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2022 NIT

Da Coach

Da Coach

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Northern Iowa is in the NIT with an auto-bid. Their NET rank is 102.
Drake (NET 83) is a bubble team hoping for an at-large NIT bid.

Wright State just upset #1 seeded Cleveland State in the Horizon League semifinal, which bumps Cleveland State down into the auto-bid in the NIT.
Cleveland State's NET rank is 175, which means they are taking an at-large bid away from a more deserving team, maybe Drake.

Texas State, winner of the Sun Belt, was already upset in the quarterfinal, and the tournament was won by #3 seed Georgia State (NET 168 ).

Official NIT site-
https://www.ncaa.com/news/basketball...ion-tournament
 
Da Coach said:
Texas State, winner of the Sun Belt, was already upset in the quarterfinal, and the tournament was won by #3 seed Georgia State (NET 168 ).
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Wow, conference champion out in the quarterfinals. Don't see that often.
 
Tommy said:
Wow, conference champion out in the quarterfinals. Don't see that often.
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Another quarterfinal upset of conference champ... Iona loses to 9 seed Rider in MAAC. Too bad for Iona, think they weren't too bad... obviously not good enough, though. LOL. Kinda glad Pitino lost. ;)
 
MacabreMob said:
Another quarterfinal upset of conference champ... Iona loses to 9 seed Rider in MAAC. Too bad for Iona, think they weren't too bad... obviously not good enough, though. LOL. Kinda glad Pitino lost. ;)
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Wow! And yes, Piraino losing is always a plus!
 
UNI is a 6 seed and they will play at St Louis. Missouri St made it as an 8 seed and they play at 1 seed Oklahoma whose coach will be a familiar face in Porter Moser.
 
2 other interesting notes related to BU: 21-22 opponent Toldeo is an 8 seed but get to host 1 seed Dayton because of the NCAA play in games that Dayton hosts on the 15th and 16th, which is when the first round of the NIT is played. Future MVC member Belmont is a 5 seed and they possibly have one of the shortest distances to travel for a post season tournament in playoff history as they will have to go about 5 minutes to play at 4 seed Vanderbilt.
 
NIT Bracket-
https://www.ncaa.com/news/basketbal...-printable-pdf-national-invitation-tournament

Missouri State plays at #1 seed Oklahoma State
UNI plays at #3 seed St. Louis

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I think that Drake should have been selected for the NIT. They finished second in the MVC tournament and had a better rating and better record than several schools that were selected. I know that UNI and Missouri State were selected, but neither of those schools got to the MVC tournament finals.
 
The Old Guy said:
I think that Drake should have been selected for the NIT. They finished second in the MVC tournament and had a better rating and better record than several schools that were selected. I know that UNI and Missouri State were selected, but neither of those schools got to the MVC tournament finals.
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Reminds me of Berry Hinson along with his Missouri State team who had a far superior RPI than many of the NCAA teams that were invited - I forget what year - But Berry simply stated " What Does It Take to Be Invited ?? " - the NCAA Selection Committee that year "totally blew it". :rolleyes:
 
The Old Guy said:
I think that Drake should have been selected for the NIT. They finished second in the MVC tournament and had a better rating and better record than several schools that were selected. I know that UNI and Missouri State were selected, but neither of those schools got to the MVC tournament finals.
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UNI's NIT bid was an automatic bid because they won the regular season. Their NET was 100, so they would not have gotten an at-large bid.
Missouri State got an NIT bid because their NET was 68, better than Drake's (82). Drake was probably one of the last teams left out of the NIT.
 
The game was close throughout the first half as there were 13 lead changes and the Bears were down 47-41 at the half. They cut it to 50-45 with 18:00 left but got outscored 17-5 over the next 5:00 minutes and never were able to get it close again. Isiaih Mosely had 28 points and 10 rebounds.
 
I watched both the Missouri State and Belmont games. In the Missouri State game there was not a whole lot of passing. Alot of I ball/meball. I was impressed with Belmont. They pass the ball around to get a good shot and played good defense. I liked them. They were a good team and will be a good addition to the MVC. They remind me of Northern Iowa
 
Speaking of UNI they beat St. Louis 80-68. They never trailed in the game and led by as much as 13 in the first half before St. louis was able to cut the lead to 5 at the half. They got it to 55-51 with 14:22 left when the Panthers went on a 20-0 run for the next 8:00 minutes to put the game away.UNI's big 3 as usual led the way. AJ Green had 21, Noah Carter had 19 and Trey Berhow had 18. UNI will play the winner of the game going on now between Long Beach St and BYU. With 17:00 to go in the game Long Beach is up 52-50.
 
bigjimmy said:
Speaking of UNI they beat St. Louis 80-68. They never trailed in the game and led by as much as 13 in the first half before St. louis was able to cut the lead to 5 at the half. They got it to 55-51 with 14:22 left when the Panthers went on a 20-0 run for the next 8:00 minutes to put the game away. UNI's big 3 as usual led the way. AJ Green had 21, Noah Carter had 19 and Trey Berhow had 18. UNI will play the winner of the game going on now between Long Beach St and BYU. With 17:00 to go in the game Long Beach is up 52-50.
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Box score- UNI 80 St. Louis 68
​​​​​​https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/boxscore/_/gameId/401415693
 
UNI will play at BYU as the Cougars outscored Long Beach by 22 in the last 17 minutes of the game to win 93-72. Hopefully the big 3 and the rest of the team can play at altitude.
 
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