NIT Bubble Busters

[77ncaachamps]

So I'm thinking, if we're in the NIT then it's almost like nothing happened: seniors will get the lion's share of minutes and possibly more for the younguns.

But if it IS the CBI, then seniors less time, younguns more.

[TAMU, Knower of Ball]

So I'm thinking, if we're in the NIT then it's almost like nothing happened: seniors will get the lion's share of minutes and possibly more for the younguns.

But if it IS the CBI, then seniors less time, younguns more.

Personally, I don't care about winning the NIT. I'd like to see what the young guns could do. But I think Buzz will care so we will see the same lineup.

[bilsu]

You accept an NIT bid for tournament experience. I rather have Burton have even one game experienc in NIT vs. none going into an NCAA tournament game last year. Also, gives us a chance to keep our 20 win season streak going.

We have been snubbed by NIT twice. Crean's second year, when we finished 15-14. O'Neil's third (?) year when we were 16-13.

[TAMU, Knower of Ball]

Original post updated. 2 more regular season champs fall. We are going to have a lot of auto-bids in the NIT this year.

[TAMU, Knower of Ball]

With the lose to X, this becomes a little more important. Original post is updated, but not much news. A couple of number one seeds advanced a round. No one was eliminated and no one clinched the auto-bid. Maybe more news tomorrow!

[willie warrior]

You accept an NIT bid for tournament experience. I rather have Burton have even one ame experienc in NIT vs. none going into an NCAA tournament game last year. Also, gives us a chance to keep our 20 win season streak going.

We have been snubbed by NIT twice. Crean's second year, when we finished 15-14. O'Neil's third (?) year when we were 16-13.

17-15 is not the stuff that dreams are made of either.

[TAMU, Knower of Ball]

Wow, we are now up to 13 NIT autobids. Louisiana Tech, UC Irvine, and Utah Valley State all failed to win their conference's NCAA auto-bid. There are 5 potential NIT bubble busters left. Each of them is in their championship game. We will find out tonight and tomorrow how many at large bids there will be to the NIT. Right now there is a max of 19 with a minimum of 14. I think we are in the top 14 candidates.

[We R Final Four]

Thanks for the NIT updates Eagle. Keep us posted.

[bilsu]

I think the NIT looks for matchups and therefore having Green Bay and Indiana in increases MU chances of getting picked. My prediction is MU opens agaisnt UW Green Bay with a second round matchup with Indiana, if they both can stop losing. I think the game will be at Green Bay, which is fine with me. Very little travel difference from Sheboygan to Milwaukee or Green Bay.

[chapman]

NCCU takes care of business.  Barring a really bad match, I'm taking them in my bracket.  Jeremy Ingram is a heck of a player.

[Earl Tatum]

Hey Keefe--Where did you get the "Babe" There is our PG for 2014

[Texas Western]

The NIT is valuable for many reasons, money, experience, and if we happen to do well enough to win it we would have some nice momentum for next year. Also if we have an ignominious first round loss then hopefully that will close the case on our point guard experiment this year.

[WellsstreetWanderer]

Chris  you have "discovered" a positive outcome for each scenario

Well done

[TAMU, Knower of Ball]

Original post updated. Well, we finally had a slough of regular season champions taking care of business. Western Michigan, Weber State, Stephen F. Austin, and North Carolina Central all won their conference tournaments and the right to go dancing.

All that's left to decide is the Sun Belt showdown between Georgia State and the Rajin Cajuns of Louisiana-Lafayette. Georgia State is the one seed but with the game in NOLA I think the smart money is on the Cajuns.

Looks like 19 or 18 at large NIT bids.