2014 National Invitation Tournament

The following teams earned automatic berths into the 2014 NIT field having won their respective conference's regular season championship, but failing to win their conference tournament.

Southern from the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) was the league regular-season champion and lost in their conference tournament but is ineligible for the NIT due to Academic Progress Rate (APR) sanctions.{{cite web |last=Katz |first=Andy |author-link=Andy Katz |date=March 1, 2014 |title=NCAA gives SWAC exemption |url=https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/10536916 |access-date=November 4, 2023 |website=ESPN.com}} No team from the SWAC received an NIT autobid.{{citation needed|date=March 2014}}

Arizona (Pac-12), Cincinnati (American), Kansas (Big 12), Michigan (Big Ten), Saint Louis (Atlantic 10), San Diego State (Mountain West) and Villanova (Big East) received automatic bids to the NIT, but did not accept them as they were selected as at-large teams in the 2014 NCAA tournament.

The following 19 teams were also awarded NIT berths.

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Games are played at higher seed unless noted.

{{8TeamBracket

| RD1= First round
March 18–19

| RD2= Second round
March 24

| RD3= Quarterfinals
March 26

| RD1-seed1=1

| RD1-team1=SMU

| RD1-score1=68

| RD1-seed2=8

| RD1-team2=UC Irvine

| RD1-score2= 54

| RD1-seed3=4

| RD1-team3=San Francisco

| RD1-score3=63

| RD1-seed4=5

| RD1-team4=LSU

| RD1-score4= 71

| RD1-seed5=2

| RD1-team5=California

| RD1-score5=77

| RD1-seed6=7

| RD1-team6=Utah Valley

| RD1-score6=64

| RD1-seed7=3

| RD1-team7=Arkansas

| RD1-score7=91

| RD1-seed8=6

| RD1-team8=Indiana State

| RD1-score8=71

| RD2-seed1=1

| RD2-team1=SMU

| RD2-score1=80

| RD2-seed2=5

| RD2-team2=LSU

| RD2-score2=67

| RD2-seed3=2

| RD2-team3=California

| RD2-score3=75

| RD2-seed4=3

| RD2-team4=Arkansas

| RD2-score4=64

| RD3-seed1=1

| RD3-team1=SMU

| RD3-score1=67

| RD3-seed2=2

| RD3-team2= California

| RD3-score2= 65

}}

{{8TeamBracket

| RD1= First round
March 18–19

| RD2= Second round
March 21, 23

| RD3= Quarterfinals
March 25

| RD1-seed1=1

| RD1-team1=St. John's

| RD1-score1= 78

| RD1-seed2=8

| RD1-team2=Robert Morris

| RD1-score2= 89

| RD1-seed3=4

| RD1-team3=Green Bay

| RD1-score3=65

| RD1-seed4=5

| RD1-team4=Belmont

| RD1-score4=80

| RD1-seed5=2

| RD1-team5=Illinois

| RD1-score5=66

| RD1-seed6=7

| RD1-team6=Boston University

| RD1-score6=62

| RD1-seed7=3

| RD1-team7=Clemson

| RD1-score7=78

| RD1-seed8=6

| RD1-team8=Georgia State

| RD1-score8=66

| RD2-seed1=8

| RD2-team1=Robert Morris

| RD2-score1=71

| RD2-seed2=5

| RD2-team2=Belmont

| RD2-score2=82

| RD2-seed3= 2

| RD2-team3= Illinois

| RD2-score3=49

| RD2-seed4=3

| RD2-team4=Clemson

| RD2-score4=50

| RD3-seed1=5

| RD3-team1= Belmont

| RD3-score1=68

| RD3-seed2=3

| RD3-team2=Clemson

| RD3-score2=73

}}

*#2 Illinois played at #7 Boston University and at #3 Clemson due to State Farm Center renovations.

