Nit Tournament 2017

Start Time, Tv Networks, Teams, Locations, Results, Recent Winners

... 7 p.m., ESPN 3 (West Long Branch, N. J.). Tuesday, March 14: No. 3 Indiana vs. No. 6 Georgia Tech, 9 p.m., ESPN (Atlanta, Ga.). Wednesday, March 15: No. 2 Georgia vs. No. 7 Belmont, 7 p.m., ESPN 3 (Athens, Ga.). California Quadrant. Tuesday, March 14: No. 1 California vs. No. 8 Cal State Bakersfield, 11:15 p.m., ESPN 2 (Berkley, Calif.). Tuesday, March 14: No. 4 Colorado State vs. No. 5 Charleston, 9 p.m., ESPN 3 (Fort Collins, Colo.). Wednesday, March 15: No. 3 BYU vs. No. 6 UT-Arlington, 9 p.m., ESPN 2 (Provo, Utah). Wednesday, March 15: No. 2 Houston vs. No. 7 Akron, 7:30 p.m., ESPNU (Houston, Texas). Illinois State Quadrant. Wednesday, March 15: No. 1 Illinois State vs. No. 8 UC Irvine, 9:30 p.m., ESPNU (Normal, Ill.). Wednesday, March 15: No. 4 UCF vs. No. 5 Colorado, 7 p.m., ESPN 3 (Orlando, Fla.). Tuesday, March 14: No. 3 Utah vs. No. 6 Boise State, 10 p.m., ESPNU (Salt Lake City, Utah). Tuesday, March 14: No. 2 Illinois vs. No. 7 Valparaiso, 7:15 p.m., ESPN 2 (Champaign, Ill.). Iowa Quadrant. Wednesday, March 15: No. 1 Iowa vs. No. 8 South Dakota, 7 p.m., ESPN 2 (Iowa City, Iowa). Wednesday, March 15: No. 4 TCU vs. No. 5 Fresno State, 8 p.m., ESPN 3 ...

Tournament Dates, Seed Format And Bracket Release Info

... ET during the NIT Selection Special on ESPNU. Tuesday, March 14, and Wednesday, March 15. Campus Sites. Thursday, March 16, through Monday, March 20. Campus Sites. Tuesday, March 21, and Wednesday, March 22. Campus Sites. Seeding Format and Selection Process. The 32-team bracket is split into four groups of eight, with each team seeded No. 1 through No. 8. Teams that win their conference's regular-season title but fail to win their conference tournament receive an automatic bid to the NIT if they fail to receive an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament. When those spots are filled, the selection committee will decide the rest of the 32-team field based on the processes outlined here. Teams to Watch. NYC Buckets dropped an NIT bracket projection on Tuesday, and here are three teams from that projection to watch for should they participate in the NIT. 1. Central Florida. Sophomore UCF center Tacko Fall is one of the most fun players to watch in the nation, simply because it's entertaining to see him use his 7'6" frame to stuff an ...

See The Full 32-team Field

... teams in Wisconsin, Michigan and Michigan State, Ohio State’s resume was admittedly lackluster. After winning their first eight games, the Buckeyes have yet to string together more than two wins in a row since November and lost their first four games in conference play. Ohio State’s final contest was a 66-57 defeat at the hands of last-place Rutgers in the opening round of the Big Ten Tournament. “Tonight we weren’t ready to fight at the level we needed to fight, for whatever reason,” Matta said following the Buckeyes’ loss to the Scarlet Knights. “March Madness, all that stuff. I told the guys, This is where players play. This is where players make money.”. Ohio State won’t have an opportunity to do just that, as the Buckeyes have missed out on the NCAA Tournament for the second straight season. Missing the NIT, however, marks a new low ...

Chris Beard's First Year Was Defined By Red Raiders' Shortcomings

... from UNLV by Texas Tech once former coach Tubby Smith decided to take the job at Memphis. Beard was 30-5 at Arkansas-Little Rock before his transition back to where he started in Lubbock. Beard guided the Red Raiders to a record of 18-14 in his first season. The team also did not make it past the first round of the Big 12 Tournament. Close games change season. Texas Tech's season was defined by its shortcomings. The Red Raiders had leads in games against Kansas, West Virginia and Iowa State. The Red Raiders upset West Virginia in overtime in their first meeting but were handed a loss in the second meeting after having the lead. Seven of Tech's losses in conference play were by a combined 21 points. Think you can pick the NCAA tournament better than Tim Cowlishaw? Prove it in the Sports Day Bracket Challenge sponsored by Methodist Health System. Road woes. Texas Tech went an outstanding 16-3 at home this season. However, away from the United ...

