NIT bound

[bgsufalcon24]

I'm just so completely furious with the ncaa. Whoever said this is about the power conferences keeping all the cash is right on point. They protected their babies in the bcs tonight. Notice how all four of the last 4 out were teams from outside of the bcs. Very coincidental...sure.

It's hard to be a fan of college sports with this sh*t going on. Seriously, screw Oklahoma, screw Florida, screw Florida State...BG is better than all those teams and they know it.

[Rollo83]

From the Women's NIT Website...

Brackets to come tonight between 11 p.m. and Midnight.

Ball State and CMU make the field...

2014 Postseason WNIT Field
a=Automatic Berth

American (Patriot)
a-Arkansas State (Sun Belt)
a-Auburn (SEC)
Ball State (MAC)
a-Belmont (Ohio Valley)
a-Bowling Green (MAC)
Butler (Big East)
a-Cal Poly (Big West)
a-CSU Bakersfield (WAC)
Central Michigan (MAC)
Charlotte (Conference USA)
Colorado (Pac-12)
a-Colorado State (MWC)
a-Creighton (Big East)
a-Delaware (Colonial)
Duquesne (Atlantic 10)
East Carolina (Conference USA)
a-Furman (Southern)
George Washington (Atlantic 10)
a-Green Bay (Horizon)
Harvard (Ivy)
Hawaii (Big West)
a-High Point (Big South)
Indiana (Big Ten)
a-Indiana State (Missouri Valley)
a-Iona (Metro Atlantic)
IUPUI (Summit)
a-Lamar (Southland)
Marquette (Big East)
a-Miami (FL) (ACC)
Michigan (Big Ten)
a-Minnesota (Big Ten)
Mississippi State (SEC)
Missouri (SEC)
Montana (Big Sky)
a-Mount St. Mary's (NEC)
a-Navy (Patriot)
a-North Carolina A&T (MEAC)
Northwestern (Big Ten)
Old Dominion (Conference USA)
Oregon (Pac-12)
a-Pacific (WCC)
a-Princeton (Ivy)
Quinnipiac (MAAC)
Rutgers (American)
Saint Mary's (WCC)
San Diego (WCC)
Seton Hall (Big East)
SMU (American)
a-South Dakota State (Summit)
a-South Florida (American)
a-Southern Miss (CUSA)
a-Southern Utah (Big Sky)
a-St. Bonaventure (Atlantic 10)
a-Stetson (Atlantic Sun)
a-Stony Brook (America East)
a-TCU (Big 12)
a-Texas Southern (SWAC)
Tulane (Conference USA)
UTEP (Conference USA
VCU (Atlantic 10)
Villanova (Big East)
a-Washington (Pac-12)
Washington State (Pac-12)

[BGSUfalcons]

Hey a$$hole Charlie. The committee us suppose to look at the ENTIRE body of work not just one game. Just admit it. The power conference runs the tournament

He did refer to the entire body of work when he claimed that BG didn't prove it could beat tournament-level competition.

[Flipper]

The MAC needs to get a tie in with McDonald's and change the conference name to the "Big MAC" because clearly...having the word "Big" in your conference name carries a ton of weight with the selection committee.

[Rollo83]

From BGSU Athletics Facebook page...

THIS JUST IN: BGSU Women's Basketball will HOST High Point in the first round of the Women's NIT on Thursday, March 20th. Tickets will be on sale through the BGSU Ticket Office beginning tomorrow morning.

[kdog27]

Bullshit but to be expected. Committee only uses RPI when it suits their agenda.

[musicman2343]

I want to say "I can't believe it" but this complete BS is to be expected. I agree with jg4242 - we could go 32-1 and be left out. Mid-majors don't mean a damn thing to the NCAA.

No matter that we've had what - twelve 20+ winning seasons straight?

It is absolutely ASININE that one loss dooms us.

[mustangfalcon]

Here's something to put in your pipe and smoke: Vanderbilt LOST their last 9 of 11 games of the season, and were seeded EIGHTH in the NCAA.

I hope that AKRON slams Purdue and we go far in the WNIT...

Interesting tidbit: If Ball State wins vs. Northwestern and Central Michigan wins against IUPUI, they play EACH other in the second round.

Michigan is in our bracket in the WNIT, so I'm happy with that...

GO FALCONS!!!!!!!!

[Class of 61]

Mustang,

You beat me to the "potential" matchup with CMU and BSU. Obviously they both have to win to get there but it'd be interesting.
Wish I had the time together back to campus onThursday...would like to help root the Falcons on.

[BGFalconfromCincy]

The MAC needs to get a tie in with McDonald's and change the conference name to the "Big MAC" because clearly...having the word "Big" in your conference name carries a ton of weight with the selection committee.

I'm sure the Big West and Big South and their one bids would disagree with that

[falconwomenbball]

If we win our game against High Point and St Bonaventure wins their game, we will play each other. Kate Achter could be coming back to NW Ohio since she is the Associate Head Coach at St Bonaventure. That is assuming BG would host that game. What fun that could be.

[zete]

I'm rapidly losing interest in both the men's and women's tournament. The selection process is tilted towards "power" conferences at the expense of everyone else...what used to be one of my favorite events in sports has become a joke.

Same sentiments here............ Not fun anymore.

[BillyLP]

Charlie Creme gets them right because he updates his list after the at-large bids have already been sent to ESPN. I have a friend who works there and he told me BG didn't make it at 11am yesterday morning. I didn't share because I was hoping he was wrong, but it was decided well before the selection show came on.

[mscarn]

Doesn't the NCAA now run the NIT?

If so, the university should boycott the tournament in protest.

So we miss a game against High Point. Big effin' deal.

[kdog27]

Mid-majors don't mean a damn thing to the NCAA.

Yep. Look at the men's side. It killed them to give Wichita State a 1 seed so what do they do? Under seed their possible matchups. Can't tell me they didn't go out of their way to potentially put Kentucky, Louisville and Duke in their way.