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2021 NIT Tournament to feature 16 teams in North Texas
By JACOB POLACHECK
The 2021 National Invitation Tournament will feature 16 teams with all games being played in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex, per a press release Monday.
This year’s NIT Tournament will feature 16 teams, as games will be played at Comerica Center in Frisco, Texas and at the UNT Coliseum on the campus of North Texas in Denton.
Teams and pairings for the 2021 NIT Tournament is set to be released on Sunday, March 14 at 8:30 p.m. The selections will be broadcasted on ESPN U.
First-round games will be played Wednesday, March 17, through Saturday, March 20. Quarterfinals will take place Thursday, March 25. The semifinals and championship will take place Saturday and Sunday, March 27 and 28.
All 16 teams will be selected as at-large qualifiers and there will be no automatic qualifiers.
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