| NIT bracket through January 16, 2012 | |||
| Colorado St. Region | St. Joe's Region | N. Iowa Region | Iowa St. Region |
| 1 Colorado St. | 1 St. Joseph's | 1 Northern Iowa | 1 Iowa St. |
| 8 Kent St. | 8 Bucknell | 8 Mississippi | 8 Richmond |
| 4 Arizona | 4 Ohio | 4 Cleveland St. | 4 Missouri St. |
| 5 Nevada | 5 Notre Dame | 5 Wyoming | 5 Denver |
| 2 Minnesota | 2 Virginia Tech | 2 Miami FL | 2 Arkansas |
| 7 Washington | 7 North Dakota St. | 7 UCLA | 7 Colorado |
| 3 Oklahoma | 3 Pittsburgh | 3 Louisiana St. | 3 Oregon |
| 6 South Dakota St. | 6 La Salle | 6 Massachusetts | 6 Central Florida |