Indianapolis to host NIT, D2, D3 title games, Final Four in ’26

Indianapolis, the capital of a basketball-crazed state, will become the center of the college hoops world in the spring of 2026.Already chosen to host the 2026 Final Four, Indianapolis will also be the site of the NIT semifinals and finals and the Division II and Division III national championship games that year, the NCAA said Thursday.Hinkle Fieldhouse, Butler’s home arena, will host the NIT semifinals, while the finals will be played in another venue yet to be announced. Long a staple of Madison Square Garden in New York, the NIT semifinals and finals moved to Las Vegas in 2023 and Indianapolis in 2024.Gainbridge Fieldhouse, home of the NBA’s Pacers and WNBA’s Fever, will see the D2 and D3 national title games played one day before the D1 championship game is held at Lucas Oil Stadium, home of the NFL’s Colts.It’s the second time that the D1, D2 and D3 championships will converge in one city. Atlanta hosted the full gamut of national championship games in 2013.

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