March Madness has arrived: Here’s do’s and don’ts when filling out your bracket
Mackenzie Salmon shares some of the biggest do’s and don’ts when filling out your March Madness bracket this year.
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As teams find out it if they made the men’s NCAA Tournament, those that fall just short won’t have their seasons come to an end.
The National Invitation Tournament, or NIT, will have its selection show Sunday night, as 32 teams will compete in the postseason tournament.
Played every year since 1938 – except in 2020 – the NIT has been known for games being played on college campuses in the opening rounds instead of a neutral site, with the semifinal and final round being held at Madison Square Garden in New York City. While the tournament is back for another edition in 2023, some changes will made this year, including a new final round site.
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When is the 2023 NIT selection show?
The 2023 NIT selection show will be Sunday, March 12 at 10 p.m. ET. It will air on ESPNU.
When is the 2023 NIT?
The NIT will begin with opening round action on March 14-15. Here is the full schedule of the tournament:
- First round: March 14-15
- Second round: March 18-19
- Quarterfinal: March 21-22
- Semifinal: March 28
- Final: March 30
What teams are selected to the NIT?
The NIT selects teams that were just short of making the NCAA Tournament, but they don’t have to accept a bid if the school does not want to. Teams that also won their conference regular season title but didn’t win their conference tournament, and therefore didn’t make the NCAA Tournament, are given automatic berths should they accept.
Teams that are eligible for the tournament are: Eastern Washington, UC Irvine, Hofstra, Youngstown State, Yale, Bradley, Morehead State, Southern Miss, Alcorn State and Utah Valley.
What’s different for the 2023 NIT?
For the 2023 edition, the NIT will seed the top 16 teams, with the top four teams in each pod of the bracket. The remaining 16 teams will then be placed in the bracket “geographically where possible.”
The first three round of the tournament will remain on campus sites, but the semifinal and final will no longer be held in New York City. This year, the NIT final four will be held at Orleans Arena in Las Vegas.
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