FINAL NIT

NCAA Prediction Results

Exact Seed- 32/68
Within One- 56/68
Field- 66/68

Missed on NC State and Iona, had Seton Hall and Mississippi St. instead. I had NC State in until St. Bonaventure won and Iona was my 6th team out.


Final NIT

1. Seton Hall, Mississippi St., Washington*, Miami Fl.
2. Drexel*, Northwestern, Arizona, Tennessee
3. Ole Miss, Marshall, Dayton, Nevada*
4. Middle Tennessee St., Oregon, UCLA, Iowa
5. Minnesota, Oral Roberts*, St. Joe’s, UMass
6. LSU, Clemson, Stanford, UCF
7. Illinois, Maryland, Akron*, Valparaiso*
8. Bucknell*, UT Arlington*, Stony Brook*, Savannah St.*

*- Auto Bid

Also Considered- Pitt, Oregon St., Arkansas, La Salle

FINAL BRACKET

FINAL BRACKET

1 Seeds
Kentucky
Syracuse
UNC
Michigan St. (Big Ten)

2 Seeds
Kansas
Ohio St.
Duke
Missouri (Big 12)

3 Seeds
Michigan
Baylor
Marquette
Georgetown

4 Seeds
Wisconsin
Louisville (Big East)
Florida St. (ACC)
Vanderbilt (SEC)

5 Seeds
Indiana
Florida
UNLV
St. Mary’s (WCC)

6 Seeds
Creighton (MVC)
Temple
Wichita St.
Notre Dame

7 Seeds
New Mexico (Mt. West)
Memphis (C-USA)
Gonzaga
Cincinnati

8 Seeds
San Diego St.
Iowa St.
Kansas St.
Murray St. (OVC)

9 Seeds
St. Louis
Purdue
Alabama
Colorado (Pac-12)

10 Seeds
Virginia
UConn
Texas
Harvard (Ivy)

11 Seeds
West Virginia
Xavier
Cal
Colorado St.

12 Seeds
Seton Hall
VCU (CAA)
Southern Miss*
BYU*
Mississippi St.*
South Florida*

13 Seeds
Long Beach St. (Big West)
St. Bonaventure (A-10)
New Mexico St. (WAC)
Belmont (A-Sun)

14 Seeds
Davidson (Southern)
South Dakota St. (Summit)
Ohio (MAC)
Montana (Big Sky)

15 Seeds
Loyola MD (MAAC)
Detroit (Horizon)
Long Island (NEC)
Norfolk St. (MEAC)

16 Seeds
UNC Asheville (Big South)
Lamar (Southland)
Lehigh (Patriot)*
Vermont (Am East)*
Mississippi Valley St. (SWAC)*
Western Kentucky (Sun Belt)*

*- play-in games

Big East- 10
Big Ten- 6
Big 12- 6
SEC- 5
ACC- 4
A-10- 4
Mt. West- 4
WCC- 3
C-USA- 2
MVC- 2
Pac-12- 2

In
St. Bonaventure

Out
NC State

Play-in Games
Southern Miss v Mississippi St.
BYU v South Florida
Lehigh v Vermont
Mississippi Valley St. v Western Kentucky

Also Considered
NC State, Washington, Miami Fl., Drexel, Northwestern, Iona, Arizona, Tennessee, Ole Miss, Marshall

