TheAsianSensation
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1/4 through
Washington/UTA
Northwestern/Akron
Oregon/LSU
Dayton/Iowa
No MVC yet
Washington/UTA
Northwestern/Akron
Oregon/LSU
Dayton/Iowa
No MVC yet
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NIT selection show
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TheAsianSensation
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Tennessee/Savannah St
Middle Tennessee/Marshall
LaSalle/Minnesota
Miami/Valpo
Middle Tennessee/Marshall
LaSalle/Minnesota
Miami/Valpo
NIT Bracket-
http://www.ncaa.com/content/2012-nit-bracket
Illinois State is a 7 seed
UNI is also a 7 seed
It looks like every game is on one of the ESPN networks
http://www.ncaa.com/content/2012-nit-bracket
Illinois State is a 7 seed
UNI is also a 7 seed
It looks like every game is on one of the ESPN networks
TheAsianSensation
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Aw, spoilers.
Hey, 2 for the Valley!
Hey, 2 for the Valley!
TheAsianSensation
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Oral Roberts was the last team out according to the NCAA selection committee but is a 4 seed here. hahahahaha
Illinois State, UNI, and Iowa were the last teams selected for the NIT.
All 4 #8 seeds (Savannah St., Texas-Arlington, Stony Brook, Bucknell) were conference regular season winners, and thus received automatic bids into the NIT.
Illinois State, UNI, Iowa, and Valparaiso are the #7 seeds, and Valpo was an auto bid, too.
All 4 #8 seeds (Savannah St., Texas-Arlington, Stony Brook, Bucknell) were conference regular season winners, and thus received automatic bids into the NIT.
Illinois State, UNI, Iowa, and Valparaiso are the #7 seeds, and Valpo was an auto bid, too.
PTownHawkeye
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Congrats to ISU and UNI....let's see if the Valley can put another team in MSG.
TheAsianSensation
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I'm a bit shocked, but it's quite possible the NIT committee passed them over specifically because they fired their coach. Illinois on the surface had a better resume, so who knows.
No this couldn't have been their choice. You are not allowed to decline an invitation.
It's hard to explain otherwise. Illinois had an RPI of 91, Iowa's was 130.
Illinois' SOS was 32, Iowa's was 72.
Illinois' non-conference SOS was 138, Iowa's was 306!
Illinois did not have any bad non-conference losses, Iowa lost to #206 Campbell!
Tulsa Brave
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My guess is that the coaching situation kept the NIT away from Illinois.
Illinois lost 12 of their last 14. Thats a good enough reason for me.
PTownHawkeye
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I've seen a few Tweets from analysts saying that Illinois is not in the NIT because they lost 12 of 14, not because of the coaching situation. Trend apparently matters.
Yeah, Iowa making the field is a bit of a shock. 4 wins vs the RPI top 18 (2 vs Wisconsin, Indiana, Michigan) probably helped, but we had some baaad losses (Campbell at home, UNI, Nebby at home, Penn St).
The clincher is the fact that Iowa is the ONLY lower seed to get a home game...Dayton is hosting an NCAA regional and their court isn't available. Plus, it is one of two games on ESPN in the first round. With one of the youngest teams in an any BCS conference, it definitely could be a boost to the program to win a game or two, but even as a fan I can agree that there were more deserving teams that Iowa.
Tulsa Brave
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I thought teams got bid, not coaches.
Ya just never know what the NIT is gonna do...just look at some of their seeds as proof of that!
How long has this been a rule?
Yes, please don't tell me Drexel wasn't even one of the second four teams out! :roll:
If the NCAA has a list of the top 100 teams in seeded order, then the NIT has no business shuffling teams around like this. Seed them according to how they were done by the NCAA selection committee!
To me, it looks like the NIT is running things the same way they did 20 years ago. That is rewarding teams who draw the most fans over SOS and overall record.