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