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20 of the 32 teams in the NIT first round, will be on the ESPN family of network. I hope the Panthers are one of them.

[PantherU]

We're an eight seed? Who is this guy?

[Super King]

How are arenas selected? Is it based on seeding or is it based on facilities?

[Hack]

It's usually based on seeding, but there have been times where a lower-seeded team will host due to a conflict at a higher-seeded team's arena. Note Providence hosting a game as a 5 seed in 2009: grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/nit/sports/m-nit/auto_pdf/Bracket.pdf

[SRT4driver]

Mar 9, 2011 1:29:48 GMT -6 PantherU said:

We're an eight seed? Who is this guy?

Jimmy, we are actually a middle 7th seed based off RPI/resumes I believe, so him projecting us as an 8 is by no means a stretch.

And FYI, he's also a guy that upon receiving this email from me two days ago...

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Love the site every year. One thing that you could update that would save you some space is that "wisconsin-milwaukee" is now known as just "milwaukee" for athletics:

espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/team/_/id/270/milwaukee-panthers

horizonleague.org/milwaukee.html

s3.amazonaws.com/hln/medias/files/53/original.pdf?1299425605

And we Milwaukee Panther fans wouldn't mind seeing the name updated on your site too.... ;-)

Keep up the great work!

Jason
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...wrote this back:

Mike Scullin to me
show details Mar 7 (2 days ago)

thank you sir, made the change.

[SRT4driver]

Oh and btw, playing a 1 or 2 seed (by getting a 7 or 8 seed) almost guarantees us an ESPN network game in the first round. So there is that.

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Mar 9, 2011 1:42:28 GMT -6 Super King said:

How are arenas selected? Is it based on seeding or is it based on facilities?

That's the old way.

CM Newton is the chairmen. They seed 1 thru 8, with seeds 1 thru 4 playing at home.

So it's now based on seeding.

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Mar 9, 2011 1:46:28 GMT -6 Hack said:

It's usually based on seeding, but there have been times where a lower-seeded team will host due to a conflict at a higher-seeded team's arena. Note Providence hosting a game as a 5 seed in 2009: grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/nit/sports/m-nit/auto_pdf/Bracket.pdf

Or last season as the #8 seed Stony Brook, hosted the #1 seed Illinois

[uwmplanner]

IIRC that was because Illinois already had something booked at Assembly Hall and they had no alternatives. Since 2006 the NIT has seeded the tournament and the higher seed normally hosts unless they are unable to. Since they went to this format only Manhattan as a 9 seed (NIT had 40 teams in 2006, hence why they are a 9 seed) beat Maryland in 2006 and Jacksonville beat Arizona State last year.

My hope is that we get to play a team from a BCS conference.

[ghostofdylan]

Folks, I'm having trouble wrapping my mind around the NIT at the moment.

Maybe it's because the sting of last night's loss is still fresh.

What in your opinion are the prospects of landing a middle-of-the-road matchup instead of playing an impossible-dream opponent like Villanova, Michigan State or Georgia?

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I think Villanova and Michigan State will end up in the NCAA's.

I just want a tv game for the Panthers!

[uwmplanner]

Right now Lunardi's last four in, first four out and next four out consist of:

Last Four In
Michigan State
Virginia Tech
Colorado
Georgia

First Four Out
Alabama
USC
Missouri State
Washington State

Next Four Out
Baylor
Nebraska
Memphis
UTEP

Most likely our opponent would come from that group if we are a 7 or 8 seed in the nit. Out of that group I would love to play MSU, but it seems like they would be in unless they lose against Iowa.

I think Washington State would be fun since I followed that program pretty closely under the Bennetts and their are still alot of Bennett recruits on the team.

[PantherU]

Go to USC early next week?...I think I'd try to go to LA.

[PantherU]

42 Missouri State
92 Milwaukee
96 Vermont
99 Fairfield
105 Coastal Carolina
111 Florida Atlantic
113 Murray State