2011 NIT Bracket Announced

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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