Is the winner of the NIT officially the 65th best team in the country?
2007-03-12 09:08:39 · 4 answers · asked by canucklehead1951 4 in Sports ➔ Basketball
The National Invitational Tournament, commonly called the NIT, is where the best teams that didn't make the NCAA tournament would go for the post-season. It used to be operated by the Metropolitan Intercollegiate Basketball Association (MIBA) up until 2005 when it was purchased by the NCAA. Back in the day, the NIT used to be the top tournament, inviting the best to play for the National Championship. That was until the 1960's, when the NCAA began bringing in the better teams and the NIT began it's trek toward what it is known as now, a consolation tourny.
2007-03-12 09:24:56 · answer #1 · answered by trombass08 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well actually they would be considered the 66th best team in the country. The NIT is a tourney which is just a second rate tourney compared to the NCAA. People have called it the Losers Tournament and the Not Invited Tournament. I don't watch it so I don't really get into it. Basically the NIT is for the second rate teams to do something.
2007-03-12 16:15:33 · answer #2 · answered by detfan12_2000 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The NIT used to be bigger than the NCAA. However, the NCAA started requiring teams to accept invitations to them instead of the NIT and took over both tournaments. Now, the NIT is smaller. It is for teams who didn't quite get at-large berths and teams who won the conference regular-season title but didn't get into the NCAA. 1st of all, the winner would be the 66th best team (there are 65 in the NCAA, counting the play-in game) but it doesn't work that way - for example, do you think Syracuse or Florida A&M is better? FAMU is in the tournament, 'Cuse isn't. Point in case.
2007-03-12 16:12:40 · answer #3 · answered by Beast8981 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
basically...
2007-03-12 16:26:33 · answer #4 · answered by ryboyin 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