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Check out these updated "last 8 in" and NIT Bracket projections
BRACKETOLOGY UPDATES:


PROJECTED "LAST EIGHT IN" THE NCAA ACCORDING TO:

bracketmatrix.com: VCU, GT, CSU, Wichita St., Xavier, Drake, MSU, & Boise St.

https://www.dratings.com/predictor/bracketology/: VCU, Maryland, Drake, Wichita St., Xavier, Boise St., CSU, & St. Louis

https://thebarkingcrow.com/ncaat-bracketology/: Rutgers, Wichita St., SMU, UCSB, Xavier/CSU, & Boise St./Syracuse appear to be their "last 8 in."

http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketb...cketology:

last eight in: Louisville, GT, VCU, Drake, MSU, CSU, Boise St., & Xavier

first eight out (projected NIT 1 and 2 seeds): Utah St., St. Louis, Seton Hall, Syracuse, Memphis, SMU, Mississippi, & St. John's

https://www.cbssports.com/college-basket...cketology/

last four in ("first four"): (11) VCU, (11) Xavier, (12) Drake, (12) Boise St.

Other 11 seeds: St. Bona., UCLA, MSU (would play 6 seeds)

Other 12 seeds: Loyola-Chicago, UCSB, WKU (would play 5 seeds)

first four out: St. Louis, Syracuse, Mississippi, Utah St.

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#42 Drake has moved ahead of #73 Michigan State at bracket matrix.com, and they're both projected to be in the NCAA tournament - - just ahead of the other projected 12 seeds - - (BSU, & WSU), making up the projected "last 4 in". All four of these teams could easily end up in the NIT.

Drake is listed as a potential NCAA 11 seed at https://www.dratings.com/predictor/bracketology/, but as a NIT 2 seed at https://thebarkingcrow.com/nit-bracketology/

#65 Wichita State (15-4) is listed as a potential NCAA 11 seed, alongside VCU and Maryland, at bracketmatrix.com by 104 bracketologies, including https://www.dratings.com/predictor/bracketology/ and https://thebarkingcrow.com/nit-bracketology/

#44 St. Louis (14-6) was eliminated from the A10 tournament, and is a long shot to make the NCAA field, but is - from all appearances - likely to be a 1 or 2 seed in the NIT.

#47 Utah St. (18-7) strengthened their resume with a win, and will be a likely NIT 1 seed if they don't make it into the NCAA.

#49 Syracuse (15-8) is now listed as a NIT 1 seed by bracketmatrix.com and https://thebarkingcrow.com/nit-bracketology/

#51 Louisville (13-6) has shot up to a 10 seed at bracketmatrix.com.

#56 Xavier (13-7) is in danger of becoming a NIT - rather than NCAA team - after their loss to (13-13) Marquette.

#56 Mississippi (15-10) may have improved their NIT seeding with a win. They are now listed as a #1 NIT seed at https://www.dratings.com/predictor/bracketology/, alongside MSU, Utah St., & Syracuse.

#57 Seton Hall (13-12) lost to #67 St. John's (now 16-10). Seton Hall may drop down a few NIT seeds, while the St. John's win has kept their hopes for a NIT - if not the NCAA - bid alive.

https://www.dratings.com/predictor/bracketology/
now has St. John's listed as a probable NIT 3 seed, and
http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/bracketology concurs with this prediction.

#58 Duke (11-11) lost to UNC by 19 points, and may need another win to have a strong chance to make the NIT field. https://thebarkingcrow.com/nit-bracketology/ now has Duke as a #16 NIT seed, with Richmond and Kentucky out of their NIT bracketology.

#64 St. Mary's solidified its NIT prospects with a quarterfinal WCC win.

#85 WKU (18-6) beat (15-7) ODU, and may able to become a contender for the NIT, even if it doesn't play get the CUSA auto-bid.