Bracket Update- 3/11

1 Seeds
Kentucky (SEC)
Syracuse
UNC (ACC)
Michigan St. (Big Ten)

2 Seeds
Kansas
Ohio St.
Duke
Missouri (Big 12)

3 Seeds
Michigan
Baylor
Marquette
Georgetown

4 Seeds
Wisconsin
Louisville (Big East)
Indiana
Florida St.

5 Seeds
Florida
UNLV
St. Mary’s (WCC)
Vanderbilt

6 Seeds
Creighton (MVC)
Temple
Wichita St.
Notre Dame

7 Seeds
New Mexico (Mt. West)
Memphis (C-USA)
Gonzaga
Cincinnati

8 Seeds
San Diego St.
Iowa St.
Kansas St.
Murray St. (OVC)

9 Seeds
St. Louis
Purdue
Alabama
Colorado (Pac-12)

10 Seeds
Virginia
UConn
Texas
Harvard (Ivy)

11 Seeds
Xavier (A-10)
West Virginia
Cal
Seton Hall

12 Seeds
Colorado St.
NC State
Southern Miss*
BYU*
Mississippi St.*
South Florida*

13 Seeds
VCU (CAA)
Long Beach St. (Big West)
Davidson (Southern)
Belmont (A-Sun)

14 Seeds
New Mexico St. (WAC)
South Dakota St. (Summit)
Ohio (MAC)
Montana (Big Sky)

15 Seeds
Loyola MD (MAAC)
Detroit (Horizon)
Long Island (NEC)
Norfolk St. (MEAC)

16 Seeds
UNC Asheville (Big South)
Lamar (Southland)
Lehigh (Patriot)*
Vermont (Am East)*
Mississippi Valley St. (SWAC)*
Western Kentucky (Sun Belt)*

*- play-in games

Big East- 10
Big Ten- 6
Big 12- 6
ACC- 5
SEC- 5
Mt. West- 4
A-10- 3
WCC- 3
C-USA- 2
MVC- 2
Pac-12- 2

In
Colorado
Vermont

Out
Arizona
Stony Brook

Play-in Games
Southern Miss v Mississippi St.
BYU v South Florida
Lehigh v Vermont
Mississippi Valley St. v Western Kentucky

First Four Out
Washington, Miami Fl., Drexel, Northwestern

NIT 3/11

Final NIT Bracket after NCAA selection show

1. Washington*, Miami Fl., Drexel*, Northwestern
2. Iona*, Arizona, Tennessee, Ole Miss
3. Nevada*, Middle Tennessee St.*, Oral Roberts*, Marshall
4. Oregon, UCLA, Minnesota, Iowa
5. St. Joe’s, UMass, LSU, Clemson
6. Stanford, UCF, Illinois, Pitt, Maryland
7. Maryland, St. Bonaventure, Akron*, Valparaiso*
8. Bucknell*, UT Arlington*, Stony Brook*, Savannah St.*

*- Auto Bid

Also Considered- Oregon St., Arkansas, La Salle

Bracket Update- 3/10

1 Seeds
Kentucky (SEC)
Syracuse
UNC (ACC)
Michigan St. (Big Ten)

2 Seeds
Kansas
Ohio St.
Duke
Missouri (Big 12)

3 Seeds
Michigan
Baylor
Marquette
Georgetown

4 Seeds
Wisconsin
Florida
Indiana
Florida St.

5 Seeds
UNLV (Mt. West)
Creighton (MVC)
St. Mary’s (WCC)
Louisville (Big East)

6 Seeds
Temple
Vanderbilt
Wichita St.
Notre Dame

7 Seeds
Gonzaga
San Diego St.
Cincinnati
Memphis (C-USA)

8 Seeds
New Mexico
Iowa St.
Kansas St.
Murray St. (OVC)

9 Seeds
St. Louis
Purdue
Alabama
Arizona (Pac-12)

10 Seeds
Virginia
UConn
Texas
Harvard (Ivy)

11 Seeds
Cal
West Virginia
Colorado St.
Seton Hall

12 Seeds
NC State
Southern Miss
Mississippi St.*
BYU*
South Florida*
Xavier*

13 Seeds
VCU (CAA)
Long Beach St. (Big West)
Davidson (Southern)
Belmont (A-Sun)

14 Seeds
New Mexico St. (WAC)
South Dakota St. (Summit)
Ohio (MAC)
Montana (Big Sky)

15 Seeds
Loyola MD (MAAC)
Detroit (Horizon)
Long Island (NEC)
Norfolk St. (MEAC)

16 Seeds
UNC Asheville (Big South)
Lamar (Southland)
Lehigh (Patriot)*
Stony Brook (Am East)*
Mississippi Valley St. (SWAC)*
Western Kentucky (Sun Belt)*

