Not everyone can make it into the NCAA Tournament (VCU and UAB can though), but luckily we’ve still got the NIT so that these teams can still make a post-season run, and get a chance to play for a championship in Madison Square Garden.
This year’s NIT field was just announced so let’s take a look at this year’s field:
TOP LEFT
#1 Alabama
#8 Coastal Carolina (Tuesday, 7 PM ET, ESPNU)
#4 New Mexico
#5 UTEP (Tuesday, 9 PM ET, ESPN2)
#3 Missouri State
#6 Murray State (Tuesday, 8 PM ET, ESPN3)
#2 Miami
#7 Florida Atlantic (Wednesday, 7:30 PM ET, ESPN3)
BOTTOM LEFT
#1 Colorado
#8 Texas Southern (Wednesday, 9 PM ET, ESPN3)
#4 California
#5 Ole Miss (Wednesday, 9 PM ET, ESPN2)
#3 Colorado State
#6 Fairfield (Tuesday, 9 PM ET, ESPN3)
#2 St. Mary’s
#7 Kent State (Tuesday, 11 PM ET, ESPN2)
TOP RIGHT
#1 Boston College
#8 McNeese State (Tuesday, 9 PM ET, ESPNU)
#4 Northwestern
#5 Milwaukee (Wednesday, 8 PM ET, ESPN3)
#3 Oklahoma State
#6 Harvard (Tuesday, 7:30 PM ET, ESPN)
#2 Washington State
#7 Long Beach State (Wednesday, 10 PM ET, ESPNU)
BOTTOM RIGHT
#1 Virginia Tech
#8 Bethune-Cookman (Wednesday, 8 PM ET, ESPNU)
#4 Wichita State
#5 Nebraska (Wednesday, 7 PM ET, ESPN2)
#3 Dayton
#6 College of Charleston (Tuesday, 7 PM ET, ESPN2)
#2 Cleveland State
#7 Vermont (Tuesday, 7 PM ET, ESPN3)
What are your thoughts on this year’s NIT field? Other than the top seeds, is there a team that could make a run to MSG?
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