18-14 Auburn got snubbed....

[Greene Rice FIG]

for the NIT.

Just a warning to some it is difficult to make the NIT.

 

[Greene Rice FIG]

As did 18-14 Texas Tech out of Big 12. They had zero bad losses.

 

[bac2therac]

yes thats why people here need to understand that 18-14 no longer gets you in the NIT...some stll think .500 gets you in. ..I mean RU would have to be 20-12 this year to probably get in with the weak schedule. Last year Northwestern won 20 and didnt even make the NIT

 

[Arizona Knight]

If we don't find a shooter and a serviceable center for next year it won't matter. If we do...

 

[wheezer]

yes thats why people here need to understand that 18-14 no longer gets you in the NIT...some stll think .500 gets you in. ..I mean RU would have to be 20-12 this year to probably get in with the weak schedule. Last year Northwestern won 20 and didnt even make the NIT

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you are right you need a pretty good win/loss record to make the NIT

it has been hurting the semi and final crowds, however, when two
non locals get to the big game.

.... as an example, the 2014-15 final that Stanford won had a crowd
of 6,600, when beating Miami.. most other finals lately, it is hard to find the crowd size.... I think those finals were no where near a full house.

I would not be shocked if somewhere along the line they start to
look at inviting local teams with a following with a few less wins, as in the old days.

 

[ScarletDave]

How sad for TTU. They would have been my sleeper pick in the NCAAs if they made it. Not even the NIT. Wow

 

[Night Man]

A worthy PSA for the Rutgers fan... last time we were in serious NIT contention was before they changed the selection process and the board is full of people who haven't paid attention to it since**

**not that it's common to pay attention to NIT selection in any case

 

[lloyde dobler]

They don't care about the crowds... the NCAA bought the tournament to make an anti-trust suit go away. The NIT is basically a loss-leader for them to help protect their other multi-billion dollar tournament.

 

[scarletrat]

Several of the NIT bids were given to mid-to-low major teams that won their regular season conference titles but lost in their conference tourneys, including Monmouth...per a rule they implemented a few years ago...

I wouldn't sleep on Oakland--I think they will beat Clemson.

 

[RUsince52]

yes thats why people here need to understand that 18-14 no longer gets you in the NIT...some stll think .500 gets you in. ..I mean RU would have to be 20-12 this year to probably get in with the weak schedule. Last year Northwestern won 20 and didnt even make the NIT

No problem if you won 27 games. Just not good enough for the Big Dance. Yikes !