NIT

[Big Z]

https://meangreensports.com/news/2021/3/1/general-unt-conference-usa-selected-to-host-nit.aspx?fbclid=IwAR1w9WusJthQYNKg5uM6bA4ll9iv28JClhvcSFVaXrOV_R4wzF74Vap0-2E

[RiseUNT]

Uh so if we don’t win the autobid to the NCAA we are a shoe in for NIT now?

[Greendylan]

Just now, RiseUNT said:

Uh so if we don’t win the autobid to the NCAA we are a shoe in for NIT now?

If only! Actually, the all at-large formula and reduced field this year pretty much preclude CUSA from being represented.  We are leading the conference in NET ranking at 62, as of today, but there probably aren't enough games left to catapult us into the conversation. 

[RiseUNT]

4 minutes ago, Greendylan said:

If only! Actually, the all at-large formula and reduced field this year pretty much preclude CUSA from being represented.  We are leading the conference in NET ranking at 62, as of today, but there probably aren't enough games left to catapult us into the conversation. 

I was joking but if we win until the championship against WKU should be at least be in 50s of NET?

 With let’s say the top 40 in the Dance shouldn’t we be really considered?

 

[Greendylan]

5 minutes ago, RiseUNT said:

I was joking but if we win until the championship against WKU should be at least be in 50s of NET?

 With let’s say the top 40 in the Dance shouldn’t we be really considered?

 

Yeah, it is possible. 

[RiseUNT]

2 minutes ago, Greendylan said:

Yeah, it is possible. 

Possible like the cowboys winning the Superbowl? Or something more realistic?

[ADLER]

This is incredible news.

Congratulations and gratitude to Wren Baker and Brint Ryan for making it happen.

[southsideguy]

good exposure for the campus anyway

[EAGLE83]

Will fans be allowed 

[keith]

Will it be rude when the host is off playing in the big dance?

[UNT Texas Hooligan]

35 minutes ago, Greendylan said:

If only! Actually, the all at-large formula and reduced field this year pretty much preclude CUSA from being represented.  We are leading the conference in NET ranking at 62, as of today, but there probably aren't enough games left to catapult us into the conversation. 

So we are most likely going to have an NCAA tournament with no C-USA teams representing?

[Greendylan]

5 minutes ago, UNT Texas Hooligan said:

So we are most likely going to have an NCAA tournament with no C-USA teams representing?

NIT tournament with no CUSA teams, most likely. 

NCAA autobid is still in effect.

[UNT Texas Hooligan]

1 minute ago, Greendylan said:

NIT tournament with no CUSA teams, most likely. 

NCAA autobid is still in effect.

Ok, got you, I was a bit confused by your first post. Thanks for the info

[ADLER]

The world is perfect if we make the NCAA Tournament.

The world is pretty darn close to perfect if we make the NIT played on our own campus, or even in our Frisco community.

[El Paso Eagle]

Between the good guys (UNT) and WKU, if they both get to the finals of the CUSA tournament hard to believe the runner-up would not get into the NIT

[emmitt01]

If we don’t win the CUSA tournament, I am fairly certain our season ends there.

The NIT field will only be 16 teams.

[wardly]

13 hours ago, emmitt01 said:

If we don’t win the CUSA tournament, I am fairly certain our season ends there.

The NIT field will only be 16 teams.

We might have a chance if we reach the championship game and play well. I am more concerned about Rice at this  point. Either way, it's a feather in our cap to host the NIT, as it give us national exposure.I am guessing it cost us an arm and a leg but should be worth it.

[greenminer]

15 hours ago, El Paso Eagle said:

Between the good guys (UNT) and WKU, if they both get to the finals of the CUSA tournament hard to believe the runner-up would not get into the NIT

If Emmit is right about the NIT only having 16 teams, it’s believable.

[NorthTexasSportsNetwork]

So this is the 3rd time a tournament has been hosted at the Pit? I guess if you count the CBI.

 

[MrAlien]

here is a NCAA / NIT projection that has 2 CUSA schools in the NIT:

https://www.dratings.com/predictor/bracketology/

also surprised they didnt have anyone from the Big 12

[bstnsportsfan3]

3 hours ago, MrAlien said:

here is a NCAA / NIT projection that has 2 CUSA schools in the NIT:

https://www.dratings.com/predictor/bracketology/

also surprised they didnt have anyone from the Big 12

They have marshall in the NIT and us sitting at home... thats wrong!

[Cooley]

11 hours ago, NorthTexasSportsNetwork said:

So this is the 3rd time a tournament has been hosted at the Pit? I guess if you count the CBI.

 

The Pit hosted first- and second-round games of the 1976 and 1980 NCAA Basketball Tournaments.

In 1988, the Super Pit was the site of the men's Southland Conference Tournament, and North Texas rolled past McNeese State and Northeast Louisiana to capture the conference championship and its first invitation to the NCAA Tournament.

[greenminer]

21 minutes ago, Cooley said:

The Pit hosted first- and second-round games of the 1976 and 1980 NCAA Basketball Tournaments.

In 1988, the Super Pit was the site of the men's Southland Conference Tournament, and North Texas rolled past McNeese State and Northeast Louisiana to capture the conference championship and its first invitation to the NCAA Tournament.

1988...Wasn't that the year we played No. 1 Drake in The Pit?

[Cooley]

32 minutes ago, greenminer said:

1988...Wasn't that the year we played No. 1 Drake in The Pit?

Maybe in 68

[greenminer]

@Cooley ok. Not sure what I’m getting it confused with.