NITology

NITology: The Field of 32 is Taking Shape

Shawn Siegel — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 12:59:22 -0800

With regular season champs like Iona, Middle Tennessee, and Oral Roberts losing their conference tournaments, the 2012 NIT field is beginning to take shape. The field below is not who I think deserves to be in, but simply a prediction of what the committee would do as things stand today. NIT-Ology is released following CollegeHoops.net's weekly 2012 Bracketology update.

Notes on the NIT Field and NIT Bracketology: The NIT field is compose of 32 teams, including regular season champions that do not win their conference tournament. There is no way to predict how many regular season champions will lose their tournaments or which teams that might be. Thus, all that is listed here is the 20 most likely "at-large" teams as well as regular season champs that have been eliminated from their conference tournaments.

For a statistical breakdown of NCAA Bubble teams, check out the weekly Bubble Watch.

Arrows indicate teams that made a major move since the previous week. New teams in green. Teams that have an automatic bid into the NIT.

NCAA BUBBLE: Last 5 In

Northwestern

Seton Hall

Xavier

Texas

Tennessee (complete NCAA projection)

ONE

Colorado St

Oregon

South Florida

Drexel

TWO

NC State

St. Joseph's

Ole Miss

Dayton

THREE

Arizona

Iona

Stanford

Oral Roberts

FOUR

New Mexico St

UCF

Illinois

Colorado

FIVE

Middle Tennessee

UMASS

Maryland

Iowa

SIX

Arkansas

Illinois St

LSU

Valparaiso

SEVEN

Pittsburgh

Wyoming

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EIGHT

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First Out: Minnesota, George Mason, TCU, La Salle

NITology: Iowa Making Move, Marshall Fading

Shawn Siegel — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 09:10:34 -0800

Iowa and TCU join the fray, while Wyoming gets edged out in the latest 2012 NIT field. The field below is not who I think deserves to be in, but simply a prediction of what the committee would do as things stand today. NIT-Ology is released following CollegeHoops.net's weekly 2012 Bracketology update.

For a statistical breakdown of NCAA Bubble teams, check out the weekly Bubble Watch.

Arrows indicate teams that made a major move since the previous week. New teams in green. Teams that are currently winning their conference tournament (and thus projected to be in the NCAA field) are not included.

First Out: South Florida, St. Joseph's, VCU, Dayton

Further Four: Tennessee, Oregon, Colorado St, NC State

NCAA BUBBLE: Last 5 In

West Virginia

Cincinnati

Mississippi St

Texas

Arizona (complete NCAA projection)

ONE

Tennessee

South Florida

St. Joseph's

NC State

TWO

Dayton

Colorado St

VCU

Oregon

THREE

Illinois

LSU

Colorado

Maryland

FOUR

Arkansas

Stanford

Iowa

UCF

FIVE

Ole Miss

Northern Iowa

New Mexico St

UMASS

SIX

Oklahoma St

Ohio

George Mason

TCU

SEVEN

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EIGHT

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First Out: Wyoming, Missouri St, South Dakota St, La Salle

Dropped Out of NIT Field: La Salle, Marshall, Missouri St, Pittsburgh, Wyoming