SMU hosts Nicholls in NIT opener Wednesday

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From SMUMustangs.com:

SMU Gets A No. 1 Seed In NIT, Hosts First Game Wednesday At 7 PM

INDIANAPOLIS (NCAA/NIT) - The SMU men's basketball team is a No. 1 seed in the 2022 National Invitation Tournament, the tournament committee announced on Sunday night. The Mustangs will host Nicholls in the first round at Moody Coliseum on Wednesday at 7 p.m. CT.

SMU earned its fifth postseason berth in the past nine seasons, including a run to the 2014 NIT championship game and a No. 3 seed in the 16-team 2021 NIT field.

The Mustangs enter the tournament with a 23-8 record, including a perfect 16-0 record in Moody Coliseum. The 18-game home winning streak is tied for fifth nationally among active streaks. SMU was 13-4 in American Athletic Conference play, earning the No. 2 seed in the AAC Championship.

Nicholls is 21-11 on the season, winning the Southland Conference regular-season title with an 11-3 league record. The winner of SMU and Nicholls will take on the winner of No. 4 Washington State and Santa Clara in the second round of the NIT on Saturday or Sunday.

[horsemanx]

It is very strange they are officially Nicholls State but openly and interchangeably go by Nicholls.

I really don't like that at all.