Several college basketball teams, including Oklahoma, Cincinnati, UCF, and Kansas State, declined bids to the NIT tournament. Oklahoma, initially out of the NCAA field, was the first to decline. Pitt and St. John's also declined NIT bids, with Memphis, Ole Miss, and Indiana among the notable teams to decline.
Snubbed St. John's, OU, Pitt decline invites to NIT - via @ESPN App https://t.co/JIWr0Bz99f
Interesting to note that Oklahoma refused an invitation from the NIT. Sooners would have been the Big 12's second guaranteed selection. Instead that went to UCF. https://t.co/2nmPDcS4hI
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…
ESPN2 broadcast shares that Memphis officially declined NIT invitation. Tigers among a group of notable teams to decline. St. John's, Pitt, Oklahoma, Ole Miss and Indiana also declined bids. https://t.co/MR5glm0Xm4
BREAKING: Memphis doesn't receive NIT bid. The Tigers didn't hear their name called on ESPN2's NIT selection show as one of 32 teams in field. It's unclear if that's due to Penny Hardaway's public declaration Thursday and/or UofM informing NIT of decision to decline beforehand.
The Oklahoma men's basketball team declined an NIT invitation.
Oklahoma declines invite to the NIT https://t.co/hjXux2T86c
Pitt announces it will decline an NIT bid https://t.co/pSyybX4bRM
St. John's declines. Now Pitt declines the NIT. https://t.co/jD2ZYnyDmE
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…