After a sluggish performance against the Northern Kentucky Norse, the Louisville Cardinals will have to defend their home court against Middle Tennessee St.
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Oklahoma State appeared to have a strong case to make the big dance, but they can make the most of a tough situation with a win at home against FGCU.
After falling in the semifinals of the Pac-12 Tournament, the Oregon Ducks will welcome in Rider for the first round of the 2018 NIT.
Led by Tony Carr, Penn State looks to finish off the season with a strong NIT campaign that begins with their cross-state rivals, Temple.
Louisville native Lavone Holland and Northern Kentucky will look to give the Louisville Cardinals all they can handle in the first round of the NIT.
The Notre Dame Fighting Irish will look to bounce back from being left out of the big dance with a win at home against the Hampton Pirates.
The Duke Blue Devils are heavy favorites against the fifteenth seeded Iona Gaels, but they need to avoid coming out flat against the MAAC Champions.
After pulling off the upset of second-seeded Mount St. Mary's, the Robert Morris Colonials travel to Staten Island to take on top-seeded Wagner College.
After avenging their two regular-season losses to St. Francis on Wednesday night, the FDU Knights will head to the big apple to take on LIU-Brooklyn.
In the 2018 Northeastern Conference Tournament, Wagner will look to maintain the success they achieved in the regular season on their road to an NEC title.
The Howard University Bison look to take on the Delaware State Hornets, who just ended the nation's second-longest losing streak last week.