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NIT downsized, will be held in DFW

PostPosted: Mon Mar 01, 2021 4:31 pm
by PonyPride
Tournament will include 16 teams, and the whole thing will be played in Metroplex.

https://www.espn.com/mens-college-baske ... worth-area

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PostPosted: Mon Mar 01, 2021 5:36 pm
by mustangxc
At least there are no automatic qualifiers so we still stand a chance at an at-large bid.

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PostPosted: Mon Mar 01, 2021 10:14 pm
by DanFreibergerForHeisman
Interesting.

Maybe this can be our tournament like the Frisco Bowl is our bowl.

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PostPosted: Tue Mar 02, 2021 9:30 am
by indianmustang
As of 3/1 we are still in this projection
https://www.dratings.com/predictor/bracketology/

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PostPosted: Tue Mar 02, 2021 7:51 pm
by Charleston Pony
Hopefully our guys will be able to play in the AAC Tourney and just can't afford to lay an egg but after taking more than a month off...who knows what this team will look like?

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PostPosted: Tue Mar 02, 2021 9:23 pm
by Terry Webster
With the number of games played I think that they have to win the conference tourney to have enough games to qualigy.

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PostPosted: Mon Mar 08, 2021 10:56 am
by indianmustang
Not sure why this guy keep us in ncaa bracket
https://thebarkingcrow.com/ncaat-bracketology/
maybe he know something we dont. :lol:

Re: NIT downsized, will be held in DFW

PostPosted: Mon Mar 08, 2021 11:38 am
by PonyFan
With the number of games cancelled/postponed, I still want to see if we can field a team in the AAC.
If healthy (enough), I still assume we make the NIT, since organizers want to limit travel and we're local.

Re: NIT downsized, will be held in DFW

PostPosted: Fri Mar 12, 2021 11:40 pm
by Ikus
I can't believe I'm saying this, but I want to see this team keep playing. Especially Davis.

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PostPosted: Sat Mar 13, 2021 9:00 am
by horsemanx
Ikus wrote:I can't believe I'm saying this, but I want to see this team keep playing. Especially Davis.

This would be a good season for a CIT/CBI appearance to get the program (coaches and younger players) some postseason experience since it has been a while since we have been in a tournament.

Too bad they are canceled this season.

Re: NIT downsized, will be held in DFW

PostPosted: Sun Mar 14, 2021 8:12 am
by DanFreibergerForHeisman
It's going to be a long day worrying about the NIT bid!

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PostPosted: Sun Mar 14, 2021 10:07 am
by Charleston Pony
I'm not optimistic. If Cincy wins the auto bid from the AAC today, that might soften the blow of having lost to them twice, but would also probably mean that Wichita State and Memphis go NIT before SMU. I don't see the 5th best team in the AAC getting in to a reduced NIT field.

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PostPosted: Sun Mar 14, 2021 1:02 pm
by mtrout
NIT downsized is precisely the next excuse.

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PostPosted: Sun Mar 14, 2021 3:11 pm
by CA Mustang

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PostPosted: Sun Mar 14, 2021 5:14 pm
by Roach
NIT downsized, and automatic bids gobbled up by the likes of Georgetown make fewer at-large NCAA bids, meaning other decent teams drop into NIT contention. Feeling less confident, but still hopeful.