| NIT bracket through March 9, 2009 | |||
| Auburn Region | Florida Region | South Carolina Region | St. Mary's Region |
| 1 Auburn | 1 Florida | 1 South Carolina | 1 St. Mary's |
| 8 UT-Martin | 8 Jacksonville | 8 Weber St. | 8 Vanderbilt |
| 4 Notre Dame | 4 Nebraska | 4 Kansas St. | 4 Kentucky |
| 5 George Mason | 5 Illinois St. | 5 Georgetown | 5 Davidson |
| 2 Virginia Tech | 2 Miami (FL) | 2 Maryland | 2 San Diego St. |
| 7 Cincinnati | 7 Mississippi | 7 Mississippi St. | 7 Tulsa |
| 3 Temple | 3 UAB | 3 Providence | 3 Southern Cal |
| 6 Niagara | 6 Baylor | 6 Rhode Island | 6 Northwestern |