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I was looking at the CIT website and I'm trying to remember how the makeup is. There aren't any brackets??? Do they just throw us in a gym after each win against some random opponent?

(03-17-2013 02:07 PM)AlphaFlash Wrote:  I was looking at the CIT website and I'm trying to remember how the makeup is. There aren't any brackets??? Do they just throw us in a gym after each win against some random opponent?

My guess is they need to wait until the NCAA and NIT fields are set to see how everything filters down.

If I remember correctly this tournament has 24 teams. They play one round cutting it to 12 and then give 4 teams byes and finish it up. Tournaments like this can change every year though so we will have to see.

Our website advertises the tournament and that tickets are available online but you can't. Anyone else tried?

http://www.collegeinsider.com/tournament/
Their website is not too revealing.

(03-17-2013 02:54 PM)AlphaFlash Wrote:  http://www.collegeinsider.com/tournament/
Their website is not too revealing.

I also just saw that Antonio Gates is on their selection committee.

He probably had to leave the room when Kent was selected:)

Our team belongs in the CIT based on our whole season, but they have been playing at a lot higher level over the last third of the season. They will be one of the best teams in the tourney. They can win this! Let's be the last MAC team standing and be the one that ends the season with a win.

I went to the web site and the bracket I described above (24 teams) was used in 2011. In 2012 the expanded to 32 teams. It said they will use the old NIT bracket which means after every round they will re-seed the teams. That makes it kind of tough if you are seeded low. If you upset a one seed your right back to playing another one seed in the next round.

TUESDAY, MARCH 19

Eastern Kentucky (24-9) @ Gardner Webb (21-12) 7:00 pm

Fairfield (19-15) @ Kent State (20-13) 7:00 pm

Savannah State (19-14) @ East Carolina (18-12) 7:00 pm

Rider (18-14) @ Hartford (17-13) 7:00 pm

Oakland (16-16) @ Youngstown State (17-15) 7:05 pm

Boston University (17-12) @ Loyola MD (21-11) 7:30 pm

Tennessee State (18-14) @ Evansville (18-14) 8:00 pm

North Dakota (16-16) @ Northern Iowa (18-14) 8:00 pm




WEDNESDAY, MARCH 20

Elon (21-11) @ Canisius (18-13) 7:00 pm

Green Bay (18-15) @ Bradley (16-16) 8:00 pm

South Alabama (17-12) @ Tulane (19-14) 8:00 pm

Chicago State (11-21) @ Illinois-Chicago (17-15) 8:00 pm

Oral Roberts (18-14) @ UT Arlington (19-13) 8:30 pm

High Point (17-13) @ UC Irvine (20-15) 10:00 pm

Cal Poly (18-13) @ Weber State (26-6) 10:00 pm

Air Force (17-13) @ Hawaii (17-14) 12:00 am

Quote: five rounds, single eliminations-style, and claims to "use the old NIT model in which matchups in future rounds are determined by the results of the previous round".

From Wikipedia.

Excuse me, Mr. CIT, can we have Bradley, please? At our place? Thanks in advance!

hahahahahaha Yes, bring on Bradley to the MAC!! Someone call Antonio Gates and make this happen.

The CBI announced their field and Western Michigan made it. That means one MAC team per tournament. Probably about right. Of the 345 or so Division 1 schools 148 make some tournament. Over 40%. Not such an elite group anymore.

(03-18-2013 09:17 AM)burden Wrote:  The CBI announced their field and Western Michigan made it. That means one MAC team per tournament. Probably about right. Of the 345 or so Division 1 schools 148 make some tournament. Over 40%. Not such an elite group anymore.

Qualifying for the CIT or CBI is a stroke for the letterhead, not much more.

Brashflash +2 in attendance tomorrow night.

C'mon out and bring a friend or two.

I'm there +2....Sec. J Row C Seats 46-47-48 right behind the bench per usual!

Just bought tickets

(03-18-2013 02:47 PM)GFlash68 Wrote:  Just bought tickets

+2

Tried to buy 3 tickets but our F$#%ing ticket office is an absolute joke of disorganization. Who runs that thing? Must be an Akron Grad.

And for all you season ticket holders. Did you know they are offering baseball season tickets? Don't know about you but not one message or mailing to me about that.

We're not even a mid major at the athletic organizational level