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NIT-ology 2004-05
Locks for NIT Glory, but very much on the other tournament (of secondary importance)'s "bubble" (7): nc state, ucla, iowa st., buffalo, miami oh, uab, depaul
Safe Bets for America's Finest Tournament (28): indiana, northern iowa, saint joseph's, wichita st, southwest mizzou st.,maryland, northeastern, rice,kent st., utah st., holy cross,arizona st., miami fl,mizzou,texas a&m,akron,vanderbilt,notre dame,western kentucky,hofstra,georgetown,davidson, memphis, virginia tech, arkansas little rock, oregon, clemson, south carolina
Resting On the NIT's version of the Clear Floating Orb (18): vcu, houston,boston u, san francisco,drexel,marquette,tcu,oral roberts,unlv,kansas st.,western mich.,denver,temple,oregon st.,dayton,xavier,air force,nebraska
40 bids will be Administered for the NIT. Assuming the 7 NCAA bubble squadrons receive admittance to their preferred tournament, that leaves the 40 bids to 46 teams. With 28 seemingly locked down, 18 suitors will battle for the remaining 12 spots.
Current Orb-Floaters Likely Comfortably In: vcu, houston, boston u, san francisco, marquette, unlv, kansas state, oregon state
Last Four In: denver, tcu, xavier, temple.
Last Six Out: western mich., drexel, air force, nebraska, oral roberts, dayton.
Below is a rough projection of the NIT Bracket as of March 13th.

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