Kentucky (now 8-15) and Indiana (now 12-14) appear to be teetering on the verge of elimination from the NCAA/NIT tourneys, as are Richmond (13-8; 6-5) and Stanford.

#74 Louisiana Tech has dropped from the "other at-larges" to the "other auto-bids" list, and its average rating has dropped to 12.30, but it is still on the NIT radar screen according to https://www.dratings.com/predictor/bracketology/

Despite #62 Davidson's (12-8) loss in the A-10 tournament, https://www.dratings.com/predictor/bracketology/ is now listing Davidson as a probable NIT 3 seed. They also list (#66; 13-9)) NC State and (#78; 13-14) Minnesota as probable 4 seeds in their NIT bracketology. https://thebarkingcrow.com/nit-bracketology/ also has Minnesota in as a likely 4 seed.

Penn State has disappeared from the "other at-larges" (NIT bubble) list, and would need to play extremely well in the Big Ten tourney to play in the NCAA or NIT.

#80 Dayton (14-9) and #90 Belmont (25-4) have failed to advance in their conference tournaments, and may be unlikely to get a NIT bid, although https://www.dratings.com/predictor/bracketology/ has Dayton listed as a "first four out" team in their projected NIT field, along with Stanford, Missouri St. & Buffalo.

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"OTHER AT-LARGES" (POTENTIAL NIT TEAMS) LISTED BY BRACKETMATRIX.COM:

.TEAM.....................CONFERENCE...........AVERAGE SEED ("VOTES")

Saint Louis (14-6)......Atlantic 10................11.64 (36) NET: 44
Seton Hall (13-12).......Big East..................11.79 (33) NET: 57
Syracuse (15-8).............ACC.....................11.82 (17) NET: 49
Utah St. (17-7)........Mountain West............11.57 (14) NET: 47
SMU^(11-4)...............American.................11.00 (8) NET: 54
Marshall (15-6)...............CUSA...................11.75 (6) NET: 81(?)
Mississippi (15-10).......SEC......................12.00 (6) NET: 52
Memphis^(15-6)..........American.................10.80 (5) NET: 53
Duke....(11-11(?))...........ACC......................12.00 (4) NET: 59
St. Mary's (CA) (14-8)..West Coast...............10.00 (2) NET: 64
Indiana..(12-14(?)).......Big Ten.................11.50 (2) NET: 60
Richmond (13-8)..........Atlantic 10.................9.00 (1) NET: 69
Kentucky(8-15(?))............SEC.....................12.00 (1) NET: 65
Stanford (14-12(?))......Pacific-12................12.00 (1) NET: 70
Louisiana Tech (19-6).......CUSA...................12.30 (10) NET: 74 (listed as one of the "last four in" the NIT field by https://www.dratings.com/predictor/bracketology/

NOTE: Davidson, Minnesota, and NC State have also been listed as potential NIT teams by some bracketology websites, such as https://thebarkingcrow.com/nit-bracketology/ and https://www.dratings.com/predictor/bracketology/.

^Memphis, SMU, and Wichita State are all ranked higher in the Massey Composite rankings (Memphis (#47), SMU (#49), and Wichita State (#53) than they are in the NET.

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Other Possible NIT teams:

According to bracketmatrix.com, these are the teams that are at greatest risk of being knocked out of the NCAA and into the NIT if there are enough upset conference tourney champs, or if a dark horse wins their own conference tourney:



"next four in"
#35 VCU (19-6) (Q1/Q2: 9-4)
Coming off impressive defeats of Dayton and Davidson, VCU should be a near-lock as long as they're not blown out by St. Bonaventure in the A-10 tourney championship game. A win in that game could propel VCU into an 11-6 match-up in NCAA round 1.
#38 Georgia Tech (15-8) (Q1/Q2: 8-6)
#50 Colorado St (17-5) (Q1/Q2: 4-5)
#65 Wichita State (13-4) (Q1/Q2: 4-4)

"Last four in":
#56 Xavier (13-7) (Q1/Q2: 5-7)
#40 Drake (23-3) (Q1/Q2: 6-1)
#72 Michigan St. (14-11) (Q1/Q2: 8-11)
#42 Boise St (17-7) (Q1/Q2: 4-6)

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If Kentucky gets in the NIT with its record, then the whole process is a joke.

