there are 32 teams in the NIT tournament
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All D-I teams are eligible for the NCAA tourney, but only the top 65 get an invite. The NIT has thirty two. The CBI (College Basketball Invitational) has 16. Finally, a new tourment was added this year sponcered by CollegeInsider.com, will feature another 16 teams. Thusly, 129 teams are allowed to enter a post-season tournament.
Non Important Teams. NIT. Teams such as the University of Michigan attend this tournament if they're lucky. It's the little brother of the big dance (NCAA Tournament every March)
They have never won the NCAA Division I basketball championship. The Deacons only trip to the Final Four was 1962. They did win the National Invitational Tournament (NIT) post-season title in 2000.
Yes. In 1942 West Virginia University won the National Basketball Championship. Although the NCAA might prefer that people forget, in 1942 the NIT was the tournament deciding the National Championship. The NCAA tournament was only 3 years old and teams consistently chose the NIT over the NCAA, as they do the NCAA over the NIT today. WVU finished 16-4 and was one of the 8 teams invited to the NIT, held at Madison Square Garden. They beat Western Kentucky in the final game 47-45 to win the NIT and claim to the National Basketball Championship.
The University of Louisville, who was the number one overall seed in the tournament, and Western Kentucky University were the only two. Kentucky played in the NIT Tournament.
Virginia Tech won the 1973 NIT college basketball tournamet. The Hokies beat Notre Dame in overtime on a last second shot by Bobby Stevens. Virginia Tech beat 5 teams by a total of 6 points on its way to the 1973 NIT championship.
When was the last year uk mens basketball went to the nit
College basketball team. The top 65 teams participate in the NCAA tournament. The NIT tournament is also played during March Madness.
The University of Dayton Flyers won the 2010 NIT Championship.
Kentucky won the NIT in 1946 and 1976 seasons.