An uproar from teams in the NCAA Tournament claim that teams in the NIT have an easier road to the championship. Rather than facing cinderella teams like Old Dominion, Murray State, and San Diego State, the teams in the NIT get to play underachieving teams like UConn and North Carolina.
The NCAA teams are also complaining that there is more pressure on them because of the constant media attention put on them compared to the NIT teams. They feel an obligation to win because some random guy in Montana picked them to go all the way to the Elite 8 in his office pool. The NCAA Teams also have to win 6 games to win the championship, instead of 5. Next year, the NCAA Teams are hoping to have a so-so season so the committee can "snub" them and they can be invited to the NIT.
Showing posts with label NIT. Show all posts
Showing posts with label NIT. Show all posts
Thursday, March 18, 2010
Monday, March 15, 2010
NCAA Considers Adding 96 Teams to NIT
With the NIT struggling to get attention, committee members are considering increasing the number of teams from 32 to 96. If there are more teams in the tournament, there will be more fans who have a rooting interest in the completely meaningless tournament.
However, some don't want the NIT to expand. "Letting teams into the NIT just for the heck of it would defeat the whole purpose of it" said a random coach from a Mid-Level team that goes to the NIT each year. "The NIT rewards teams who play well all year to make the NIT."
However, some don't want the NIT to expand. "Letting teams into the NIT just for the heck of it would defeat the whole purpose of it" said a random coach from a Mid-Level team that goes to the NIT each year. "The NIT rewards teams who play well all year to make the NIT."
Sunday, March 7, 2010
UNC's Blowout Loss to Duke To Hurt NIT Seeding
With an embarrassing 82-50 loss to Duke last night, UNC's seeding in the NIT tournament took a big hit.
"There is no doubt that we want to get as high of a seed as possible in the NIT" said Coach Roy Williams. "We want to get as many home games as possible because our arena can fit more than most, so we want to get as much money from ticket sales from it."
North Carolina will try to win as many games as possible in the ACC tournament to improve their seeding in the NIT. Until then, they will sweat it out and hope that the top NIT teams end up getting a bid into the NCAA Tournament.
"There is no doubt that we want to get as high of a seed as possible in the NIT" said Coach Roy Williams. "We want to get as many home games as possible because our arena can fit more than most, so we want to get as much money from ticket sales from it."
North Carolina will try to win as many games as possible in the ACC tournament to improve their seeding in the NIT. Until then, they will sweat it out and hope that the top NIT teams end up getting a bid into the NCAA Tournament.
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