Regardless, Penny said last week we might not accept a bid to the NIT.
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(03-04-2021 04:29 AM)TripleA Wrote:  If Kentucky gets in the NIT with its record, then the whole process is a joke.

Regardless, Penny said last week we might not accept a bid to the NIT.

As much as I hope for Penny and Memphis to succeed, I think that passing up a NIT invitation would be a gigantic mistake.

For one thing, Memphis has a long and storied history in the NIT, having played in 18 National Invitational Tournaments, which is comparable with the number of (26) NCAA tournaments that they've played in.

For another, if they reject a NIT invitation this year, they might be shooting themselves in the foot. Future NCAA/NIT selection committees might not look too kindly on being snubbed in that way, and they might pay a price for it.

Third, Memphis hasn't played in a NCAA tournament since 2014. Their most recent tournament was the 2019 NIT. Thus, they can hardly claim to be "above" the NIT.

Fourth, nearly all of the NIT bracketologies have Memphis in the NIT at this point. Practically no one has predicted they'll make the NCAA field. Even though they may be in a few first or second "four out" lists, that might not translate into anything better than a #2 seed in the NIT, given that there are a few of "at-large" teams with bracketology 12 seeds that will probably get bounced down to the NIT with the inevitable conference tournament upsets. The only way Memphis can move up is if they win their games while several (not just one or two) of the teams ahead of them all lose their games.

Fifth, if Memphis does get in, they'll have to play a play-in game, and that would put them behind the 8-ball from the get-go, but if they play in the NIT, they'll probably be a 1 or 2 seed, and will have a great chance to advance to the finals.

Sixth, check out what this journalist had to say on the subject:

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Kentucky Basketball: If Kentucky Misses The NCAA, They Should Accept The NIT
By Glenn Logan Mar 16, 2013, 3:55pm EDT

"In the first place, no team has a right to expect an at-large invitation to the NCAA -- Not Kentucky, not North Carolina, not anybody.

The other reason, and this is far more important, is that it would be unsporting to decline an NIT bid. The NIT has a long history in college basketball that predates the NCAA Tournament. ...the NIT will have NCAA Tournament-quality teams in it that, for one reason or another got passed over.

Make no mistake, the basketball world would come unglued if Kentucky under John Calipari declined the NIT bid. ...sportswriters from around the world would mock Kentucky (and) Calipari as sore losers, and unwilling to accept the reality that the "one-and-done" system might occasionally backfire. It would be a public relations nightmare."

https://www.aseaofblue.com/2013/3/16/411...uld-accept
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(03-04-2021 04:29 AM)TripleA Wrote:  If Kentucky gets in the NIT with its record, then the whole process is a joke.

Regardless, Penny said last week we might not accept a bid to the NIT.

As much as I hope for Penny and Memphis to succeed, I think that passing up a NIT invitation would be a gigantic mistake.

For one thing, Memphis has a long and storied history in the NIT, having played in 18 National Invitational Tournaments, which is comparable with the number of (26) NCAA tournaments that they've played in.

For another, if they reject a NIT invitation this year, they might be shooting themselves in the foot. Future NCAA/NIT selection committees might not look too kindly on being snubbed in that way, and they might pay a price for it.

Third, Memphis hasn't played in a NCAA tournament since 2014. Their most recent tournament was the 2019 NIT. Thus, they can hardly claim to be "above" the NIT.

