NIT 2014 schedule and bracket: Consolation tournament begins on Tuesday
The NIT begins on Tuesday with nine games taking place. Here’s your complete schedule for the day.
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The NCAA Tournament officially begins on Tuesday with the First Four round, but the main focus will be on the NIT. The 32-team tournament has long been derided as a consolation round for teams that missed out on the Big Dance, but there is still some hardware up for grabs and the top seeds get a few more home games. It's also an opportunity for notable tourney snubs to prove the selection committee wrong.
The first slate of games features two No. 1 seeds. The St. John's Red Storm host the Robert Morris Colonials. Robert Morris is hoping for a repeat of last year's NIT, when the Colonials stunned Kentucky in the first round.
Dunk City is looking to make March magic again, but the Florida Gulf Coast Eagles have to do it in Tallahassee when they take on the top-seeded Florida State Seminoles. The Seminoles missed out on the dance after falling to Virginia in the ACC quarterfinals.
The Georgetown Hoyas will try to make the most of a disappointing season when they face the West Virginia Mountaineers, while the Green Bay Phoenix look to make up for their NCAA snub. The Minnesota Golden Gophers are another team that barely missed the cut, and get a No. 1 seed for their troubles. They play High Point in the first round.
The Missouri Tigers were once thought a lock to go dancing, but a late-season swoon sent them to a No. 2 seed in the NIT. They face the Davidson Wildcats. The final game of the day features the St. Mary's Gaels, who missed a shot to make the NCAA Tournament for the third straight year. They will play the Utah Utes.
Every game will be televised on the ESPN family of networks. Here’s the complete schedule for Tuesday (all times ET).
No. 1 St. John’s vs. No. 8 Robert Morris - 7 p.m., ESPNU
No. 1 Florida State vs. No. 8 Florida Gulf Coast - 7 p.m., ESPN2
No. 4 Georgetown vs. No. 5 West Virginia - 7 p.m., ESPN
No. 4 Green Bay vs. No. 5 Belmont - 8:15 p.m., ESPN3
No. 1 Minnesota vs. No. 8 High Point - 8:15 p.m., ESPN3
No. 3 Arkansas vs. No. 6 Indiana State - 9 p.m., ESPN
No. 3 Clemson vs. No. 6 Georgia State - 9 p.m., ESPNU
No. 2 Missouri vs. No. 7 Davidson - 9 p.m., ESPN2
No. 4 St. Mary’s vs. No. 5 Utah - 11 p.m., ESPN2
The full bracket can be seen here.
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