2017 NIT Selection Show Info and Tournament Schedule
![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](https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/upload/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto/shape/cover/sport/9962310322ab23ca0fadc26cbf9bcb747763acf7b87021813278fc1aae02c28f.jpg)
NCAA Tournament Snubs
The most notable teams left out of the NCAA Tournament would figure to be NIT Bound. Projected NIT No. 1 seeds Illinois State and Syracuse both missed the cut for the big dance.
It seems like the selection committee favored the smaller conference schools for the double digits seeds. That means teams like California, Iowa, and Clemson are all going to be waiting for the NIT results later tonight. The best news on Selection Sunday for NIT hopefuls is that there didn’t seem to be many shocking omissions from the NCAA Tournament, that keeps the NIT field as open as possible.
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Don’t worry. We’ll keep you up to date on how the field of 68 turns out for the NCAA Tournament as well. If your team is still in the running, good luck!
Automatic Bids
Ten automatic bids have been handed out so far. That leaves 22 remaining spots in the field of 32.
Team | Conference |
Belmont | Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) |
Illinois State | Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) |
Monmouth | Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) |
Oakland | Horizon League |
South Dakota | Summit League |
UNC Greensboro | Southern Conference (SoCon) |
Cal St. Bakersfield | Western Athletic Conference (WAC) |
Akron | Mid-American Conference (MAC) |
UT Alrington | Sun Belt Conference |
UC Irvine | Big West Conference |