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Article: Locals Left Out of NCAA Tournament Head to the NIT
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- The Washington Post
- Article date:
- March 16, 2009
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Three Washington region programs will conclude their seasons in
college basketball's consolation prize, the National Invitation
Tournament. Georgetown, Virginia Tech and George Mason were each
selected to the annual 32-team tournament designated for the top
teams left out of the NCAA tournament.
On Wednesday, sixth-seeded Georgetown visits third-seeded Baylor,
and second-seeded Virginia Tech will host Duquesne at Cassell
Coliseum. The winners of those two games meet in the second round,
which will be played from Thursday through March 23.
Seventh-seeded George Mason visits second-seeded Penn State
tomorrow in State College, Pa. The winner of that game plays the
winner of tomorrow's ...