The Preseason NIT brackets have been announced, with the final four taking place at Madison Square Garden on Nov. 26 and 28.
The first-round games will be played on Nov. 17. The remaining 12 teams who don’t advance to the Garden will play third- and fourth-round games on Nov. 24 and 25 on the home campus of the three highest remaining seeds.
North Regional at Purdue – Purdue vs. Eastern Michigan; Georgia vs. Loyola (Ill.)
West Regional at Arizona – Arizona vs. Florida Atlantic; Santa Clara vs. UAB
South Regional at Oklahoma vs. Mississippi Valley State; Davidson vs. James Madison
East Regional at Boston College – BC vs. Loyola (Md.); St. John’s vs. Cornell