The NIT reigns as March Madness’s overlooked, underrated cousin in postseason basketball. It’s a place where mid-majors get to show their chops, often proving that the quality of college basketball extends far beyond the field of 68 with teams like North Texas and Chattanooga cutting down the nets in recent years.
One unique element of the NIT vs. the NCAA tournament is how the spirit of college basketball is preserved by playing the first three rounds at campus sites. This not only makes seeding extremely important to get an edge in the tournament, but also ensures the tournament retains the feeling and intensity of college basketball, without losing it to
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