Men's Basketball NIT Appearances
| Overall | Home | Away | Neutral |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26-13 (.666) | 16-4 (.800) | 2-6 (.250) | 8-3 (.727) |
| Year | Bracket | Bye | Opponent | Score | Date | Location | Coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | 14 Teams | Temple | L, 73-88 | March 10 | New York, N.Y. | Howie Shannon | |
| 1973 (Champion) |
16 Teams | New Mexico | W, 65-63 | March 18 | New York, N.Y. | Don DeVoe | |
| Fairfield | W, 77-76 | March 22 | |||||
| Semifinal | Alabama | W, 74-73 | March 24 | ||||
| Final | Notre Dame | W, 92-91 (OT) | March 25 | ||||
| 1977 | 16 Teams | Georgetown | W, 83-79 | March 9 | Blacksburg, Va. | Charles Moir | |
| Alabama | L, 72-79 | March 14 | New York, N.Y. | ||||
| 1982 | 32 Teams | Fordham | W, 69-58 | March 12 | Blacksburg, Va. | Charles Moir | |
| Mississippi | W, 61-50 | March 15 | Oxford, Miss. | ||||
| Georgia | L, 73-90 | March 18 | Athens, Ga. | ||||
| 1983 | 32 Teams | William & Mary | W, 85-79 | March 17 | Blacksburg, Va. | Charles Moir | |
| South Carolina | L, 68-75 | March 21 | Columbia, S.C. | ||||
| 1984 (3rd Place) |
32 Teams | Georgia Tech | W, 77-74 | March 15 | Blacksburg, Va. | Charles Moir | |
| South Alabama | W, 68-66 | March 18 | Greensboro, N.C. | ||||
| Tennessee | W, 72-68 | March 23 | Blacksburg, Va. | ||||
| Semifinal | Michigan | L, 75-78 | March 26 | New York, N.Y. | |||
| Third Place | Southwestern Louisiana | W, 71-70 | March 28 | ||||
| 1995 (Champion) |
32 Teams | Clemson | W, 62-54 | March 17 | Blacksburg, Va. | Bill Foster | |
| Providence | W, 91-78 | March 20 | Providence, R.I. | ||||
| New Mexico | W, 64-61 | March 22 | Blacksburg, Va. | ||||
| Semifinal | Canisius | W, 71-59 | March 27 | New York, N.Y. | |||
| Final | Marquette | W, 65-64 (OT) | March 29 | ||||
| 2005 | 40 Teams | Single | Temple | W, 60-50 | March 15 | Blacksburg, Va. | Seth Greenberg |
| Memphis | L, 62-83 | March 19 | Memphis, Tenn. | ||||
| 2008 | 32 Teams (1 Seed) |
#8 Morgan State | W, 94-62 | March 19 | Blacksburg, Va. | Seth Greenberg | |
| #5 UAB | W, 75-49 | March 24 | |||||
| #2 Mississippi | L, 72, 81 | March 26 | |||||
| 2009 | 32 Teams (2 Seed) |
#7 Duquesne | W, 118-106 (2OT) | March 18 | Blacksburg, Va. | Seth Greenberg | |
| #3 Baylor | L, 66-84 | March 21 | |||||
| 2010 | 32 Teams (1 Seed) |
#8 Quinnipiac | W, 81-61 | March 17 | Blacksburg, Va. | Seth Greenberg | |
| #4 Connecticut | W, 65-63 | March 22 | |||||
| #2 Rhode Island | L, 72-79 | March 24 | |||||
| 2011 | 32 Teams (1 Seed) |
#8 Bethune-Cookman | W, 79-54 | March 16 | Blacksburg, Va. | Seth Greenberg | |
| #4 Wichita State | L, 76-79 (OT) | March 20 | |||||
| 2016 | 32 Teams (3 Seed) |
#6 Princeton | W, 86-81 (OT) | March 16 | Blacksburg, Va. | Buzz Williams | |
| #2 BYU | L, 77-80 | March 18 | Provo, Utah | ||||
| 2023 | 32 Teams | #4 Cincinnati | L, 72-81 | March 15 | Cincinnati, Ohio | Mike Young | |
| 2024 | 32 Teams (3 Seed) |
Richmond | W, 71-58 | March 19 | Blacksburg, Va. | Mike Young | |
| #2 Ohio State | L, 73-81 | March 23 | Columbus, Ohio |
