No. 6 Cleveland St. Vikings, 11:00 p.m. (ESPN2)
For more on the NIT, be sure to check out our NCAA basketball hub. Also be sure to check out our 2012 NCAA Tournament for more on the Big Dance.