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[Davemeister]

Interesting that JD felt very confident that both the men’s and women’s teams seasons would not end in Asheville regardless what happens there.

I hope our teams sweep up in Asheville.

Question: If UT-C wins the Men's Tourney, would that mean an auto-bid to the NIT for the Paladins as regular season Runner-Up?

[DungeonRealm]

Interesting that JD felt very confident that both the men’s and women’s teams seasons would not end in Asheville regardless what happens there.

I hope our teams sweep up in Asheville.

Question: If UT-C wins the Men's Tourney, would that mean an auto-bid to the NIT for the Paladins as regular season Runner-Up?

No only autobid that could come to SoCon to NIT is if regular season champ does not win SoCon tourney

[Davemeister]

Thanks. Any chance we would be awarded an NIT slot outright - if we fail to win the Tournament?

[apaladin]

Thanks. Any chance we would be awarded an NIT slot outright - if we fail to win the Tournament?

If you are talking about an at-large bid it’s possible but unlikely. Remember a lot of slots will be taken up by regular season champions that don’t win their confetence tournament. So we need to pull for all the regular season champions to win their conference tournament. There are app. 20 of these.

[tim]

Thanks. Any chance we would be awarded an NIT slot outright - if we fail to win the Tournament?

If you are talking about an at-large bid it’s possible but unlikely. Remember a lot of slots will be taken up by regular season champions that don’t win their confetence tournament. So we need to pull for all the regular season champions to win their conference tournament. There are app. 20 of these.

Right now, Furman stands at 80 in the NET. They should be in the NIT at large conversation even with about 12 NIT bid thieves if the committee is objective.That statement by JD is interesting. Maybe he thinks they will be objective this year? I know the last Furman NIT appearance a couple of years ago was at large.

[DungeonRealm]

Prob. need to win at least two in SoCon tourney to be considered for NIT, but screw that lets win 3 this weekend lol!

[apaladin]

Not assuming we don’t win the tourney but just in case here is who we need to root for in other conference tourneys:
ASUN-JACKSONVILLE ST.
AEC-VERMONT
BIG SKY-MONTANA ST.
BIG SO.- LONGWOOD
CAA -TOWSON
CONFUSA-N.TEXAS
HORIZON-CLEVELAND ST.
IVY-PRINCETON
METRO AC-IONA
MAC-TOLEDO
MEAC-NORFOLK ST.
MVC-N. IOWA
NEC-BRYANT
OVC-MURRAY ST.
PATRIOT-COLGATE
SOUTHLAND-NEW ORLEANS
SWAC-ALCORN ST.
SUMMIT-SOUTH DAKOTA ST.
SUNBELT-TEXAS ST.
WAC-N. MEXICO ST.

[stonemd]

Are any of those #1 seeds potential NCAA at large bids?

[stonemd]

OVC Murray St w 2 losses certainly would go NCAA if they don’t win conf tourney - ?

[apaladin]

OVC Murray St w 2 losses certainly would go NCAA if they don’t win conf tourney - ?

Correct, they are currently a top 25 team in both polls at #22. No way they could leave them out. The only other team that would have a chance at an at-large is South Dakota St. at 27-4. Of course instead of taking a deserving team like SDSU the committee will take a 9th or 10th team from a power 5 with an 18-15 record.