| NIT bracket through March 15, 2009 | |||
| Penn St. Region | Arizona Region | Auburn Region | Creighton Region |
| 1 Penn St. | 1 Arizona | 1 Auburn | 1 Creighton |
| 8 Bowling Green | 8 Weber St. | 8 UT-Martin | 8 Jacksonville |
| 4 Baylor | 4 Kentucky | 4 UAB | 4 Kansas St. |
| 5 Notre Dame | 5 Georgetown | 5 George Mason | 5 Illinois St. |
| 2 Virginia Tech | 2 St. Mary's | 2 South Carolina | 2 Florida |
| 7 Duquesne | 7 Nebraska | 7 Cincinnati | 7 Rhode Island |
| 3 UNLV | 3 New Mexico | 3 Miami (FL) | 3 Providence |
| 6 Tulsa | 6 Northwestern | 6 Davidson | 6 Niagara |