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How did RR do this year?
I got 29 teams out of 32 correct.
My missed calls:
Arizona - went up to NCAA
Maryland - went up to NCAA
Wisconsin GB - went out of NIT
Replacing those missed calls:
San Diego State - NCAA bubble burst
Duquesne - my #1 just out of NIT team
Nebraska - my #2 just out of NIT team
Not bad for a non-sports journalist blogger in pajamas, eh? 8-)
Will see if I'm back at it again next year!
Until then, enjoy the Madness of all FOUR tournaments.
10:45pm Saturday - next update will be after NIT brackets (ESPNU at 9pm EDT Sunday) are announced. Hope you have had some entertainment value here and got in some kibitzing with fellow fans of your favorite team. Here's hoping your favorite team winds up somewhere and gets to play some more! Good night, where ever you are!
Sunday scenarios:
ACC: FSU vs. Duke - no effect, both teams going to NCAA
Big10: OSU vs. Purdue - no effect, both teams going to NCAA
BigWest: CSUN vs. UOP - CSUN loss, CSUN into NIT as a #8 seed bursting a bubble team out of NIT
SEC: Miss St vs. Tenn - MSU into NCAA with win. Could push South Carolina down to NIT and burst an NIT bubble team out of NIT. Tenn is a lock for NCAA.
Southland: UTSA vs. S.F. Austin. If UTSA wins, SFA gets #7 seed in NIT bursting a bubble team out of NIT
NCAA teams that could get pushed down into the NIT if Miss St wins SEC:
Texas A&M, Dayton, Boston College, South Carolina
I think South Carolina is the most vulnerable of this group.
Projected NIT field:
1. Florida
2. Miami-Florida
3. Arizona
4. Georgetown
5. UAB
6. Baylor
7. St. Mary's
8. Creighton
9. Maryland
10. Penn State
11. Notre Dame
12. Virginia Tech
13. Kansas State
14. Tulsa
15. Northwestern
16. Illinois State
17. New Mexico
18. Auburn
19. Kentucky
20. Niagara
21. UNLV
22. Washington State
23. Davidson - auto bid lost in semis
24. Rhode Island
25. Mississippi State - win on Sunday they are in NCAA!
26. Providence
27. George Mason
28. Wisc. Green Bay
29. Big Sky - Weber St - lost in semis
30. OVC - UT Martin - lost in semis
31. Atl Sun - Jacksonville - lost in finals
32. MAC - Bowling Green - lost in semis
Boldfaced teams are on bubble watch
Outside NIT looking in:
Duquesne
Nebraska
Stanford
Cincinnati
Houston
UTEP
Vanderbilt
Mississippi
Probable Single Bid Conferences:
Teams that win their regular season conference title but fail to gain the automatic bid to the NCAA get an automatic bid to the NIT.
Big West - CSU Northridge, Sat vs. UOP
Southland - Stephen F. Austin, Sun vs. UTSA
They got their ticket to NCAA!
Big South - Radford
MVC - Northern Iowa. Will MVC#2 Creighton get into the NCAA?
CAA - VCU. Will #2George Mason get into the NIT?
MAAC - Siena
WCC - Gonzaga. The question is #2 WCC St. Mary.
Horizon - Butler lost to Cleveland State but should be in as an at-large
Summit - North Dakota St
Sun Belt - Western Kentucky
Northeast - Robert Morris
Patriot - American
Atlantic 10 - Xavier lost in semis but get NCAA at-large
Am East - Binghamton
CUSA - Memphis
MEAC - Morgan St
WAC - Utah State
SWAC - Alabama State
Other NIT Projections:
NIT-ology
NIT Bracket Project
Informational Links:
National Invitational Tournament
NIT schedule
NIT selection procedures
Short version: Teams that win their regular season conference title but fail to gain the automatic bid to the NCAA get an automatic bid to the NIT. The best teams left out of the NCAA get invited to the NIT until they have 32 teams. In theory, the CBI (16 bids) could invite the same team as the NIT but last year (first year of CBI) there was no reported overlapping invitations. Teams that miss the NCAA and NIT can be invited to the CBI which takes 16 teams or the CollegeInsider.com post-season tournament which takes 16 teams also. In theory, the CBI and CollegeInsider.com could offer competing invitations.
College Basketball Invitational
CBI schedule
CollegeInsider.com tournament
4 comments:
