Based on the current projections for the 2018 Division 1 Men’s Basketball Tournament from BracketBluster, below is the seed list for the National Invitation Tournament (NIT). Berths were given to number one seeds that are not projected to win their conference tournament.
| NIT Seed | Team | Conf. | Rec. | Rating |
| nit1 | Missouri | SEC | 13-8 | 85.75% |
| nit1 | Western Kentucky | CUSA | 15-6 | 85.69% |
| nit1 | SMU | Amer | 14-7 | 85.53% |
| nit1 | Notre Dame | ACC | 13-8 | 85.31% |
| nit2 | UCLA | P12 | 15-7 | 84.90% |
| nit2 | North Carolina St. | ACC | 15-7 | 84.58% |
| nit2 | South Carolina | SEC | 13-8 | 84.55% |
| nit2 | Utah | P12 | 13-8 | 84.05% |
| nit3 | Nebraska | B10 | 16-8 | 83.54% |
| nit3 | BYU | WCC | 18-5 | 83.35% |
| nit3 | Baylor | B12 | 12-9 | 82.21% |
| nit3 | Georgia | SEC | 12-8 | 82.21% |
| nit4 | Oregon | P12 | 14-7 | 82.05% |
| nit4 | St. Bonaventure | A10 | 13-6 | 81.77% |
| nit4 | Washington | P12 | 14-6 | 81.54% |
| nit4 | Oklahoma St. | B12 | 13-8 | 81.29% |
| nit5 | Mississippi St. | SEC | 15-6 | 80.22% |
| nit5 | LSU | SEC | 12-8 | 80.06% |
| nit5 | Northwestern | B10 | 13-9 | 79.36% |
| nit5 | Temple | Amer | 10-10 | 79.08% |
| nit6 | Penn St. | B10 | 15-8 | 78.63% |
| nit6 | Mississippi | SEC | 11-10 | 78.47% |
| nit6 | Boston College | ACC | 13-8 | 78.22% |
| nit6 | UCF | Amer | 13-7 | 77.90% |
| nit7 | Old Dominion | CUSA | 16-4 | 77.81% |
| nit7 | Toledo | MAC | 15-6 | 77.08% |
| nit7 | Rider | MAAC | 15-7 | 69.10% |
| nit7 | College of Charleston | CAA | 16-6 | 66.73% |
| nit8 | Winthrop | BSth | 13-8 | 56.85% |
| nit8 | Hawaii | BW | 13-6 | 56.44% |
| nit8 | Nicholls St. | Slnd | 13-9 | 41.47% |
| nit8 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | SWAC | 7-15 | 14.62% |
| Minnesota | B10 | 14-9 | 76.89% | |
| Wyoming | MWC | 14-7 | 76.86% | |
| Colorado | P12 | 12-10 | 75.69% | |
| Indiana | B10 | 12-9 | 75.69% |
