...and OOF I am not a fan of it at all.
"For the 2024 NIT, conference regular season champions that do not win their conference tournament or are not otherwise selected to the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship will not receive an automatic bid to the NIT. Instead, the NIT will guarantee two teams (based on the NET rankings) from each of six conferences (Atlantic Coast, Big East, Big Ten, Big 12, Pac-12 and Southeastern). The top two teams in the NET rankings not qualifying for the NCAA men’s basketball tournament from each conference, regardless of won-loss record, will be selected. Additionally, the 12 teams automatically selected will be guaranteed the opportunity to host a game in the first round of the NIT."
"Once the 12 automatic qualifying schools have been selected, the NIT Committee will select the 20 best teams available to complete the tournament’s 32-team field. Based on the NIT Committee’s evaluation, the best four teams of the 20 at-large teams selected will complete the 16 first-round hosts, with deference given to the “first four teams out” of the Division I Men’s Basketball Championship, as determined by the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball. Additional teams from the six conferences with AQs are eligible to be selected as at-large teams and can be selected as hosts."
“The postseason college basketball landscape is becoming more competitive for teams that don’t qualify for March Madness,” said Dan Gavitt, NIT Board Chair and NCAA Senior Vice President of Basketball. “The change to the selection process for the 2024 NIT is a necessary effort to evolve this historic tournament in a dynamic event marketplace.”
I know a lot of y'all are opposed to expanding the NCAA tournament because you think it'll allow more bad teams from the big conferences in. But that's literally what's happening in the NIT because they AREN'T expanding. Instead, they're moving the goalposts so that those teams can get in. Those schools are going to take bids away from mid-majors that literally won a conference regular season title.
I give it two gigantic thumbs down.
Some other rule changes the NIT is making:
-The free throw lane will be widened from 12 feet to 16 feet, consistent with the width used by the NBA and FIBA.
-Second half media timeouts will only happen at the 17-, 14-, 8- and 4-minute marks. Coaches will be given an additional "floating" timeout to use as well (they made this change last year and are keeping it this year).
www.ncaa.com
"For the 2024 NIT, conference regular season champions that do not win their conference tournament or are not otherwise selected to the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship will not receive an automatic bid to the NIT. Instead, the NIT will guarantee two teams (based on the NET rankings) from each of six conferences (Atlantic Coast, Big East, Big Ten, Big 12, Pac-12 and Southeastern). The top two teams in the NET rankings not qualifying for the NCAA men’s basketball tournament from each conference, regardless of won-loss record, will be selected. Additionally, the 12 teams automatically selected will be guaranteed the opportunity to host a game in the first round of the NIT."
"Once the 12 automatic qualifying schools have been selected, the NIT Committee will select the 20 best teams available to complete the tournament’s 32-team field. Based on the NIT Committee’s evaluation, the best four teams of the 20 at-large teams selected will complete the 16 first-round hosts, with deference given to the “first four teams out” of the Division I Men’s Basketball Championship, as determined by the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball. Additional teams from the six conferences with AQs are eligible to be selected as at-large teams and can be selected as hosts."
“The postseason college basketball landscape is becoming more competitive for teams that don’t qualify for March Madness,” said Dan Gavitt, NIT Board Chair and NCAA Senior Vice President of Basketball. “The change to the selection process for the 2024 NIT is a necessary effort to evolve this historic tournament in a dynamic event marketplace.”
I know a lot of y'all are opposed to expanding the NCAA tournament because you think it'll allow more bad teams from the big conferences in. But that's literally what's happening in the NIT because they AREN'T expanding. Instead, they're moving the goalposts so that those teams can get in. Those schools are going to take bids away from mid-majors that literally won a conference regular season title.
I give it two gigantic thumbs down.
Some other rule changes the NIT is making:
-The free throw lane will be widened from 12 feet to 16 feet, consistent with the width used by the NBA and FIBA.
-Second half media timeouts will only happen at the 17-, 14-, 8- and 4-minute marks. Coaches will be given an additional "floating" timeout to use as well (they made this change last year and are keeping it this year).
NIT Board announces changes to NIT and use of experimental rules
The NIT has announced a number of changes to the tournament format, including the selection process, court regulations and timeout policy.
www.ncaa.com