*- play-in games

Big East- 10
Big Ten- 6
Big 12- 6
ACC- 5
SEC- 5
Mt. West- 4
A-10- 3
WCC- 3
C-USA- 2
MVC- 2
Pac-12- 2

In
Arizona
NC State
New Mexico St.
Western Kentucky

Out
Washington
Miami Fl.
Nevada
North Texas

Play-in Games
Mississippi St. v BYU
South Florida v Xavier
Lehigh v Stony Brook
Mississippi Valley St. v Western Kentucky

First Four Out
Washington, Miami Fl., Ole Miss, Northwestern

NIT 3/10

1. Washington, Miami Fl., Ole Miss, Northwestern
2. Tennessee, Drexel*, Iona*, Nevada*
3. Middle Tennessee St.*, Oral Roberts*, Colorado, St. Joseph’s
4. Oregon, Dayton, UCLA, Iowa
5. Minnesota, UCF, LSU, UMass
6. Illinois, Maryland, Pitt, Arkansas
7. Stanford, Clemson, Marshall, Butler
8. Valparaiso*, Bucknell*, UT Arlington*, Savannah St.*

*- Auto Bid

Bracket Update- 3/9

1 Seeds
Kentucky (SEC)
Syracuse (Big East)
UNC (ACC)
Kansas (Big 12)

2 Seeds
Michigan St. (Big Ten)
Ohio St.
Duke
Missouri

3 Seeds
Baylor
Marquette
Michigan
Georgetown

4 Seeds
Wisconsin
Indiana
Florida
Temple (A-10)

5 Seeds
Florida St.
UNLV (Mt. West)
Creighton (MVC)
St. Mary’s (WCC)

6 Seeds
Wichita St.
Vanderbilt
Gonzaga
Louisville

7 Seeds
Notre Dame
San Diego St.
Iowa St.
New Mexico

8 Seeds
Memphis (C-USA)
Kansas St.
Murray St. (OVC)
Cincinnati

9 Seeds
Purdue
St. Louis
Cal (Pac-12)
Virginia

10 Seeds
Alabama
UConn
Texas
Harvard (Ivy)

11 Seeds
Southern Miss
West Virginia
Colorado St.
Seton Hall

12 Seeds
Mississippi St.
South Florida
BYU*
Miami Fl.*
Xavier*
Washington*

13 Seeds
VCU (CAA)
Nevada (WAC)
Long Beach St. (Big West)
Davidson (Southern)

14 Seeds
Belmont (A-Sun)
South Dakota St. (Summit)
Ohio (MAC)
Montana (Big Sky)

15 Seeds
Loyola MD (MAAC)
Detroit (Horizon)
Long Island (NEC)
Norfolk St. (MEAC)

16 Seeds
UNC Asheville (Big South)
Lamar (Southland)
Lehigh* (Patriot)*
Stony Brook (Am East)*
Mississippi Valley St. (SWAC)*
North Texas (Sun Belt)*

*- play-in games

Big East- 10
Big Ten- 6
Big 12- 6
ACC- 5
SEC- 5
Mt. West- 4
A-10- 3
WCC- 3
C-USA- 2
MVC- 2
Pac-12- 2

In
Miami Fl.
Lamar

Out
Northwestern
UT Arlington

Play-in Games
BYU v Miami Fl.
Xavier v Washington
Lehigh v Stony Brook
Mississippi Valley St. v Western Kentucky

First Four Out
Arizona, NC State, Northwestern, Oregon

NIT 3/9

1. Arizona, NC State, Northwestern, Oregon
2. Ole Miss, St. Joseph’s, UCF, Tennessee
3. Dayton, Drexel*, Middle Tennessee St.*, Iona*
4. Oral Roberts*, UCLA, Iowa, Minnesota
5. Colorado, LSU, Illinois, Maryland
6. Pitt, Arkansas, Stanford, Clemson
7. UMass, Butler, Oregon St., Marshall
8. Valparaiso*, Bucknell*, UT Arlington*, Savannah St.*