Fourth, nearly all of the NIT bracketologies have Memphis in the NIT at this point. Practically no one has predicted they'll make the NCAA field. Even though they may be in a few first or second "four out" lists, that might not translate into anything better than a #2 seed in the NIT, given that there are a few of "at-large" teams with bracketology 12 seeds that will probably get bounced down to the NIT with the inevitable conference tournament upsets. The only way Memphis can move up is if they win their games while several (not just one or two) of the teams ahead of them all lose their games.

Fifth, if Memphis does get in, they'll have to play a play-in game, and that would put them behind the 8-ball from the get-go, but if they play in the NIT, they'll probably be a 1 or 2 seed, and will have a great chance to advance to the finals.

Sixth, check out what this journalist had to say on the subject:

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Kentucky Basketball: If Kentucky Misses The NCAA, They Should Accept The NIT
By Glenn Logan Mar 16, 2013, 3:55pm EDT

"In the first place, no team has a right to expect an at-large invitation to the NCAA -- Not Kentucky, not North Carolina, not anybody.

The other reason, and this is far more important, is that it would be unsporting to decline an NIT bid. The NIT has a long history in college basketball that predates the NCAA Tournament. ...the NIT will have NCAA Tournament-quality teams in it that, for one reason or another got passed over.

Make no mistake, the basketball world would come unglued if Kentucky under John Calipari declined the NIT bid. ...sportswriters from around the world would mock Kentucky (and) Calipari as sore losers, and unwilling to accept the reality that the "one-and-done" system might occasionally backfire. It would be a public relations nightmare."

https://www.aseaofblue.com/2013/3/16/411...uld-accept

I'm not the one who might decline the bid, lol. I would take it. Just cut and paste your post and send Penny an email.
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BRACKETOLOGY UPDATES:


PROJECTED "LAST EIGHT IN" THE NCAA ACCORDING TO:

bracketmatrix.com: VCU, GT, CSU, Wichita St., Xavier, Drake, MSU, & Boise St.

https://www.dratings.com/predictor/bracketology/: VCU, Maryland, Drake, Wichita St., Xavier, Boise St., CSU, & St. Louis

https://thebarkingcrow.com/ncaat-bracketology/: Rutgers, Wichita St., SMU, UCSB, Xavier/CSU, & Boise St./Syracuse appear to be their "last 8 in."

http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketb...cketology:

last eight in: Louisville, GT, VCU, Drake, MSU, CSU, Boise St., & Xavier

first eight out (projected NIT 1 and 2 seeds): Utah St., St. Louis, Seton Hall, Syracuse, Memphis, SMU, Mississippi, & St. John's

https://www.cbssports.com/college-basket...cketology/

last four in ("first four"): (11) VCU, (11) Xavier, (12) Drake, (12) Boise St.

Other 11 seeds: St. Bona., UCLA, MSU (would play 6 seeds)

Other 12 seeds: Loyola-Chicago, UCSB, WKU (would play 5 seeds)

first four out: St. Louis, Syracuse, Mississippi, Utah St.

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#42 Drake has moved ahead of #73 Michigan State at bracket matrix.com, and they're both projected to be in the NCAA tournament - - just ahead of the other projected 12 seeds - - (BSU, & WSU), making up the projected "last 4 in". All four of these teams could easily end up in the NIT.

Drake is listed as a potential NCAA 11 seed at https://www.dratings.com/predictor/bracketology/, but as a NIT 2 seed at https://thebarkingcrow.com/nit-bracketology/

CBS bracketologist Jerry Palm has written that he expects Drake, St. Bonaventure, and VCU to be in the NCAA even if they lose their conf tourney championship games. He's also very optimistic about Utah State's chances at making the tournament.

#65 Wichita State (15-4) is listed as a potential NCAA 11 seed, alongside VCU and Maryland, at bracketmatrix.com by 104 bracketologies, including https://www.dratings.com/predictor/bracketology/ and https://thebarkingcrow.com/nit-bracketology/

#44 St. Louis (14-6) was eliminated from the A10 tournament, and is a long shot to make the NCAA field, but is - from all appearances - likely to be a 1 or 2 seed in the NIT.

