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2017 NIT Selection Show Info and Tournament Schedule

By Matthew Bartlett

Mar 24, 2016; Chicago, IL, USA; General view of a march madness logo during practice the day before the semifinals of the Midwest regional of the NCAA Tournament at United Center. Mandatory Credit: Dennis Wierzbicki-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 24, 2016; Chicago, IL, USA; General view of a march madness logo during practice the day before the semifinals of the Midwest regional of the NCAA Tournament at United Center. Mandatory Credit: Dennis Wierzbicki-USA TODAY Sports /
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Latest NIT Bracketology – Sunday Morning

On Sunday morning NYCBuckets.com made their final projections for the 2017 NIT Field.

1. Illinois
8. South Dakota
4. Utah
5. Boise St.
3. BYU
6. Fresno St.
2. California
7. Cal St. Bakersfield*

1. Illinois St.
8. UC Irvine
4. Mississippi
5. UCF
3. Clemson
6. Richmond
2. Iowa
7. Akron

1. Georgia
8. UNC Asheville*
4. Monmouth
5. College of Charleston
3. Indiana
6. Colorado
2. Houston
7. UNC Greensboro

1. Syracuse
8. Oakland
4. UT Arlington
5. Colorado St.
3. Alabama
6. Ohio St.
2. TCU
7. Belmont

Bold – automatic bids
Italics – bubble teams

Teams also considered: Valparaiso, Davidson, New Mexico, George Washington, George Mason, Texas A&M, Georgia Tech, San Francisco, St. Bonaventure

In further analysis of the bubble teams, they wrote this about the Aggies:

"Texas A&M played difficult non-conference and conference schedules, which is why the Aggies are currently 16-15 and still hanging around the NIT bubble. They have 13 losses to teams in the Top 50 of the RPI. But 2-13 against the Top 50 and 4-14 against the Top 100 shows they’re probably not a postseason basketball team."

Things aren’t looking great for the Aggies, but there’s still a chance that the committee can’t pass up putting Robert Williams on any sort of national stage.