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(03-10-2018 08:19 PM)Cyniclone Wrote:  

(03-10-2018 07:53 PM)Mr.BigBlue Wrote:  

(03-10-2018 07:10 PM)ODUDJ96 Wrote:  

(03-10-2018 06:47 PM)TheDancinMonarch Wrote:  

(03-10-2018 05:06 PM)ODUDJ96 Wrote:  If Middle gets an at-large (very iffy) and Western wins tonight, then the NIT will want a CUSA representative (us). I believe our NIT fate will depend on these outcomes.

The NIT will want a .500 team from the Big 10 long before they want us or any of our conference brothers.

When is the last time a CUSA team was not in the NIT? I haven’t looked it up, but I’m guessing it would be an odd year for a CUSA team to not be in the NIT. But the autobids are hurting us mightily right now.

There will be a team in the NIT...MTSU and that is likely it. Maybe they see a regional opportunity and a way to make money by having ODU play HU. That might our only chance to get in.

They have a seeding system like the NCAA. Hampton will almost certainly be an eight seed and have to play at a one seed. Presuming that auto-bids will eat up the sevens and eights, ODU would get in as a 6 or 5 if they get in at all.

Now if it were a third-tier tournament, they don't seed and have more freedom to make regional-friendly matchups, but Hampton is guaranteed their NIT berth and ODU has already told the CIT/CBI no thanks.