#47 Utah St. (18-7) strengthened their resume with a win, and will be a likely NIT 1 seed if they don't make it into the NCAA.

#49 Syracuse (15-8) is now listed as a NIT 1 seed by bracketmatrix.com and https://thebarkingcrow.com/nit-bracketology/

#51 Louisville (13-6) has shot up to a 10 seed at bracketmatrix.com.

#56 Xavier (13-7) is in danger of becoming a NIT - rather than NCAA team - after their loss to (13-13) Marquette.

#56 Mississippi (15-10) may have improved their NIT seeding with a win. They are now listed as a #1 NIT seed at https://www.dratings.com/predictor/bracketology/, alongside MSU, Utah St., & Syracuse.

#57 Seton Hall (13-12) lost to #67 St. John's (now 16-10). Seton Hall may drop down a few NIT seeds, while the St. John's win has kept their hopes for a NIT - if not the NCAA - bid alive.

https://www.dratings.com/predictor/bracketology/
now has St. John's listed as a probable NIT 3 seed, and
http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/bracketology concurs with this prediction.

#58 Duke (11-11) lost to UNC by 19 points, and may need another win to have a strong chance to make the NIT field. https://thebarkingcrow.com/nit-bracketology/ now has Duke as a #16 NIT seed, with Richmond and Kentucky out of their NIT bracketology.

#64 St. Mary's solidified its NIT prospects with a quarterfinal WCC win.

#85 WKU (18-6) beat (15-7) ODU, and may able to become a contender for the NIT, even if it doesn't play get the CUSA auto-bid.

Kentucky (now 8-15) and Indiana (now 12-14) appear to be teetering on the verge of elimination from the NCAA/NIT tourneys, as are Richmond (13-8; 6-5) and Stanford.

#74 Louisiana Tech has dropped from the "other at-larges" to the "other auto-bids" list, and its average rating has dropped to 12.30, but it is still on the NIT radar screen according to https://www.dratings.com/predictor/bracketology/

Despite #62 Davidson's (12-8) loss in the A-10 tournament, https://www.dratings.com/predictor/bracketology/ is now listing Davidson as a probable NIT 3 seed. They also list (#66; 13-9)) NC State and (#78; 13-14) Minnesota as probable 4 seeds in their NIT bracketology. https://thebarkingcrow.com/nit-bracketology/ also has Minnesota in as a likely 4 seed.

Jerry Palm is predicting that Duke, Indiana, and Georgia are very unlikely to make the NCAA field unless they make a last minute run, and that Louisville could miss the NCAA tournament unless they notch at least one more win.

Penn State has disappeared from the "other at-larges" (NIT bubble) list, and would need to play extremely well in the Big Ten tourney to play in the NCAA or NIT.

#80 Dayton (14-9) and #90 Belmont (25-4) have failed to advance in their conference tournaments, and may be unlikely to get a NIT bid, although https://www.dratings.com/predictor/bracketology/ has Dayton listed as a "first four out" team in their projected NIT field, along with Stanford, Missouri St. & Buffalo.

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"OTHER AT-LARGES" (POTENTIAL NIT TEAMS) LISTED BY BRACKETMATRIX.COM:

.TEAM.....................CONFERENCE...........AVERAGE SEED ("VOTES")

