| Season | 2018–19 | ||||
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| Teams | 32 | ||||
| Finals site | Madison Square Garden New York City | ||||
| Champions | Texas Longhorns (2nd title) | ||||
| Runner-up | Lipscomb Bisons (1st title game) | ||||
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| Winning coach | Shaka Smart (1st title) | ||||
| MVP | Dylan Osetkowski (Texas) | ||||
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The 2019 National Invitation Tournament (NIT) was a single-elimination tournament of 32 NCAA Division I men's college basketball teams that were not selected to participate in the 2019 NCAA tournament. The tournament started on March 19, and concluded on April 4. The first three rounds were played on campus sites with the higher seeded team acting as host. The semifinals and championship game were held at Madison Square Garden in New York City.