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RE: 2018 NIT/CBI/CIT bids and declines
(03-12-2018 02:01 PM)Cyniclone Wrote:  
(03-12-2018 01:56 PM)solohawks Wrote:  
(03-12-2018 01:25 PM)MissouriStateBears Wrote:  Teams turn down the CIT and CBI. They more than likely wouldn't turn down an expanded NIT field.

I wouldn't mind an expanding the NIT by another 16 teams with a .500 overall record required a la a bowl game. There are a lot of 2nd place teams in mid majors like Northeastern and Belmont that deserve a bid.

Expanding to 64 allows you to guarantee all 32 D1 conferences a team in the NIT field while ensuring that anyone that deserves an NIT bid gets one. Going to 48 only works if you don't guarantee every conference a team; otherwise you only have 16 at-larges, which is worse than what we had this year when auto bids too 12 of the 32 spots.

Women's basketball seems to have found the sweet spot — 64-team WNIT, 16-team WBI. I'm not sure you even need a third-tier tournament at that point but it's not hurting anyone either.

WNIT is the perfect model IMO.
03-12-2018 02:25 PM
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