Saint Louis (14-6)......Atlantic 10................11.64 (36) NET: 44
Seton Hall (13-12).......Big East..................11.79 (33) NET: 57
Syracuse (15-8).............ACC.....................11.82 (17) NET: 49
Utah St. (17-7)........Mountain West............11.57 (14) NET: 47
SMU^(11-4)...............American.................11.00 (8) NET: 54
Marshall (15-6)...............CUSA...................11.75 (6) NET: 81(?)
Mississippi (15-10).......SEC......................12.00 (6) NET: 52
Memphis^(15-6)..........American.................10.80 (5) NET: 53
Duke....(11-11(?))...........ACC......................12.00 (4) NET: 59
St. Mary's (CA) (14-8)..West Coast...............10.00 (2) NET: 64
Indiana..(12-14(?)).......Big Ten.................11.50 (2) NET: 60
Richmond (13-8)..........Atlantic 10.................9.00 (1) NET: 69
Kentucky(8-15(?))............SEC.....................12.00 (1) NET: 65
Stanford (14-12(?))......Pacific-12................12.00 (1) NET: 70
Louisiana Tech (19-6).......CUSA...................12.30 (10) NET: 74 (listed as one of the "last four in" the NIT field by https://www.dratings.com/predictor/bracketology/

NOTE: Davidson and NC State have also been listed as potential NIT teams by some bracketology websites, such as https://thebarkingcrow.com/nit-bracketology/ and https://www.dratings.com/predictor/bracketology/.

^Memphis, SMU, and Wichita State are all ranked higher in the Massey Composite rankings (Memphis (#47), SMU (#49), and Wichita State (#53) than they are in the NET.

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Other Possible NIT teams:

According to bracketmatrix.com, these are the teams that are at greatest risk of being knocked out of the NCAA and into the NIT if there are enough upset conference tourney champs, or if a dark horse wins their own conference tourney:



"next four in"
#35 VCU (19-6) (Q1/Q2: 9-4)
Coming off impressive defeats of Dayton and Davidson, VCU should be a near-lock as long as they're not blown out by St. Bonaventure in the A-10 tourney championship game. A win in that game could propel VCU into an 11-6 match-up in NCAA round 1.
#38 Georgia Tech (15-8) (Q1/Q2: 8-6)
#50 Colorado St (17-5) (Q1/Q2: 4-5)
#65 Wichita State (13-4) (Q1/Q2: 4-4)

"Last four in":
#56 Xavier (13-7) (Q1/Q2: 5-7)
#40 Drake (23-3) (Q1/Q2: 6-1)
#72 Michigan St. (14-11) (Q1/Q2: 8-11)
#42 Boise St (17-7) (Q1/Q2: 4-6)

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How is Xavier still in??? They lose every week.
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Slightly off topic, but Mich St vs Michigan is on. I’ve heard all season how good Michigan is. Not seeing it.
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Hard to believe, considering how well they played, but Memphis has dropped a few spots on the bracket matrix.

Memphis and SMU are looking like probable 1 or 2 seeds in the NIT, if they win their first AAC tournament game and don't win the conference tournament.

One of them might be able to make it into the "first four" round of the NCAA with 2 conference tournament wins, though.

Meanwhie, Wichita State is no longer being listed among the "first four out," and they should be able to play a 6 seed in round 1 of the NCAA, as long as they win at least one tournament game this week.
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With regard to the last eight predicted to be in the NCAA tournament, it's important to bear in mind that the current "last four in" (the last four at-large teams) could all be bumped out of the field if four conference tournaments are won by teams that wouldn't receive an at-large bid.

That's exactly what happened in the 2019 tournament.

In that case, the top 4 seeds in the currently projected NIT field would all become 2 seeds, with teams such as Boise, Drake, CSU, and Xavier becoming the NIT 1 seeds. it is still very possible that Wichita might end up playing in one of the "first four" games, rather than playing a 6 seed in round 1.
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(03-04-2021 04:29 AM)TripleA Wrote:  If Kentucky gets in the NIT with its record, then the whole process is a joke.

Regardless, Penny said last week we might not accept a bid to the NIT.

wasn't that before the move to Dallas was announced? I can understand not wanting to travel to a locked down NYC that has all kinds of restrictions but Texas has few compared to NYC.

Id like to think we'd accept an NIT bid in Dallas
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(03-04-2021 04:29 AM)TripleA Wrote:  If Kentucky gets in the NIT with its record, then the whole process is a joke.

