The NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship wasn’t the only tournament to have its Selection Sunday. The NIT also set its field of 32 teams, cast-offs and just-misses of the NCAA tourney. The four No. 1 seeds are Illinois, Arizona State, Virginia Tech and Mississippi -- remember them from the bubble?
The NIT, Summed Up In One Scheduling Conflict
↵In the NIT, the higher seed plays host each game. So why is the Fighting Illini traveling to Long Island to face No. 8 Stony brook? We’ll let former Deadspin editor and lifelong Illinois fan Will Leitch answer that.
↵↵Yep. Assembly Hall is booked with Cirque du Soleil.
↵↵Alegría (Spanish for “jubilation”) is described as “a mood, a state of mind,” and is running from Mar. 17 through Mar. 21.
↵So, Illinois, a team that was this close to making it into the NCAA Tournament, just hours later found itself making travel arrangements for Stony Brook, NY. Welcome to the NIT!
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