Bible College NIT

The Bible College NIT (National Invitational Tournament) is an annual men's college basketball tournament held each year in late-February or early-March. Formerly known as the Small Bible College NIT, the tournament is held to give Bible colleges of less than 1,000 on-campus students a competitive national championship.

Bible College NIT
Bible College National Invitation Tournament
SportBasketball
Founded2005
Inaugural season2006
No. of teams6-10
Country United States
Most recent
champion(s)		Trinity College of Florida (2020)
Most titles4 – Trinity Baptist College; Davis College
Official websitehttp://sbcaa.wordpress.com

It is often considered "the kick-off to March Madness", and a tune-up for teams that also compete in the USCAA, NCCAA, and NAIA post-season.[1] The tournament offers a unique opportunity for those teams to win a national title outside of their respective divisions, and for players who don't see much action during the regular season to have break out performances. The "Madness" was at its peak in 2011 when Davis College defeated Washington Bible College in double-overtime in the semi-final, and followed up the next day with another double-overtime victory over Trinity Baptist College to win their first title. In the 2013 edition, Trinity Baptist freshman Simeon Howard scored a career-high 27 points; and fellow TBC guard Calvin Leach, a walk-on, tallied 17 in the opening round against New England Baptist College. In 2015, Davis freshman Mark Riches earned tournament MVP honors after averaging over 18 points per game. Generally, six to ten schools compete in the tournament each year. The winner is recognized as the Bible College National Champion. The site of the tournament is rotated between several schools, with Word of Life Bible Institute being the most recent host.

Champions
Year Winner Runner-up Score
2006 Trinity Baptist College
2007 Word of Life Bible Institute
2008 (vacated)
2009 Trinity Baptist College
2010 Washington Bible College
2011 Davis College
2012 Trinity Baptist College
2013 Davis College Trinity Baptist College 74-63[2]
2014 Trinity Baptist College Mid-Atlantic Christian University 76-61[3]
2015 Davis College Trinity College of Florida 99-82[4][5]
2016 Trinity College of Florida Trinity Baptist College 94-61[6]
2017 Trinity College of Florida Trinity Baptist College 63-47[7]
2018 Mid Atlantic Christian University Trinity Baptist College 75-54
2019 Davis College Trinity Baptist College 68-63[8][9]
2020 Trinity College of Florida Blue Lights College 84-76
2021 Southeastern Bible College Toccoa Falls College 66-65
2022 Word of Life Bible Institute Appalachian Bible College 97-88

See also

References
  1. "NIT Basketball". Trinity Baptist College Athletics. Archived from the original on 7 March 2016. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
  2. "Davis College scores second national title in three years". WBNG-TV. 6 March 2013.
  3. "MACU comes up short in Bible College NIT final". Daily Advance. February 23, 2014.
  4. "Davis Wins National Basketball Championship". Davis College. 26 February 2015. Archived from the original on 7 March 2016.
  5. "Davis wins Bible college N.I.T." Binghamton Homepage. 25 February 2015.
  6. "Trinity College reaches its goal, brings home national title". Tampa Tribune. 27 February 2016. Archived from the original on 1 March 2016.
  7. "MACU takes third in tough BCNIT". MACU Mustangs Athletics. February 19, 2017.
  8. "Bible College NIT champs crowned". Balladeers Blog. March 6, 2019.
  9. "Davis College wins Bible College NIT title". WBNG. March 6, 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.