Live Blogging history: NIT Selection Show

Yeah, I'm going there.

9:00 Eastern on ESPN 2. Check here for real time snarky, mildly amusing comments and hard hitting analysis.

Here we go...

8:35- Getting close. Literally tens upon tens of people are on the edge of their seat. While we wait, let's look at the projected top 4 seed lines, via Nit-ology.

1 Seeds- Ohio State, Arizona St, Virginia Tech, Illinois St
2 seeds- Florida, Syracuse, Mississippi, UMass
3 Seeds- Maryland, Dayton, New Mexico, VCU
4 Seeds- Creighton, UAB, Florida St, Oklahoma St

Seems fair, but a bit BCS heavy. I'll say Dayton gets a 2 and UMass gets a 1.

8:48- I should also mention there are 7 automatic bids to the NIT. These are teams that won their conference regular season title, but lost in the tournament.

VCU, Stephen F. Austin, Utah St, UC-Santa Barbara, Robert Morris, UNC-Asheville, Morgan St, Alabama St.

As a Dayton fan, I'm rooting for a first round game with Asheville. Kenny George is the man, and I'd like to see Charles Little dunk on him. Santa Barbara would be my next choice, only because seeing "Banana Slugs" on the UD scoreboard for two hours would be worth the price of admission. Maybe they'd bring their mascot, too.



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We could only hope.


8:59- I'm so excited! I'm so...scared.

9:01- Mike Gleason in the house. I've always hated Mike Gleason.

9:03- Here we go

Ohio State (1) vs UNC Asheville (8)
Cal (4) vs New Mexico (5)

Dayton (3) vs Cleveland Sate (6)
Illinois St (2) vs Utah St (7)


Dayton gets the shaft again. BRob's not happy, and you don't want an unhappy BRob.

9:13-

Virginia Tech (1) vs Morgan St (8)
VCU (4) vs UAB (5)

Nebraska (3) vs Charlotte (6)
Ole Miss (2) vs UC-Santa Barbara (7)

Now we're saying Dayton is equal to Nebraska. Sure.

9:14- Dayton plays at 6 on Wednesday on ESPNU. Thanks for the good time slot, asses.

9:17:

Arizona State (1) vs Alabama St (8)
Southern Illinois (4) vs Oklahoma St (5)

Creighton (3) vs Rhode Island (6)
Florida (2) vs San Diego St (7)

They're going too fast for me, now. I'll catch up later.

9:whatever

Syracuse (1) vs Roberts Morris (8)
Minnesota (4) vs Maryland (5)

Florida State (3) vs Akron (6)
UMass (2) vs Stephen F Austin (7)

There's your NIT field, folks. Proceed in not caring.