[NU Sports] NIT Question

[Scott Zeller]

I have checked all the NIT projections and not only is NU not predicted to
be in the field in any of them, they are not even in the "just missed"
section. Barring a big surprise, either NU will have to pay to play in the
CBI or the season is over. The losses to Penn St and Indiana just killed
this team's chances.

On Sun, Mar 14, 2010 at 10:39 AM, Sportsbiz <sportsbiz at gmail.com> wrote:

> As of this morning, ESPN has Minny in and Illinois out.  What exactly that
> does to NU's hope of the NIT is unclear.  Data from different sources
> differ.  The biggest change made by the NCAA is to guarantee league regular
> season winners who lose their conference tourneys and don't make the Dance
> spots in the NIT.  They were only a couple of those, so the damage to NU's
> chances aren't significant.  As in the past and to differ slightly with
> Mike, it's not the ability to sell tickets that matters, it's the amount
> the
> school is willing to guarantee will be sold.  I don't know what the price
> is
> this year, it's been anywhere from $35,000-$60,000 in the past, depending
> on
> the school, size of their arena, etc.  In short, as with most things
> involving the NCAA, it just boils down to money.
> Mark
>
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> On Sun, Mar 14, 2010 at 11:27 AM, Mike Nolan <nolan at romaine.tssi.com>
> wrote:
>
> > > Now that Golden Gophers are sitting squarely on NCAA bubble, having
> > destroyed the Boilers today, with possibility of going dancing, even if
> they
> > lose to tOSU tomorrow in Final, anybody think this increases our chances
> of
> > an NIT bid, maybe even a home game?  If Minny and Illini are in the field
> of
> > 64, doesn't it stand to reason that the 20-win 'Cats, with home wins over
> > both teams, will look a lot more attractive to the "powers that be"?
> >
> > Unless it's changed in recent years (now that the NCAA owns the NIT),
> > NIT home games were generally based on the ability to sell tickets.
> > --
> > Mike Nolan
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