Article: Dayton could get NIT game at home ; AD Ted Kissell is confident Flyers would get a high seed in NIT if they don't make the NCAA tourney.

Article: Illini Look Forward to NIT // Henson Didn't Expect Spot in NCAA Tourney
Chicago Sun-Times;  March 11, 1996 ;     550 words ......accept (a bid). They should be honored to go play in the NIT because we didn't play well enough to go to the NCAA. We'...guard Richard Keene said the team is excited about the NIT. "You play college basketball to go to the NCAAs, but the NIT's a good tournament for teams that can't go to the ...

Article: Bubble trouble Only three from league bound for NCAA tourney again?
The Pantagraph Bloomington, IL;  February 13, 2005 ;     700+ words ......prevent those teams from gaining at-large NCAA tourney spots when pairings are announced on...and Iowa." Ohio State might be talking NCAA tourney, but the Buckeyes are on a self-imposed...Tournament and get the league's automatic NCAA tourney spot. Not likely. So, outside of the...

Article: New rule could guarantee WSU an NIT spot Raiders are aiming for NCAA tourney, but regular-season Horizon title would give them a fallback position.
Dayton Daily News;  February 21, 2007 ;     452 words ...Since the NCAA purchased the National Invitation Tournament...one more Horizon League victory. The NIT Selection Committee, in January 2006...receive an automatic berth into the NIT. Wright State leads the Horizon League...other changes in hopes of making the NIT easier to follow and more exciting ...

Article: Gregory has Flyers on winning track ; Transfer and injuries set the program back, but the sixth-year coach has UD back in the NCAA tourney.
Dayton Daily News;  March 19, 2009 ;     700+ words ......10 West Division and making the 2004 NCAA tourney, the Flyers finished 18-11 with a promising...record in the A-10 and settled for an NIT appearance. "I'll be honest with you...expectations by going 26-7 to reach the NCAA tourney again. "There was never any doubt in...Staten. And while he ...

Article: Magic number: When good teams don't get bids, the question arises: How big should NCAA tourney get?
News-Sentinel (Fort Wayne, IN);  March 14, 2007 ;     700+ words ......Tournament. ------ Here's a little NCAA tourney history. When Indiana won the 1940...championship game) and the fact that the NIT was more prestigious. The field was...results. ------ How big should the NCAA tourney get? If you double the fie

Article: HOOSIERS KEEP NCAA TOURNEY HOPES ALIVE
Post-Tribune (IN);  March 9, 1990 ;     387 words ......passes on Ohio State's Alex Davis. IU wins, preserving its NCAA tourney hopes. Page C1 (Out Front, A1) THIS ELECTRONIC VERSION MAY...questionable for Sunday's regular-season windup against Illinois. NCAA tourney bids will be announced later Sunday afternoon. "We felt it...

Article: Time to expand NCAA tourney
Chicago Sun-Times;  March 22, 1992 ;     185 words ...The NCAA tourney selection committee chairman, Roy Kramer of the SEC in this case, has got to come up with a better line than "our goal is to pick...

Article: Michigan holds off Northwestern to keep alive its NCAA tourney hopes
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;  March 7, 2004 ;     277 words ...Michigan holds off Northwestern to keep alive its NCAA tourney hopes Associated Press Sunday, March 7, 2004 Daniel Horton...conference tournament to finish at .500 and qualify for the NIT. Jitim Young scored 20 points in his final home game at...

Article: For Snubbed Coppin State, It's March Sadness; Last Year's NCAA Tourney Surprise Is Irked at Being Omitted From NIT
The Washington Post;  March 14, 1998 ;     679 words ......120) were all selected. In addition, the NIT's "Post Season Criteria" in its "Official...Arizona a fight before losing, 99-82. The NIT had bypassed Coppin State in a similar situation...had expected to stay home. "I think the NIT is all about making money and filling up...

Article: COLUMN: Compared to NCAA tourney chances, NU at the NIT is not bad
University Wire;  February 18, 1999 ;     608 words ......shouldn't howl like Warren Zevon when the NIT slips us an invite. Want the itinerary for...Eschmeyer! No, that's Leslie Visser. In the NIT, you almost definitely get two postseason...It used to be flattering to go to the NIT, but now we like to take that as being embarrassing...

Article: Mid-major leagues feel left out ; Six at-large NCAA tourney bids went to mid-majors in 2007, down from 12 in 2004.
Dayton Daily News;  November 7, 2007 ;     600 words ......And given that co-champion Massachusetts had to settle for an NIT bid with a 23-7 regularseason mark, the Flyers probably were...like the Atlantic 10." After landing four teams in the 2004 NCAA tourney -- and watching Xavier and Saint Joseph's advance to the Elite...

Article: Jilted from NCAA Tourney, Aztecs seeking postseason success in NIT
University Wire;  March 14, 2007 ;     390 words ......San Diego State men's basketball team, the NIT might as well be the NOT. It's a word SDSU...Tournament. At least in the eyes of the NIT Selection Committee, they are not even favored...Wednesday in the opening round of the 32-team NIT. The Bears went 22-10 in the Missouri Valley...

Article: NO. 20 ILLINOIS 52, GOPHERS 41; U fizzles down the stretch; The Gophers trailed Illinois by one, then promptly went scoreless for the final 6 1/2 minutes to further complicate their NCAA tourney quest.(SPORTS)
Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN);  February 27, 2009 ;     540 words ......face Wisconsin on Wednesday and Michigan on March 7 with their NCAA tourney fate up for grabs. We just gotta win, Johnson said. Guys just gotta know that if we don't win, we're in the NIT. Basically, simple as that. Just gotta win the damn games...

Article: Could Missouri Valleys strengthhurt chances for NCAA tourney?
The Pantagraph Bloomington, IL;  January 24, 2007 ;     700+ words ......emerging, the Valley could be in danger of losing bids to the NCAA tourney. Last year four Valley teams went to the NCAA, with Bradley...Last season all six Valley teams that went to the NCAA or NIT had at least 11 conference wins and 20 in the regular season...