archive 2/20/2009
Mights still sneak into the NCAA
1. Georgetown (how many Big East teams will go to the NCAA?)
2. Oklahoma State
3. USC (will the Pac10 get 5 or 6?)
4. UAB
Solid NIT
5. Cincy
6. Baylor
7. Temple
8. South Carolina
9. Michigan
10. Texas A&M
11. Penn State
12. Creighton
13. Notre Dame
14. St. Mary's
15. Kansas State
16. Maryland
17. Rhode Island
18. Northwestern
19. Illinois State
20. Tulsa
21. Nebraska
22. Stanford
23. New Mexico
24. Cleveland State
Could get bumped out of NIT
25. Niagara
26. George Mason
27. Miami-Ohio
28. Wisconsin GB
29. VCU
30. Miss
31. UTEP
32. NC State
Outside looking in
Miss St
Seton Hall
Houston
Auburn
St. Joe
Vandy
Virginia
Washington State
archive 2/25/2009
Might still sneak into the NCAA
1. Oklahoma State
2. UAB
3. USC (will the Pac10 get 5 or 6?)
4. Texas A&M
Solid NIT
5. St Mary
6. Michigan
7. Siena
8. Creighton
9. Temple
10. Cincy
11. Kansas State
12. Baylor
13. Davidson
14. New Mexico
15. Rhode Island
16. Providence
17. Northwestern
18. Virginia Tech
19. Tulsa
20. Nebraska
21. Wisc-Green Bay
22. Illinois State
23. NC State
24. Mississippi
Could get bumped out of NIT
25. Cleveland State
26. Washington State
27. George Mason
28. UTEP
29. VCU
30. Houston
31. Mississippi State
32. Stanford
Outside looking in
Iowa
Auburn
Miami-Ohio
Vandy
Seton Hall
Duquesne
Weber State
Virgina
archive 3/4/09
Might still sneak into the NCAA
1. Minnesota
2. Georgetown
3. UAB
4. Texas A&M
Solid NIT
5. Michigan
6. Florida
7. Creighton
8. USC
9. San Diego State
10. Notre Dame
11. St. Mary's
12. Kansas State
13. Maryland
14. Rhode Island
15. Baylor
16. Cincinnati
17. Temple
18. New Mexico
19. Tulsa
20. Northwestern
21. Washington State
22. Niagara
23. Illinois State
32. OVC - UT Martin - lost in semis
Could get bumped out of NIT
24. Wisc-Green Bay
25. Auburn
26. Nebraska
27. Cleveland State
28. George Mason
29. Stanford
30. Houston
31. NC State
Outside looking in
Mississippi
UTEP
Miami-Ohio
Mississippi State
Iowa
Seton Hall
Vanderbilt
Vermont
Northeastern
Probable Single Bid Conferences
Teams that win their regular season conference title but fail to gain the automatic bid to the NCAA get an automatic bid to the NIT.
Am East - Binghamton
Atl Sun - Jacksonville
Big Sky - Weber St
Big South - Radford
Big West - CSU Northridge
CAA - VCU
MAC - Bowling Green
MEAC - Morgan St
MVC - Northern Iowa
Northeast - Robert Morris
Patriot - American
Southland - Stephen F. Austin
Summit - North Dakota St
Sun Belt - Western Kentucky
SWAC - Alabama State
archive 3/13/09
Solid NIT
1. Miami-Florida - Will ACC get 6 in? If so, Miami is on the outside
2. Georgetown - Big East set to make big splash in NCAA bids with probably 8! GTown too far down to make it to NCAA.
3. Florida - SEC having down year; thus, probably only 3 NCAA bids leaving 2 time champs on the outside
4. San Diego State - how many will the Mountain West get this year??
5. UAB
6. USC - had Arizona going to NCAA instead of USC. But it is USC in the Pac10 finals ... they may push their way into the field of 65 and Arizona into the NIT
7. Notre Dame
8. St. Mary's
9. Creighton
10. Kansas State
11. Northwestern
12. Maryland
13. Temple
14. Tulsa
15. Washington State
16. Kentucky
17. Illinois State
18. Baylor - can go to NCAA with win over Missouri
19. Virginia Tech
20. Rhode Island
21. Nebraska
Could get bumped out of NIT
23. Niagara
24. Auburn
25. Providence
26. Stanford
27. Cincinnati
28. Wisconsin Green Bay
In the NIT
22. Southern - Davidson - lost in semis
29. Big Sky - Weber St - lost in semis
30. OVC - UT Martin - lost in semis
31. Atl Sun - Jacksonville - lost in finals
32. MAC - Bowling Green - lost in semis
Outside looking in
George Mason
Vanderbilt
NC State
Mississippi State
UTEP
Seton Hall
Mississippi
Miami-Ohio
Houston
Probable Single Bid Conferences
Teams that win their regular season conference title but fail to gain the automatic bid to the NCAA get an automatic bid to the NIT.
Am East - Binghamton
Big West - CSU Northridge
CUSA - Memphis is in the NCAA no matter what.
MEAC - Morgan St
Southland - Stephen F. Austin
SWAC - Alabama State
WAC - Utah State. Will they get into the NCAA without the auto bid?
They got their ticket to NCAA!
Big South - Radford
MVC - Northern Iowa. Will MVC#2 Creighton get into the NCAA?
CAA - VCU.
MAAC - Siena.
WCC - Gonzaga. The question is #2 WCC St. Mary.
Horizon - Butler lost to Cleveland State but should be in as an at-large
Summit - North Dakota St.
Sun Belt - Western Kentucky
Northeast - Robert Morris
Patriot - American
Atlantic 10 - Xavier lost in semis. Temple goes to NCAA or NIT with the finals. Duquesne is NCAA or nothing.
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