The Little Dance: Official 2008 Mens/Women's National Invitational Tournament thread

[Glenn]

I'll post a printable bracket soon.

You can get started with these.

NIT tournament schedule

Schedule for the 2008 National Invitational Tournament. The higher seeds host the first round. (All tip offs ET; Seeds in parenthesis):

FIRST ROUND
Tuesday, March 18
No. 2 UMass vs. No. 7 Stephen F. Austin, 6 p.m. (ESPNU)
No. 1 Ohio State vs. No. 8 UNC Asheville, 7 p.m. (ESPN2)
No. 1 Syracuse vs. No. 8 Robert Morris, 8 p.m. (ESPNU)
No. 4 Southern Illinois vs. No. 5 Oklahoma State, 9 p.m. (ESPN2)
No. 3 Florida State vs. No. 6 Akron, 9 p.m. (ESPN Classic)
No. 4 Minnesota vs. No. 5 Maryland, 9:30 p.m. (ESPN)
No. 3 Creighton vs. No. 6 Rhode Island, 10 p.m. (ESPNU)
No. 1 Arizona State vs. No. 8 Alabama State, 11 p.m. (ESPN2)

Wednesday, March 19
No. 3 Dayton vs. No. 6 Cleveland State, 6 p.m., (ESPNU)
No. 1 Virginia Tech vs. No. 8 Morgan State, 7 p.m. (ESPN Classic)
No. 4 VCU vs. No. 5 Alabama-Birmingham, 7 p.m. (ESPN2)
No. 2 Ole Miss vs. No. 7 Cal State Santa Barbara, 8 p.m. (ESPNU)
No. 2 Florida vs. No. 7 San Diego State, 9 p.m. (ESPN2)
No. 3 Nebraska vs. No. 6 Charlotte, 9 p.m. (ESPN Classic)
No. 2 Illinois State vs. No. 7 Utah State, 10 p.m. (ESPNU)
No. 4 California vs No. 5 New Mexico, 11 p.m. (ESPN2)

QUARTERFINALS
March 25-26

SEMIFINALS
April 1 at Madison Square Garden

CHAMPIONSHIP
April 3 at Madison Square Garden

[Glenn]

THE FIELD FOR THE WOMEN'S NIT IS BEING ANNOUNCED TODAY, PLEASE BE PATIENT

Here is a blank printable bracket so you can get ready: http://www.womensnit.com/photos/bracket.pdf

[Timone]

Glenn, it's only FAIR if you swat this thread.

[Glenn]

It was a very popular thread last year, so I expect more of the same this year.

Judging by the emails and PMs that I am getting from people waiting for the brackets, we're off to a good start.

I'll get some of the games in the sportsbook ASAP, too.

[Timone]

Fine. Make a separate thread for the Women's NIT and swat THAT.

[Glenn]

Just in...

Here are the women's teams that received automatic bids.

2008 Postseason
WNIT Teams

a = Automatic Qualifier
a-American (Patriot)
a-Arkansas Little Rock (Sun Belt)
a-Boise State (WAC)
a-Dartmouth (Ivy)
a-Evansville (Missouri Valley)
a-Florida Gulf Coast (Atlantic Sun)
a-Idaho State (Big Sky)
a-Iona (Metro Atlantic)
a-North Carolina A&T (MEAC)
a-Quinnipiac (Northeast)
a-Prairie View A&M (SWAC)
a-Radford (Big South)
a-South Dakota St. (Summit)
a-Southeast Missouri (Ohio Valley)
a-Texas State (Southland)
a-UC Davis (Big West)
a-Vermont (America East)
a-Western Carolina (Southern)

As I type this, the selection committee is meeting in Dublin, Ohio to determine the rest of the field. More to come...

[Timone]

Fuck women's basketball.

Girls can't do shit other than SUCK DICK.

[Glenn]

Don't you like women's field hockey?

I mean, who doesn't?

http://wtfdetroit.com/forums/showthread.php?t=10103

[Timone]

Are there fights in field hockey like in ice hockey?

[Wilfredo Ledezma]

What the fuck is a Quinnipiac?