*- Auto Bid

Bracket Update- 3/8

1 Seeds
Kentucky (SEC)
Syracuse (Big East)
UNC (ACC)
Kansas (Big 12)

2 Seeds
Michigan St. (Big Ten)
Ohio St.
Duke
Missouri

3 Seeds
Marquette
Baylor
Georgetown
Michigan

4 Seeds
Wisconsin
Indiana
Florida
Temple (A-10)

5 Seeds
Florida St.
UNLV (Mt. West)
Creighton (MVC)
St. Mary’s (WCC)

6 Seeds
Wichita St.
Vanderbilt
Gonzaga
Iowa St.

7 Seeds
Notre Dame
San Diego St.
Louisville
Kansas St.

8 Seeds
New Mexico
Memphis (C-USA)
St. Louis
Murray St. (OVC)

9 Seeds
Purdue
Cal (Pac-12)
Cincinnati
Virginia

10 Seeds
Alabama
UConn
Southern Miss
Harvard (Ivy)

11 Seeds
Texas
West Virginia
Colorado St.
Mississippi St.

12 Seeds
South Florida
Northwestern
Washington*
BYU*
Seton Hall*
Xavier*

13 Seeds
VCU (CAA)
Nevada (WAC)
Long Beach St. (Big West)
Davidson (Southern)

14 Seeds
Belmont (A-Sun)
South Dakota St. (Summit)
Ohio (MAC)
Montana (Big Sky)

15 Seeds
Loyola MD (MAAC)
Detroit (Horizon)
Long Island (NEC)
UT Arlington (Southland)

16 Seeds
Norfolk St. (MEAC)
UNC Asheville (Big South)
Lehigh* (Patriot)*
Stony Brook (Am East)*
Mississippi Valley St. (SWAC)*
North Texas (Sun Belt)*

*- play-in games

Big East- 10
Big Ten- 7
Big 12- 6
SEC- 5
ACC- 4
Mt. West- 4
A-10- 3
WCC- 3
C-USA- 2
MVC- 2
Pac-12- 2

In
Montana
Lehigh
Western Kentucky

Out
Weber St.
Bucknell
North Texas

Play-in Games
Washington v BYU
Seton Hall v Xavier
Lehigh v Stony Brook
Mississippi Valley St. v Western Kentucky

First Four Out
Miami Fl., Arizona, NC State, Oregon

NIT 3/8

1. Miami Fl., Arizona, NC State, Oregon
2. Ole Miss, St. Joseph’s, UCF, Tennessee
3. Dayton, Drexel*, Middle Tennessee St.*, Iona*
4. Oral Roberts*, UCLA, Illinois, Iowa
5. LSU, Colorado, Minnesota, Maryland
6. Pitt, Arkansas, Stanford, Clemson
7. UMass, Butler, Oregon St., Wyoming
8. Marshall, Valparaiso*, Bucknell*, Savannah St.*

