29/32 this year in the NIT - Missed on Cleveland State, Rhode Island,
and San Diego State.
For the actual bracket, head over to nit.org
FINAL PROJECTION
Final Four
Syracuse winner vs. New Mexico winner
Ohio State winner vs. Mississippi winner
Conference
Bids
4: ACC
3: Atlantic 10, Big 12, Missouri Valley
2: Big Ten, Pacific-10, SEC
1: Big East, Big South, Big West, Colonial, CUSA, MAC, Mid-Eastern,
Mountain
West, Northeast, Southland, Summit, SWAC, WAC
Automatic
Qualifiers
Virginia Commonwealth (Colonial)
Stephen F. Austin (Southland)
Utah State (WAC)
UC Santa Barbara (Big West)
Robert Morris (Northeast)
UNC-Asheville (Big South)
Morgan State (MEAC)
Alabama State (SWAC)
1
Ohio
State
1
Mississippi
1
New
Mexico
1
Syracuse
8
Morgan
State
8
UNC-Asheville
8
Alabama
State
8
Robert
Morris
4
Southern
Illinois
4
Nebraska
4
Oklahoma
State
4
Georgia
Tech
5
Florida
5
Charlotte
5
UAB
5
Texas
Tech
3
Arizona
State
3
Massachusetts
3
Virginia
Commonwealth
3
Creighton
6
Akron
6
Maryland
6
IUPUI
6
California
2
Virginia
Tech
2
Illinois
State
2
Florida
State
2
Dayton
7
Minnesota
7
UC
Santa Barbara
7
Stephen
F. Austin
7
Utah
State
CBI
Participants - 16 Teams on the NIT Bubble
East: Cleveland State, Rhode Island, Providence, Virginia
Midwest: Miami (Ohio), Illinois, Wright State, Bradley
South: Wake Forest, Missouri, Houston, Tulsa
West: Washington, Nevada, San Diego State, Utah
Important Dates
All games played at campus site of higher-seeded team
unless noted.
First Round - March 18-19
Second Round - March 20-24
Quarterfinal Round - March 25-27
Championship Round - April 1 and 3 at Madison Square Garden