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NIT Round 1 - Bradley 74 Loyola 62

Da Coach said:
Bradley fans might have reason to be a bit worried after all the conference tournament upsets and bubble teams being pushed out of NCAA Tournament bids. It means Indiana State likely is not going to get an at-large bid to the NCAAT, but it also means there are extra teams being bumped to the NIT.
Could Bradley now be on the bubble for an NIT bid?
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I really don't think there is much doubt that Indy St will get an At-Large bid. I could be wrong, but I'd be shocked. If they had lost to Drake by 15 or more, I'd be a bit worried, but they had an incredible season.
 
LittleBrave said:
I really don't think there is much doubt that Indy St will get an At-Large bid. I could be wrong, but I'd be shocked. If they had lost to Drake by 15 or more, I'd be a bit worried, but they had an incredible season.
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Did you see all the bid steals today? Indiana States chances of getting an at large just went to near 0. But I don't think even with the bid steals that BU will be left out of the NIT.
 
Unfortunately, it is pretty much a given that Indiana State is no longer in the 68-team NCAA field. With North Carolina State (NET was 68 ) and Oregon (NET was 61) winning their conference tournaments and stealing bids, every expert now has Indiana State out, and most have 2 or 3 teams ahead of them as bubble teams.

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I'll just be happy to play somebody, because I have thought since our tournament Drake gets the NCAA, ISUB gets the NIT, and we get nothing. The power conferences won't stand for the MVC taking a second berth from them.
 
Indiana State with a 29 net!!! That's the highest NET EVER to be excluded from NCAA consideration! Now they need to WIN 5 games in the State of Indiana!!! They will have home court all the way if they keep winning! However, with so many upsets this year in tourney play, there will be a good amount of very good teams in the NIT! To win this year's NIT, Indiana State will have to play at its highest level all year! Their odds of winning it really are not great! It's tough and even tougher this year!!!! I'll be happy if Bradley can just get a win on the road! I'm going if they play Cincinnati!
 
It would be nice if Indiana State gets an opening round home game, but that is not assured. The NIT selection committee (which is different than the NCAA committee) can screw them again, since they are committed to giving 12 of the 16 home games in the first round to the Power 6 conference teams.
 
Da Coach said:
Bradley fans might have reason to be a bit worried after all the conference tournament upsets and bubble teams being pushed out of NCAA Tournament bids. It means Indiana State likely is not going to get an at-large bid to the NCAAT, but it also means there are extra teams being bumped to the NIT.
Could Bradley now be on the bubble for an NIT bid?
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I agree, I am very concerned about Bradley's chances.
 
Several teams have already declined the NIT after missing the NCAA's (Pitt, St. Johns, Indiana, Memphis, Washington). So no worries for Bradley.
 
Stevezall said:
Indiana State with a 29 net!!! That's the highest NET EVER to be excluded from NCAA consideration! Now they need to WIN 5 games in the State of Indiana!!! They will have home court all the way if they keep winning! However, with so many upsets this year in tourney play, there will be a good amount of very good teams in the NIT! To win this year's NIT, Indiana State will have to play at its highest level all year! Their odds of winning it really are not great! It's tough and even tougher this year!!!! I'll be happy if Bradley can just get a win on the road! I'm going if they play Cincinnati!
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I don’t feel like doing the research but “shooting from the hip” I think the Valley has the best rankings of teams from the past two most commonly used NCAA bid metrics, to be left out of the tournament. That being Mo St with a 24 RPI in 2006 and InSU with a 29 NET this year. I could be wrong though. Please correct me if I am.
 
It’s ridiculous. The committee chose a 54 NET with a 2-7 Q1 record (UVA) over a 29 NET with a 1-4 Q1 record. Why have the NET at all??
 
Mikovio said:
It’s ridiculous. The committee chose a 54 NET with a 2-7 Q1 record (UVA) over a 29 NET with a 1-4 Q1 record. Why have the NET at all??
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Yep this is where I would have put Indiana State in and Virginia out, if it were up to me. However, the committee wants good wins, and at Bradley was Indiana State's best win this year. Also a double digit loss to Michigan State, another bubble team this year, I'm sure did them no favors.
 
The NIT already has Boston College with 15 losses, and Xavier who is 16-17!
Cornell has an NET of 95.
 
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