| Season | 2016–17 | ||||
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| Teams | 32 | ||||
| Finals site | Madison Square Garden New York City | ||||
| Champions | TCU Horned Frogs (1st title) | ||||
| Runner-up | Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (2nd title game) | ||||
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| Winning coach | Jamie Dixon (1st title) | ||||
| MVP | Kenrich Williams (TCU) | ||||
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The 2017 National Invitation Tournament was a single-elimination tournament of 32 NCAA Division I teams that were not selected to participate in the 2017 NCAA tournament. The annual tournament was played on campus sites in the first three rounds (the host team being the team with the higher seeding), with the semifinals and championship game being held at Madison Square Garden in New York City. The tournament began on Tuesday, March 14 and ended on Thursday, March 30. The NIT Selection Show aired Sunday March 12 on ESPNU.