2016 National Invitation Tournament
Seed School Conference Record Berth type
1 Valparaiso Horizon 26-6 Automatic
2 Saint Mary 's West Coast 27-5 Automatic
3 Georgia SEC 19-13 At-Large
4 Florida State ACC 19-13 At-Large
5 Davidson Atlantic 10 20-12 At-Large
6 Belmont Ohio Valley 20-11 Automatic
7 New Mexico State WAC 23-10 Automatic
8 Texas Southern SWAC 18-14 Automatic
The 2016 National Invitation Tournament was a single-elimination tournament of 32 NCAA Division I teams that were not selected to participate in the 2016 NCAA Tournament. The annual tournament was played on campus sites for the first three rounds, with the Final Four and championship game being held at Madison Square Garden in New York City. The tournament began on Tuesday, March 15 and ended on Thursday, March 31. An experimental rule allowing players six personal fouls instead of five was approved for use in all national postseason tournaments except for the NCAA Tournament. The NIT Selection Show aired at 8:30 PM EDT on Sunday, March 13, 2016 on ESPNU. George Washington were the champions over Valparaiso.