NIT championships and semifinal appearances explained

This is a list of NIT champions and semifinal appearances by school. Schools whose names are italicized are no longer in Division I, and can no longer be included in the tournament.

Total NIT championships

Championships	School
5	St. John's
4	Bradley
3	Dayton, Stanford
2	BYU, Kentucky, LIU, Memphis, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio State, Penn State, Providence, South Carolina, Temple, Texas, Tulsa, Virginia, Virginia Tech, West Virginia, Xavier
1	Baylor, California, CCNY, Colorado, DePaul, Duquesne, Fresno State, George Washington, Holy Cross, Indiana, La Salle, Louisville, Marquette, Maryland, Nebraska, North Carolina, North Texas, Princeton, Purdue, Saint Louis, San Francisco, Seton Hall, Southern Illinois, Southern Miss, St. Bonaventure, TCU, UCLA, UConn, Utah, Vanderbilt, Villanova, Wake Forest, Wichita State,

Total NIT semifinal appearances

App.	School
15	St. John's
8	Bradley, Dayton
7	Duquesne, Providence, St. Bonaventure
6	Alabama, Notre Dame, NYU, Penn State
5	Army, DePaul, Minnesota, Temple, Villanova, West Virginia
4	BYU, Colorado, Kentucky, Marquette, Memphis, NC State, Ohio State, Purdue, Saint Louis, Utah, Western Kentucky
3	Boston College, Clemson, Florida, Georgetown, Louisville, Loyola Chicago, Maryland, Michigan*, Nebraska, North Carolina, Oklahoma State, Oregon, Rutgers, Saint Joseph's, Seton Hall, South Carolina, Stanford, UMass, Virginia Tech, Xavier
2	Baylor, Bowling Green, Canisius, CCNY, Florida State, Fresno State, Georgia, Georgia Tech, Holy Cross, Indiana, Jacksonville, La Salle, LIU, Mississippi State, New Mexico, Niagara, Oklahoma, Old Dominion, Ole Miss, Rhode Island, San Diego State, Syracuse, TCU, Tennessee, Texas, Toledo, Tulsa, UAB, UConn, Vanderbilt, Virginia, Washington State, Wake Forest, Wichita State
1	Air Force, Arkansas, California, Cal State Bakersfield, Charlotte, Cincinnati, Colorado State, Creighton, Detroit Mercy, Duke, Fordham, George Washington, Houston, Illinois, Iowa State, Iowa, Kansas, Kansas State, Lipscomb, Little Rock, Louisiana, Louisiana Tech, LSU, Manhattan, Marshall, Miami (FL), Michigan State, Muhlenberg, Ohio, Princeton, St. Francis Brooklyn, Saint Francis (PA), Saint Peter's, San Francisco, Siena, SMU, Southern Illinois, Southern Miss, Texas A&M, Texas Tech, Tulane, UCF, UCLA, UNLV, Utah State, Valparaiso, Washington, Washington & Jefferson, Wisconsin, Wyoming

Most NIT appearances without a semifinal appearance

App.	School
14	Illinois State
13	Arizona State
9	Kent State, Missouri State, UTEP
8	Butler, Hawaii, Murray State, Oral Roberts, Pittsburgh, South Florida
7	Long Beach State, Colorado State, Missouri, Northwestern, Richmond
6	Auburn, Drexel, Fairfield, Miami (OH), New Orleans, Pepperdine
5	Akron, Boston University, Davidson, James Madison, Lafayette, Rice, UC Santa Barbara, VCU

See also