| Season | 2017–18 | ||||
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| Teams | 32 | ||||
| Finals site | Madison Square Garden New York City | ||||
| Champions | Penn State Nittany Lions (2nd title) | ||||
| Runner-up | Utah Utes (3rd title game) | ||||
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| Winning coach | Pat Chambers (1st title) | ||||
| MVP | Lamar Stevens (Penn State) | ||||
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The 2018 National Invitation Tournament was a single-elimination tournament of 32 NCAA Division I college men's basketball teams that were not selected to participate in the 2018 NCAA tournament. The first three rounds of the annual tournament were played on campus sites (the host team being the higher-seeded team). The semifinals and championship game were held at Madison Square Garden in New York City.