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**LongTimeFan** · 03-15-2021, 08:49 PM

Belmont couldn't make it in here either. Of course they could have turned it down.

**Da Coach** · 03-15-2021, 09:05 PM

Belmont (26-4, OVC regular season champs) was screwed by both the NCAA and NIT (which is also the NCAA)-
https://www.tennessean.com/story/spo...it/4693223001/

I think you're right that it was likely they had no interest in paying to get into the CBI (or CIT if there is one).

**Tommy** · 03-16-2021, 04:27 AM

Originally posted by Da Coach View Post

Belmont (26-4, OVC regular season champs) was screwed by both the NCAA and NIT (which is also the NCAA)-
https://www.tennessean.com/story/spo...it/4693223001/

I think you're right that it was likely they had no interest in paying to get into the CBI (or CIT if there is one).

At least we got 9 Big 10 teams in, right?

**LittleBrave** · 03-16-2021, 01:15 PM

Originally posted by Da Coach View Post

Belmont (26-4, OVC regular season champs) was screwed by both the NCAA and NIT (which is also the NCAA)-
https://www.tennessean.com/story/spo...it/4693223001/

I think you're right that it was likely they had no interest in paying to get into the CBI (or CIT if there is one).

Wow! Belmont did not even make the NIT? And I think they should be in the Top 8 among those!

**Da Coach** · 03-16-2021, 01:39 PM

Originally posted by LittleBrave View Post

Wow! Belmont did not even make the NIT? And I think they should be in the Top 8 among those!

Belmont has 26 wins on the season (26-4), one of the top winning percentages in the country (0.867), and an RPI of 56.
Of the 32 teams in the NIT, there are teams with as few as 11 wins (SMU 11-5), teams with records barely over .500 (Miss State 15-14), and no team has more than 21 wins. The top winning percentage among the 32 teams in the NIT is 0.750 (Colorado State 18-6), and most are not even close to that. Being from the Ohio Valley Conference, Belmont's Strength of Schedule (263) and NET rank (90) were dragged down by all the poor teams in the conference (7 teams with RPIs>235). But clearly they are among the top 100 teams in the country and deserved at least a bid to the NIT.
I personally think they could have won the NIT.

Looking at the RPI's, Belmont's RPI (56) is well above most of the NIT teams. It is better than 11 of the 16 teams in the NIT-
St. Mary's 29
Colorado St 30
Boise St. 32
Louisiana Tech 38
Western KY 53
Toledo 60
Memphis 62
SMU 65
Dayton 77
St. Louis 80
Richmond 87
Mississippi 95
Buffalo 104
Davidson 126
Mississippi St. 144
N.C. State 145

Can anyone give a good explanation why North Carolina State (13-10, RPI of 145), or Miss State (15-14, RPI 144) are in the NIT, other than the fact they are from a Power 6 conference?

**egib52** · 03-20-2021, 12:28 AM

Might be another good time for the MVC to make a run at Belmont and Murray State. Conference strength alone probably gets Belmont at least into the NIT.

**Tommy** · 03-20-2021, 07:09 AM

Originally posted by Da Coach View Post

Can anyone give a good explanation why North Carolina State (13-10, RPI of 145), or Miss State (15-14, RPI 144) are in the NIT, other than the fact they are from a Power 6 conference?

Money money money money!

**Da Coach** · 03-22-2021, 03:10 PM

The CBI gets underway today with all 8 teams playing-

Men's College Basketball Scores, 2024-25 Season - ESPN

https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/scoreboard/_/group/55

Live scores for every 2024-25 NCAAM season game on ESPN. Includes box scores, video highlights, play breakdowns and updated odds.

One game is final- Stetson improved to 12-14 with a 53-52 win over Bowling Green.
Check out the shooting stats- Stetson shot 35.6%, 10.5% from three, and Bowling Green shot 31.4%, and 26.1% from three. Even the free throw shooting was poor.

Stetson 53-52 Bowling Green (Mar 22, 2021) Box Score - ESPN

https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/boxscore?gameId=401312694

Box score for the Stetson Hatters vs. Bowling Green Falcons NCAAM game from March 22, 2021 on ESPN. Includes all points, rebounds and steals stats.