*- Auto Bid

Bracket Update- 3/6

1 Seeds
Kentucky (SEC)
Syracuse (Big East)
UNC (ACC)
Kansas (Big 12)

2 Seeds
Michigan St. (Big Ten)
Ohio St.
Duke
Missouri

3 Seeds
Marquette
Baylor
Georgetown
Michigan

4 Seeds
Wisconsin
Indiana
Florida
Temple (A-10)

5 Seeds
Florida St.
UNLV (Mt. West)
Creighton (MVC)
St. Mary’s (WCC)

6 Seeds
Wichita St.
Vanderbilt
Gonzaga
Iowa St.

7 Seeds
Notre Dame
San Diego St.
Louisville
Kansas St.

8 Seeds
New Mexico
Memphis (C-USA)
St. Louis
Murray St. (OVC)

9 Seeds
Purdue
Cal (Pac-12)
Cincinnati
Virginia

10 Seeds
Alabama
Southern Miss
Harvard (Ivy)
West Virginia

11 Seeds
Texas
UConn
Colorado St.
Mississippi St.

12 Seeds
Northwestern
Washington
BYU*
Xavier*
Seton Hall*
South Florida*

13 Seeds
VCU (CAA)
Nevada (WAC)
Long Beach St. (Big West)
Davidson (Southern)

14 Seeds
Belmont (A-Sun)
South Dakota St. (Summit)
Ohio (MAC)
Loyola MD (MAAC)

15 Seeds
Bucknell (Patriot)
Weber St. (Big Sky)
Detroit (Horizon)
UT Arlington (Southland)

16 Seeds
Long Island (NEC)
Norfolk St. (MEAC)
UNC Asheville (Big South)*
Stony Brook (Am East)*
Mississippi Valley St. (SWAC)*
North Texas (Sun Belt)*

*- play-in games

Big East- 10
Big Ten- 7
Big 12- 6
SEC- 5
ACC- 4
Mt. West- 4
A-10- 3
WCC- 3
C-USA- 2
MVC- 2
Pac-12- 2

In
South Florida
South Dakota St.
North Texas

Out
Drexel
Oral Roberts
Denver

Play-in Games
Seton Hall v BYU
South Florida v Xavier
UNC Asheville v Stony Brook
Mississippi Valley St. v North Texas

First Four Out
Miami Fl., Arizona, NC State, Oregon

NIT 3/6

1. Miami Fl., Arizona, NC State, Oregon
2. Ole Miss, St. Joseph’s, UCF, Tennessee
3. Dayton, Drexel*, Middle Tennessee St.*, Iona*
4. Oral Roberts*, UCLA, Illinois, Iowa
5. LSU, Colorado, Minnesota, Maryland
6. Pitt, Arkansas, Stanford, Clemson
7. UMass, Butler, Oregon St., Wyoming
8. Marshall, George Mason, La Salle, Northern Iowa

*- Auto Bid

Bracket Update- 3/5

1 Seeds
Kentucky (SEC)
Syracuse (Big East)
UNC (ACC)
Kansas (Big 12)

2 Seeds
Michigan St. (Big Ten)
Ohio St.
Duke
Missouri

3 Seeds
Marquette
Baylor
Georgetown
Michigan

4 Seeds
Wisconsin
Indiana
Florida
Temple (A-10)

5 Seeds
Florida St.
UNLV (Mt. West)
Creighton (MVC)
St. Mary’s (WCC)

6 Seeds
Wichita St.
Gonzaga
Vanderbilt
Iowa St.

7 Seeds
Notre Dame
San Diego St.
Louisville
Kansas St.

8 Seeds
New Mexico
Memphis (C-USA)
St. Louis
Murray St. (OVC)

9 Seeds
Purdue
Cal (Pac-12)
Cincinnati
Virginia

10 Seeds
Alabama
Southern Miss
Harvard (Ivy)
West Virginia

11 Seeds
Texas
UConn
Colorado St.
Mississippi St.

12 Seeds
BYU
Northwestern
Washington*
Xavier*
Seton Hall*
VCU*

13 Seeds
Nevada (WAC)
Drexel (CAA)
Long Beach St. (Big West)
Davidson (Southern)

14 Seeds
Belmont (A-Sun)
Oral Roberts (Summit)
Denver (Sun Belt)
Ohio (MAC)

15 Seeds
Loyola MD (MAAC)
Bucknell (Patriot)
Weber St. (Big Sky)
Detroit (Horizon)

16 Seeds
UT Arlington (Southland)
Long Island (NEC)
Norfolk St. (MEAC)*
UNC Asheville (Big South)*
Stony Brook (Am East)*
Mississippi Valley St. (SWAC)*

*- play-in games

Big East- 9
Big Ten- 7
Big 12- 6
SEC- 5
ACC- 4
Mt. West- 4
A-10- 3
WCC- 3
CAA- 2
C-USA- 2
MVC- 2
Pac-12- 2

In
Northwestern
Xavier
Denver
Loyola MD
Detroit

Out
South Florida
Arizona
Middle Tennessee St.
Iona
Butler

Play-in Games
Seton Hall v Xavier
Washington v VCU
Norfolk St. v UNC Asheville
Stony Brook v Mississippi Valley St.

