Updated 3/13/11: SMU to host Oral Roberts in CIT

[shadowman]

Full Field has been announced...SMU, Marshall, and ECU from C-USA.

Good news in the release:

Every game will be broadcast live through Fox College Sports Broadband, with the championship being televised on Fox College Sports on Wednesday, March 30. The single-elimination format will be played entirely at on-campus sites, which will be determined by seeding.

Here is the link to the website:

http://www.collegeinsider.com/tournament/index.html

[DanFreibergerForHeisman]

Looks like an impressive and exciting field! This is going to be awesome!

Go Ponies!

[skyscraper]

All 24 teams will compete in the first round, with four teams then getting a bye into the quarterfinals. The eight remaining teams will play for the right to advance to the quarters. The entire field will be seeded, based on a number of factors including RPI, strength of schedule, conference ranking, and geographic location.

Soo...how do you get one of the four byes into the quarterfinals???

[shadowman]

All 24 teams will compete in the first round, with four teams then getting a bye into the quarterfinals. The eight remaining teams will play for the right to advance to the quarters. The entire field will be seeded, based on a number of factors including RPI, strength of schedule, conference ranking, and geographic location.

Soo...how do you get one of the four byes into the quarterfinals???

That is circular talk for they will pick the four teams that will generate the most money/interest after the first round.

Cannot blame them, figure we have no chance at that, especially considering we are near the bottom in RPI of the teams in the field.

We probably though, have a great chance to host the game to get into the quarterfinals if we win and will open up the checkbook.

[PonyPride]

From SMUMustangs.com:

SMU MBB Hosts Oral Roberts In CIT First Round On Wednesday At 7 p.m.
Mustangs Are In First Postseason Since 2000 And Have Most Wins Since 2003

March 13, 2011

DALLAS (SMU) - The SMU men's basketball team will host Oral Roberts in the first round of the 2011 CollegeInsider.com Tournament (CIT) at Moody Coliseum on Wednesday night at 7 p.m. This is the first trip to the postseason for SMU since 2000. The Mustangs (17-14) have already clinched their first winning season since 2002-03. Oral Roberts is 19-15 on the season out of the Summit League.

Tickets are on sale now and start at just $10. To purchase, call the SMU Ticket Office at 214-SMU-GAME (768-4263) or click here. Current SMU season-ticket holders should call the SMU Ticket Office as soon as possible to purchase their CIT tickets. Any unsold season tickets will be released to the public for sale at 4 p.m. on Monday.

The CIT is a 24-team tournament that features 12 first-round games. Four of the teams that win first-round games will advance to the quarterfinals, while the other eight teams will play for the right to advance to the quarterfinals.

SMU already has its highest win total (17) since 2002-03 and had its most league wins (8) in Conference USA. Three Mustangs earned Conference USA postseason honors. Senior forward Papa Dia was named Conference USA Defensive Player of the Year. Dia also made the All-Conference USA First Team, Conference USA All-Defensive Team and NABC All-District 11 First Team. Junior forward Robert Nyakundi was named to the All-Conference USA Third Team and senior guard Collin Mangrum earned selection to the Conference USA All-Academic Team.

[PonyPride]

THE 2011 CIT SCHEDULE
All times EST

FIRST ROUND
March 14-16

MONDAY
Buffalo (18-13) @ Quinnipiac (22-9) 7:00 pm

TUESDAY
Ohio (18-15) @ Marshall (22-11) 7:00 pm
Furman (22-10) @ East Tennessee State (22-11) 7:00 pm
Jacksonville (19-11) @ East Carolina (18-15) 8:00 pm
Rider (23-10) @ Northern Iowa (19-13) 8:00 pm
North Dakota (19-14) @ Air Force (15-15) 9:00 pm
Northern Arizona (19-12) @ Santa Clara (19-14) 10:00 pm
Portland (20-11) @ Hawaii (18-12) 12:00 am (midnight)

WEDNESDAY
Tennessee Tech (20-12) @ Western Michigan (20-12) 7:00 pm
Iona (22-11) @ Valparaiso (23-11) 8:00 pm
Oral Roberts (19-15) @ SMU (17-14) 8:00 pm
Idaho (18-13) @ San Francisco (17-14) 10:00 pm

SECOND ROUND
March 18-19

QUARTERFINALS
March 21-22

SEMIFINALS
March 25

2011 CIT CHAMPIONSHIP
March 30

[Mitch McConnell]

In 1977, Roberts claimed to have had a vision from a 900-foot-tall Jesus who told him to build City of Faith Medical and Research Center, and the hospital would be a success

[Charleston Pony]

ORU comes in having won 10 or their last 11 - only loss to Oakland in finals of conference tourney