How to watch 2013 NIT online, TV schedule, and more

This year, the NIT features a bunch of teams that normally make the NCAA Tournament, including the Kentucky Wildcats and Tennessee Volunteers from the SEC.

Other powerhouse schools that are involved include the St. John's Red Storm, Maryland Terrapins, Stanford Cardinal and others.

All of the great action can be seen on ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU and ESPN3. If you can't find a television or have an unforgiving boss who makes you work and stuff, check out the live streams on ESPN3.com and WatchESPN.

The No. 1 seeds include Kentucky, the Southern Mississippi Eagles, Virginia Cavaliers and Alabama Crimson Tide, all teams that were directly on the bubble but lost out.

The first round of games will be played on Tuesday and Wednesday, whittling the group down to 16. All of those games will be played at the school's campus which has the higher seed.

The second round then goes on between March 21 and 25, before eventually the final four gets to the World's Most Famous Arena, Madison Square Garden on April 2 and 4.

TV: ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPN3

Streaming: ESPN3.com and WatchESPN

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