Ole Miss Makes The Nit As A 5-seed

... that.”. As of Sunday night, Warren __link__ had Ole Miss at No. 77 in the RPI rankings. The Rebels finished the season 20-13 against the country’s 71 st-ranked strength of schedule and went a 10-8 in conference play. Things could have begun to get interesting with the NCAA bubble if they’d beaten Arkansas in Nashville on Friday night, but clutch defensive plays from the Razorbacks in the final minute carried them to a 73-72 win (the Hogs went on to advance to the tournament finals, where they were destroyed by Kentucky on Sunday). Monmouth went 27-6 and was by far the best team in the MAAC, but a loss to Siena in the quarterfinals of the conference tournament knocked them out of NCAA contention. This from SB Nation, which wrote about how Monmouth’s loss illustrates the downside of the auto-bid format. The Hawks are the best team in their conference, and it is not close. In Ken Pomeroy’s efficiency-based ratings, they are 78 th ...

Iowa's Fran Mccaffery Keeps Focus On South Dakota, Not Ncaa Tournament Snub

... the show. We were practicing at the time. Then we had a meal so we just kind of waited, ‘OK, let’s see what our fate (is). If our name came up, that would great. It didn’t, so let’s see what happens with the NIT.’ We knew we’d be playing, and we just wanted to get our guys ready.”. Iowa earned a top seed in the consolation NIT and will face Summit League regular-season champion South Dakota (22-11) at 6 p.m. Wednesday (ESPN 2) at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. The teams have played 10 times — the last meeting was 1964 — and Iowa has won all 10. Hawkeyes to Host NIT Game vs South Dakota __link__/4 m L 7 K 2 b Say. — Iowa Basketball (@Iowa Hoops) March 13, 2017. It was an inconsistent season for the young Hawkeyes. Iowa beat tournament champions Michigan (Big Ten), Iowa State (Big 12) and North Dakota (Big Sky) as ...

Updated Format, Latest Bracketology Predictions And Insight

... theme here: All of those teams had up-and-down conference campaigns, finishing in the middle of the pack in their respective leagues. The debate the selection committee must have every year is whether a middling major team should make the field over a top mid-major team (like Illinois State). NYC Buckets believes that ISU will make the NCAA tournament at this time, leaving some major schools playing in the NIT. Syracuse's season is over (for now) as it lost to Miami 62-57 in the second round of the ACC tournament. Kansas State and Iowa play Baylor and Indiana, respectively, on Thursday and can still improve their resumes before the selection committee makes a final decision. 2. Automatic Bids. Teams that win their conference's regular-season title but do not reign victorious in the conference tournament are automatically invited to the NIT should they not make the NCAA field. Right now, five teams fit that bill: Monmouth, UNC Greensboro, Oakland, Belmont and South Dakota. This is the second straight year in which Monmouth, most famous for the Monmouth Bench Mob ...

Colorado State Basketball Gets Nit Bid, Prepares For Tuesday Home Game

... 11 before coming up a game short to Nevada, which also beat CSU in the MW tournament championship on Saturday. Related Articles. Colorado State, Vanderbilt hoping for NCAA Tournament bids despite losses. March 12, 2017, 10:06 am. Nevada took itself off the bubble by beating Colorado State 79-71 in the Mountain West Conference Tournament title game on Saturday. That creates a question: Is the Mountain West a one-bid or two-bid conference. Mostafa Hassan wins shot put at NCAA championships, capturing Colorado State’s first individual title since 2005. March 11, 2017, 8:28 pm. Mostafa Hassan became Colorado State University’s first ever national title winner in the shot put on Friday, throwing 69 feet, 9.5 inches. Colorado State falls short against Nevada in MW championship. March 12, 2017, 1:15 am. The Mountain West has been touted as a parity-filled conference this season. But truth be told, Nevada is the most-talented team in the league. Colorado State reaches Mountain West championship game with 7 players. March 11, 2017, 6:58 pm. Gian Clavell had ...