Cincinnati, with a NET ranking of 37 and being the top-ranked NET team from the Big 12 not to make the NCAA Tournament, has qualified for the NIT as an automatic qualifier and will host San Francisco as a No. 2 seed. The Big 12, which saw 8 of its teams make the 68-team NCAA Tournament field, will have three of its teams in the NIT field: Kansas State playing at Iowa, UCF facing South Florida, and Cincinnati. Oklahoma, with a NET ranking of 46 and having the option for an NIT bid, declined participation. The NIT's first 12 automatic bids go to the top 2 NET-ranked teams from each of the 6 major conferences that did not qualify for the NCAA, leading to Cincinnati and UCF, with a NET ranking of 61, receiving bids after Oklahoma's decline.
The top 2 teams in the NET rankings from each of the 6 major conferences that didn't qualify for the NCAA get the NIT's first 12 automatic bids. Cincinnati (37th) and Oklahoma (46th) got bids, but the Sooners declined an NIT, giving bid to UCF (61).
Oklahoma was the first team out of the NCAA tournament field but declined an NIT bid; Sooners have played their final game representing the Big 12. Big 12 teams in the NIT field: Kansas State (at Iowa) UCF (v. South Florida) Cincinnati (v. San Francisco) 11 of 14 Big 12 teams…
Cincinnati grabs a No. 2 seed and will host San Francisco. #NIT
Big 12 landed 8 teams into 68-team NCAA Tourney field. Teams not earning berths include: Oklahoma (46 NET ranking) Cincinnati (37) UCF (61) Kansas State (71) Oklahoma and Cincy would earn the AQ's into the NIT based on highest-ranked NET rankings. You would think UCF and KSU…
Cincinnati is the top ranked NET team from the Big 12 that did not make the NCAA Tournament. That means they are an automatic qualifier for the NIT and will be in the field when announced tonight at 9:30. #Bearcats