Regardless, Penny said last week we might not accept a bid to the NIT.

Might be time for the AAC to make national headlines and refuse any post season invitation to protest a rigged system (same folks that hijacked NCAA Football are trying to do the same with Basketball).

I'm usually sky high this time of the year about Basketball, this year not so much.
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(03-09-2021 10:56 PM)GoOwls111 Wrote:  
(03-04-2021 04:29 AM)TripleA Wrote:  If Kentucky gets in the NIT with its record, then the whole process is a joke.

Regardless, Penny said last week we might not accept a bid to the NIT.

Might be time for the AAC to make national headlines and refuse any post season invitation to protest a rigged system (same folks that hijacked NCAA Football are trying to do the same with Basketball).

I'm usually sky high this time of the year about Basketball, this year not so much.

I will be sky high this week if the Owls can win game 1 of the AAC tournament. It would end the season on a high note and create a sense of momentum. The guys have really impressed me by continuing to work hard and better themselves despite all the adversities.

But when their season is over, I'll be rooting for the four AAC teams during tournament play. I've been a Shockers fan since high school because they were an inspiring team back, as was Houston (Phi Slamma) when I was totally into basketball, and have no trouble getting excited about the Tigers or Mustangs either.
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(03-09-2021 09:00 PM)UofMemphis Wrote:  
(03-04-2021 04:29 AM)TripleA Wrote:  If Kentucky gets in the NIT with its record, then the whole process is a joke.

Regardless, Penny said last week we might not accept a bid to the NIT.

wasn't that before the move to Dallas was announced? I can understand not wanting to travel to a locked down NYC that has all kinds of restrictions but Texas has few compared to NYC.

Id like to think we'd accept an NIT bid in Dallas

I think it was before the public announcement to DFW. I also think Penny, even if he holds with that opinion, would be overruled by Veatch and Rudd. Assuming it's not a financial loss to play.
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I strongly want Memphis to play in the NIT. Lots of positives to be gained by do so.

I recall well when Dajuan Wagner and the underrated Earl Barron led the Tigers to the 1992 NIT title. Our family was very excited. Maybe that excitement was partly because my father was affiliated with the Memphis program when it made the NIT final in 1957 (losing to Bradley), the game that arguably put Tiger hoops on the national map.

Regardless, the NIT remains a quality tournament. I hope Memphis is invited, accepts and does well.
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(03-10-2021 09:18 AM)bill dazzle Wrote:  I strongly want Memphis to play in the NIT. Lots of positives to be gained by do so.

I recall well when Dajuan Wagner and the underrated Earl Barron led the Tigers to the 1992 NIT title. Our family was very excited. Maybe that excitement was partly because my father was affiliated with the Memphis program when it made the NIT final in 1957 (losing to Bradley), the game that arguably put Tiger hoops on the national map.

Regardless, the NIT remains a quality tournament. I hope Memphis is invited, accepts and does well.
2002.

In 1992 Penny and the Tigers were getting their a$$ kicked in the elite eight by the Bearcats for the fourth time.
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(03-10-2021 10:00 AM)bearcatmark Wrote:  
(03-10-2021 09:18 AM)bill dazzle Wrote:  I strongly want Memphis to play in the NIT. Lots of positives to be gained by do so.

I recall well when Dajuan Wagner and the underrated Earl Barron led the Tigers to the 1992 NIT title. Our family was very excited. Maybe that excitement was partly because my father was affiliated with the Memphis program when it made the NIT final in 1957 (losing to Bradley), the game that arguably put Tiger hoops on the national map.

Regardless, the NIT remains a quality tournament. I hope Memphis is invited, accepts and does well.
2002.

In 1992 Penny and the Tigers were getting their a$$ kicked in the elite eight by the Bearcats for the fourth time.

Faux thanks to Bill Dazzle for inadvertently giving you the opportunity to bring that up again.
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