| NIT bracket through February 8, 2009 | |||
| UAB Region | MIAMI Region | BAYLOR Region | ARIZONA Region |
| 1 UAB | 1 Miami | 1 Baylor | 1 Arizona |
| 8 Vanderbilt | 8 Stanford | 8 Texas El Paso | 8 Cleveland St. |
| 4 Maryland | 4 Mississippi St. | 4 New Mexico | 4 Nebraska |
| 5 Rhode Island | 5 Tulsa | 5 Wisc Green Bay | 5 Illinois St. |
| 2 Texas A&M | 2 Cincinnati | 2 Michigan | 2 St. Mary's |
| 7 Saint Joseph's | 7 VCU | 7 Providence | 7 Northwestern |
| 3 UNLV | 3 Miami OH | 3 George Mason | 3 Creighton |
| 6 Mississippi | 6 Penn St. | 6 Niagara | 6 Notre Dame |