| NIT bracket through February 17, 2009 | |||
| KS. ST. Region | OKLA ST. Region | SO. CAR. Region | MIAMI Region |
| 1 Kansas St. | 1 Oklahoma St. | 1 South Carolina | 1 Miami (FL) |
| 8 Stanford | 8 Wisc Green Bay | 8 NC State | 8 Vanderbilt |
| 4 New Mexico | 4 Notre Dame | 4 Nebraska | 4 Providence |
| 5 Mississippi | 5 Penn St. | 5 Illinois St. | 5 George Mason |
| 2 Michigan | 2 Texas A&M | 2 St. Mary's | 2 Cincinnati |
| 7 Tulsa | 7 VCU | 7 Auburn | 7 Cleveland St. |
| 3 Maryland | 3 UAB | 3 Baylor | 3 Creighton |
| 6 Niagara | 6 Mississippi St. | 6 Miami (OH) | 6 Rhode Island |