First Four Out
South Florida, Miami Fl., Arizona, NC State

NIT- 3/5

1. South Florida, Miami Fl., Arizona, NC State
2. Oregon, Ole Miss, St. Joseph’s, UCF
3. Tennessee, Dayton, Illinois, LSU
4. Middle Tennessee St.*, Iona*, UCLA, Iowa
5. Colorado, Minnesota, Maryland, Pitt
6. Arkansas, UMass, Stanford, Clemson
7. Butler, Oregon St., Wyoming, Marshall
8. George Mason, La Salle, Northern Iowa, South Dakota St.

*- Auto Bid

Bracket Update- 3/3

1 Seeds
Kentucky (SEC)
Syracuse (Big East)
UNC (ACC)
Michigan St. (Big Ten)

2 Seeds
Kansas (Big 12)
Ohio St.
Duke
Missouri

3 Seeds
Georgetown
Baylor
Marquette
Wisconsin

4 Seeds
Michigan
Indiana
Florida
Temple (A-10)

5 Seeds
Florida St.
Wichita St. (MVC)
Vanderbilt
UNLV (Mt. West)

6 Seeds
Louisville
Gonzaga
Creighton
St. Mary’s (WCC)

7 Seeds
Purdue
San Diego St.
Notre Dame
Iowa St.

8 Seeds
Memphis (C-USA)
St. Louis
Kansas St.
New Mexico

9 Seeds
Cal (Pac-12)
Murray St. (OVC)
Southern Miss
Cincinnati

10 Seeds
Alabama
Virginia
Harvard (Ivy)
Seton Hall

11 Seeds
Texas
West Virginia
BYU
UConn

12 Seeds
Mississippi St.
Washington
South Florida*
Colorado St.*
Arizona*
VCU*

13 Seeds
Middle Tennessee St. (Sun Belt)
Iona (MAAC)
Nevada (WAC)
Long Beach St. (Big West)

14 Seeds
Davidson (Southern)
Drexel (CAA)
Belmont (A-Sun)
Oral Roberts (Summit)

15 Seeds
Ohio (MAC)
Butler (Horizon)
Bucknell (Patriot)
Weber St. (Big Sky)

16 Seeds
UT Arlington (Southland)
Long Island (NEC)
Norfolk St. (MEAC)*
UNC Asheville (Big South)*
Stony Brook (Am East)*
Mississippi Valley St. (SWAC)*

*- play-in games

Big East- 10
Big Ten- 6
Big 12- 6
SEC- 5
ACC- 4
Mt. West- 4
Pac-12- 3
WCC- 3
A-10- 2
CAA- 2
C-USA- 2
MVC- 2

In
Colorado St.
VCU
South Florida

Out
Northwestern
Xavier
Dayton

Play-in Games
South Florida v Colorado St.
Arizona v VCU
Norfolk St. v UNC Asheville
Stony Brook v Mississippi Valley St.

First Four Out
Northwestern, Xavier, NC State, Miami Fl.

NIT 3/2

1. Northwestern, Xavier, NC State, Miami Fl.
2. Oregon, St. Joseph’s, LSU, Colorado
3. Ole Miss, Illinois, UCF, Dayton
4. Tennessee, Minnesota, Maryland, UCLA
5. Arkansas, Iowa, Pitt, UMass
6. Stanford, Clemson, Virginia Tech, Wyoming
7. Marshall, La Salle, George Mason, Northern Iowa
8. New Mexico St., TCU, South Dakota St., Akron