[Papa John]

Conference representation for the NIT:
Mountain West (Boise State, Colorado State)
Mid-American (Buffalo, Toledo)
Atlantic 10 (Davidson, Dayton, Richmond, Saint Louis)
ACC (NC State)
American Athletic (Memphis, SMU)
Conference USA (Louisiana Tech, Western Kentucky)
SEC (Mississippi, Mississippi State)
West Coast (Saint Mary's)

I thought Stanford might get a bid when it looked like a number of schools were going to cancel postseason play due to Covid. But it looks like Duke was the only one of significance, and they would have been NIT bound.

[Papa John]

Conference representation for the NIT:
Mountain West (Boise State, Colorado State)
Mid-American (Buffalo, Toledo)
Atlantic 10 (Davidson, Dayton, Richmond, Saint Louis)
ACC (NC State)
American Athletic (Memphis, SMU)
Conference USA (Louisiana Tech, Western Kentucky)
SEC (Mississippi, Mississippi State)
West Coast (Saint Mary's)

I thought Stanford might get a bid when it looked like a number of schools were going to cancel postseason play due to Covid. But it looks like Duke was the only one of significance, and they would have been NIT bound.

[CompSci87]

The only West Coast team to make the nit was St. Mary's (I assume this is the St. Mary's in Moraga).

Merc story on the decline of Bay Area men's college basketball:

https://www.mercurynews.com/2021/03/13/k...asketball/

[CompSci87]

The only West Coast team to make the nit was St. Mary's (I assume this is the St. Mary's in Moraga).

Merc story on the decline of Bay Area men's college basketball:

https://www.mercurynews.com/2021/03/13/k...asketball/

[martyup]

Also interesting that the #1 ranked men's team in the country hails from Hooptown USA

https://hooptownusa.com/

Spokane Hoopfest is the largest 3on3 outdoor basketball tournament on Earth. Over 6,000 teams, 24,000 players, 3,000 volunteers, 225,000 fans and 450 courts spanning 45 city blocks! Beyond basketball, it is an outdoor festival with shopping, food and interactive entertainment.

https://www.spokanehoopfest.net/3on3basketball

If you love basketball, put it on your bucket list.  I will be one of those 3,000 volunteers, as a court monitor (a ref that only calls technical fouls and resolves disputes).

[martyup]

Also interesting that the #1 ranked men's team in the country hails from Hooptown USA

https://hooptownusa.com/

Spokane Hoopfest is the largest 3on3 outdoor basketball tournament on Earth. Over 6,000 teams, 24,000 players, 3,000 volunteers, 225,000 fans and 450 courts spanning 45 city blocks! Beyond basketball, it is an outdoor festival with shopping, food and interactive entertainment.

https://www.spokanehoopfest.net/3on3basketball

If you love basketball, put it on your bucket list.  I will be one of those 3,000 volunteers, as a court monitor (a ref that only calls technical fouls and resolves disputes).

[chrisk]

In addition to PAC-12, Big 10 and Big 12 are not represented in the NIT. Of course, the Big 10 has 9 teams in the NCAA. At Indiana, #10 in the Big 10, coach Archie Miller was fired.

Teams had to confirm in advance that they would accept an NIT bid.

[chrisk]

In addition to PAC-12, Big 10 and Big 12 are not represented in the NIT. Of course, the Big 10 has 9 teams in the NCAA. At Indiana, #10 in the Big 10, coach Archie Miller was fired.

Teams had to confirm in advance that they would accept an NIT bid.

[gailtate]

The only West Coast team to make the nit was St. Mary's (I assume this is the St. Mary's in Moraga).

Merc story on the decline of Bay Area men's college basketball:

https://www.mercurynews.com/2021/03/13/k...asketball/

I'm Bay Area born, raised and educated and followed the AAWU, Pac8, Pac12...and I've never seen it this barren. Things move in cycles, of course, and the pendulum may swing back. Still, the macro and micro trends don't bode well for the future of revenue sports and the teams they support...which has particularly gloomy prospects for Stanford but that's a whole other topic. Generally speaking, the sporting interest of people who now populate the Bay Area begin and end with the Niners, Giants and Warriors for the most part. The only time they think about schools is when they're trying to get their kids into college.

[gailtate]

The only West Coast team to make the nit was St. Mary's (I assume this is the St. Mary's in Moraga).

Merc story on the decline of Bay Area men's college basketball:

https://www.mercurynews.com/2021/03/13/k...asketball/

I'm Bay Area born, raised and educated and followed the AAWU, Pac8, Pac12...and I've never seen it this barren. Things move in cycles, of course, and the pendulum may swing back. Still, the macro and micro trends don't bode well for the future of revenue sports and the teams they support...which has particularly gloomy prospects for Stanford but that's a whole other topic. Generally speaking, the sporting interest of people who now populate the Bay Area begin and end with the Niners, Giants and Warriors for the most part. The only time they think about schools is when they're trying to get their kids into college.

[Phogge]

Doesn’t help that the papers and particularly SF Gate don’t do much for college sports. For that matter the locals used to print the box scores for the AAA in San Francisco. When SI and SH jumped to the WCAL the Chron basically forgot about the SF high schools.

The Big Game was once a tough ticket. No more.

[Phogge]

Doesn’t help that the papers and particularly SF Gate don’t do much for college sports. For that matter the locals used to print the box scores for the AAA in San Francisco. When SI and SH jumped to the WCAL the Chron basically forgot about the SF high schools.

The Big Game was once a tough ticket. No more.