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The National Invitation Tournament (NIT) is an annual men's college basketball tournament operated by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). Since 2023, all rounds of the tournament are played at various sites across the country which are selected annually. From its founding in 1938 to 2022, the semifinals and finals were always played at…
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TTTA extracted 82 structured relationships around National Invitation Tournament. Examples in this analysis include National Invitation Tournament → Broadcasters → ESPN ESPN2 ESPNU and National Invitation Tournament → Country → United States. The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.
| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Invitation Tournament | Broadcasters | ESPN ESPN2 ESPNU | 1.00 | infobox |
| National Invitation Tournament | Country | United States | 1.00 | infobox |
| National Invitation Tournament | First season | 1938 | 1.00 | infobox |
| National Invitation Tournament | Founded | 1938 | 1.00 | infobox |
| National Invitation Tournament | Founder | Metropolitan Basketball Writers Association | 1.00 | infobox |
| National Invitation Tournament | Most recent champion | Auburn (1st title) | 1.00 | infobox |
| National Invitation Tournament | Most titles | St. John's (5) | 1.00 | infobox |
| National Invitation Tournament | Motto | College Basketball's Beginning | 1.00 | infobox |
| National Invitation Tournament | No. of teams | 32 | 1.00 | infobox |
| National Invitation Tournament | Related competitions | NIT Season Tip-Off NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament College Basketball Crown College Basketball Invitational CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament | 1.00 | infobox |
| National Invitation Tournament | Sport | College basketball | 1.00 | infobox |
| National Invitation Tournament | Streaming partner | ESPN+ | 1.00 | infobox |
| National Invitation Tournament | Website | National Invitation Tournament - NIT Basketball Championship | 1.00 | infobox |
| National Invitation Tournament | founded in | 1938 | 0.95 | text |
| National Invitation Tournament | founded by | the Metropolitan Basketball Writers Association | 0.90 | text |
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Source: Wikipedia — National Invitation Tournament · EN edition · Analysis: TopicsToTalkAbout