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The bubble has burst for the Gophers, as Minnesota was not selected to play in the NIT. The Gophers will not have the chance to defend their NIT title and we’ll now have to see if Coach Pitino was serious about not accepting a CBI invitation. Only one Big Ten team (Illinois) made the field, as Michigan was also left at home.
Here's the full bracket and schedule (all times Central Time Zone):
Old Dominion Region
No. 1 Old Dominion vs. No. 8 Charleston Southern (Wednesday, March 18th, 6:15 p.m. CT, ESPN3)
No. 4 Illinois State vs. No. 5 UW Green Bay (Wednesday, March 18th, 7 p.m. CT, ESPNU)
No. 3 Murray State vs. No. 6 UTEP (Tuesday , March 17th, 8 p.m. CT, ESPN2)
No. 2 Tulsa vs. No. 7 William & Mary (Tuesday , March 17th, 7:15 p.m. CT, ESPN3)
Colorado State Region
No. 1 Colorado State vs. No. 8 South Dakota State (Wednesday, March 18th, 9 p.m. CT, ESPNU)
No. 4 Saint Mary's vs. No. 5 Vanderbilt (Wednesday, March 18th, 8 p.m. CT, ESPN2)
No. 3 Rhode Island vs. No. 6 Iona (Tuesday, March 17th, 6 p.m. CT, ESPNU)
No. 2 Stanford vs. No. 7 UC Davis (Tuesday, March 17th, 10 p.m. CT, ESPN2)
Temple Region
No. 1 Temple vs. No. 8 Bucknell (Wednesday, March 18th, 6 p.m. CT, ESPN3)
No. 4 Pittsburgh vs. No. 5 George Washington (Tuesday, March 17th, 6 p.m. CT, ESPN)
No. 3 Louisiana Tech vs. No. 6 Central Michigan (Tuesday, March 17th, 6:30 p.m. CT, ESPN3)
No. 2 Texas A&M vs. No. 7 Montana (Tuesday, March 17th, 8 p.m. CT, ESPNU)
Richmond Region
No. 1 Richmond vs. No. 8 St. Francis Brooklyn (Wednesday, March 18th, 6:30 p.m. CT, ESPN3)
No. 4 Connecticut vs. No. 5 Arizona State (Wednesday, March 18th , 6 p.m. CT, ESPN2)
No. 3 Illinois*** vs. No. 6 Alabama (Tuesday, March 17th, 8 p.m. CT, ESPN)
No. 2 Miami vs. No. 7 NC Central (Tuesday, March 17th, 6 p.m. CT, ESPN2)
***NOTE: Illinois is going to be the home team, but because of a facilities conflict the game will be played at Alabama.
Printable Bracket
Here's a printable NIT bracket.