{{8TeamBracket

| RD1= First round
March 18–19

| RD2= Second round
March 23

| RD3= Quarterfinals
March 25

| RD1-seed1=1

| RD1-team1=Minnesota

| RD1-score1=88

| RD1-seed2=8

| RD1-team2=High Point

| RD1-score2=81

| RD1-seed3=4

| RD1-team3=Saint Mary's

| RD1-score3=70

| RD1-seed4=5

| RD1-team4=Utah

| RD1-score4=58

| RD1-seed5=2

| RD1-team5=Missouri

| RD1-score5=85

| RD1-seed6=7

| RD1-team6=Davidson

| RD1-score6=77

| RD1-seed7=3

| RD1-team7=Southern Miss

| RD1-score7=66

| RD1-seed8=6

| RD1-team8=Toledo

| RD1-score8=59

| RD2-seed1=1

| RD2-team1=Minnesota

| RD2-score1=63

| RD2-seed2=4

| RD2-team2=Saint Mary's

| RD2-score2=55

| RD2-seed3=2

| RD2-team3=Missouri

| RD2-score3=63

| RD2-seed4=3

| RD2-team4=Southern Miss

| RD2-score4=71

| RD3-seed1=1

| RD3-team1=Minnesota

| RD3-score1=81

| RD3-seed2=3

| RD3-team2=Southern Miss

| RD3-score2=73

}}

{{8TeamBracket

| RD1= First round
March 18–19

| RD2= Second round
March 22, 24

| RD3= Quarterfinals
March 26

| RD1-seed1=1

| RD1-team1=Florida State

| RD1-score1=58

| RD1-seed2=8

| RD1-team2=Florida Gulf Coast

| RD1-score2=53

| RD1-seed3=4

| RD1-team3=Georgetown

| RD1-score3=77

| RD1-seed4=5

| RD1-team4=West Virginia

| RD1-score4=65

| RD1-seed5=2

| RD1-team5=Georgia

| RD1-score5=63

| RD1-seed6=7

| RD1-team6=Vermont

| RD1-score6=56

| RD1-seed7=3

| RD1-team7=Louisiana Tech

| RD1-score7=89

| RD1-seed8=6

| RD1-team8=Iona

| RD1-score8=88

| RD2-seed1=1

| RD2-team1=Florida State

| RD2-score1=101

| RD2-seed2=4

| RD2-team2=Georgetown

| RD2-score2=90

| RD2-seed3=2

| RD2-team3=Georgia

| RD2-score3=71

| RD2-seed4=3

| RD2-team4=Louisiana Tech

| RD2-score4=79

| RD3-seed1=1

| RD3-team1=Florida State

| RD3-score1=78

| RD3-seed2=3

| RD3-team2=Louisiana Tech

| RD3-score2=75

}}

{{4TeamBracket

| RD1=Semifinals
April 1

| RD2=Final
April 3

| RD1-seed1=1

| RD1-team1=SMU

| RD1-score1=65

| RD1-seed2=3

| RD1-team2=Clemson

| RD1-score2=59

| RD1-seed3=1

| RD1-team3=Minnesota

| RD1-score3=67^OT

| RD1-seed4=1

| RD1-team4=Florida State

| RD1-score4=64

| RD2-seed1=1

| RD2-team1=SMU

| RD2-score1=63

| RD2-seed2=1

| RD2-team2=Minnesota

| RD2-score2=65

}}

ESPN has exclusive television rights to all NIT games. They aired every single game across ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU and ESPN3.{{cite web |last=Humes |first=Mike |date=March 17, 2014 |title=Men's College Basketball: Exclusive Coverage of Every NIT Game across ESPN Networks |url=https://espnpressroom.com/us/press-releases/2014/03/mens-college-basketball-exclusive-coverage-of-every-nit-game-across-espn-networks |access-date=November 4, 2023 |publisher=ESPN Media Zone}} Since 2011 Westwood One has held exclusive radio rights to the semifinals and championship. In 2014, John Tautges and Kelly Tripucka called these games for Westwood One.{{cite web|title=2014 National Invitation Tournament (NIT) Semifinals & Championship TV & Radio Schedule |url=http://eyeonskyandairsports.blogspot.com/2014/03/2014-national-invitation-tournament-nit_29.html|publisher=Eye on Sky and Air Sports|access-date=March 29, 2014|date=March 29, 2014}}

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• 2014 NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament
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• 2014 NCAA Division III women's basketball tournament
• 2014 NAIA Division I men's basketball tournament
• 2014 NAIA Division II men's basketball tournament
• 2014 NAIA Division I women's basketball tournament
• 2014 NAIA Division II women's basketball tournament
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