| Season | 2008–09 | ||||
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| Teams | 32 | ||||
| Finals site | Madison Square Garden New York City | ||||
| Champions | Penn State (1st title) | ||||
| Runner-up | Baylor (1st title game) | ||||
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| Winning coach | Ed DeChellis (1st title) | ||||
| MVP | Jamelle Cornley (Penn State) | ||||
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The 2009 National Invitation Tournament was a single-elimination tournament of 32 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I teams that were not selected to participate in the 2009 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. The 72nd annual tournament began on March 17 on campus sites and ended on April 2 at Madison Square Garden in New York City, with Penn State winning the final 69–63 over Baylor.