An invitational is a competition where only invited competitors may participate. Invitational can also refer to:

Sport

Invitational tournament An invitational is a competition where only invited competitors may participate. Invitational can also refer to: Sport * Invitational tournament College sports * National Invitational Tournament, a U.S. men's college basketball tournament ...

College sports

National Invitational Tournament The National Invitation Tournament (NIT) is an annual men's college basketball tournament operated by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). Since 2023, all rounds of the tournament are played at various sites across the country whi ...

, a U.S. men's college basketball tournament *

College Basketball Invitational The College Basketball Invitational (CBI) is a men's college basketball tournament created in 2007 by The Gazelle Group. The inaugural tournament occurred after the conclusion of the 2007–08 men's college basketball regular season. The CBI sel ...

, a U.S. men's college basketball tournament *

Maui Invitational Tournament The Maui Invitational is an annual early-season college basketball tournament that takes place Thanksgiving week, normally in Lahaina, Hawaii, at the Lahaina Civic Center on the island of Maui. It is hosted by Chaminade University of Honolulu, ...

, a U.S. college basketball tournament * ESPN Events Invitational, a U.S. college basketball tournament

Golf

LIV Golf Invitational Series LIV Golf ( ) is a professional men's golf tour. The name "LIV" refers to the Roman numerals for 54, the number of holes played at LIV events. The first LIV Golf Invitational Series event started on 9 June 2022, at the Centurion Club near St Alban ...

WGC Invitational The WGC Invitational was a professional golf tournament that was held in the United States. Established in 1999 as a successor to the World Series of Golf, it was one of three or four annual World Golf Championships (WGC) until 2021, when the nu ...

, a former professional golf tournament *

Arnold Palmer Invitational The Arnold Palmer Invitational is a professional golf tournament on the PGA Tour. It is played each March at the Bay Hill Club and Lodge, a private golf resort owned since 1974 by Arnold Palmer in Bay Hill, a suburb southwest of Orlando, Florid ...

, a professional golf tournament on the PGA Tour * Memphis Invitational Open, a former professional golf tournament on the PGA Tour *

Farmers Insurance Open The Farmers Insurance Open is an annual professional golf tournament on the PGA Tour, held in San Diego, California. Founded in 1952, the tournament has been held at Torrey Pines Golf Course, a 36-hole municipal facility in La Jolla, since 1968. T ...

, formerly known as Buick Invitational of California, a U.S. professional golf tournament on the PGA Tour *

Colonial National Invitation The Colonial National Invitation, titled for sponsorship reasons as the Charles Schwab Challenge since 2019, is a professional golf tournament in Texas on the PGA Tour, played annually in May in Fort Worth at Colonial Country Club, which organiz ...

, a U.S. professional golf tournament on the PGA Tour *

Genesis Invitational Genesis may refer to: Religion * Book of Genesis, the first book of the biblical scriptures of both Judaism and Christianity, describing the creation of the Earth and of humankind * Genesis creation narrative, the first several chapters of the Bo ...

, a U.S. professional golf tournament on the PGA Tour * Bluegrass Invitational, a former professional golf tournament on the PGA Tour from 1965 to 1974

Card games

* Cavendish Invitational, the largest money bridge tournament in the world

Video games

Mid-Season Invitational The Mid-Season Invitational (MSI) is an annual ''League of Legends'' international tournament hosted by Riot Games in the middle of years, since 2015. It is the second most important international ''League of Legends'' tournament aside from the ...

, an annual League of Legends tournament *

eNASCAR iRacing Pro Invitational Series eNASCAR was launched in 2018, by the parent company, NASCAR, to act as the Esports arm of the auto-racing body. The organization primarily uses the '' iRacing'' game via a PC platform for organizing its competitions, but has previously used othe ...

, a former series of sim racing events originally organized for NASCAR drivers

Other

* Invitational education, an educational theory focused on developing school environment for a positive self-concept in pupils *

Invitational rhetoric Invitational rhetoric is a theory of rhetoric developed by Sonja K. Foss and Cindy L. Griffin in 1995. Invitational rhetoric is defined as “an invitation to understanding as a means to create a relationship rooted in equality, immanent value, ...