By Robert H Kelly
Copyright 2017 TexSport Publications
DEER PARK, TEXAS (March 13, 2017) The National Invitation Tournament announced their field on Sunday March 12, 2017 on ESPNU. The single-elimination tournament includes 32 NCAA Division I Teams that were not selected to participate in the 2017 NCAA Tournament. The tournament will be played on campus sites in the first three rounds, with the final four and championship game being held at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
Below is the listing of the four regions with the first round opponents. This writer's picks int he first round are underlined.
Region 1
No. 1 Syracuse vs No. 8 UNC-Greensboro on Tuesday,
March 14 at 7 p.m. ET
No. 4 Monmouth vs No. 5 Ole Miss on Tuesday, March 14
at 7 p.m. ET
No. 3 Indiana vs No. 6 Georgia Tech on Tuesday, March
14 at 9 p.m. ET
No. 2 Georgia vs No. 7 Belmont on Wednesday, March 15
at 7 p.m. ET
Region 2
No. 1 Cal vs No. 8 CSU-Bakersfield on Tuesday, March
14 at 11:15 p.m. ET
No. 4 Colorado State vs No. 5 Charleston on Tuesday,
March 14 at 9 p.m. ET
No. 3 BYU vs No. 6 UT-Arlington on Wednesday, March
15 at 9 p.m. ET
No. 2 Houston vs No. 7 Akron on Wednesday, March 15
at 7:30 p.m. ET
Region 3
No. 1 Illinois State vs No. 8 UC-Irving on Wednesday,
March 15 at 9:30 p.m. ET
No. 4 UCF vs No. 5 Colorado on Wednesday, March 15 at
7 p.m. ET
No. 3 Utah vs No. 6 Boise State on Tuesday, March 14
at 10 p.m. ET
No. 2 Illinois vs No. 7 Valparaiso on Tuesday, March
14 at 7:15 p.m. ET
Region 4
No. 1 Iowa vs No 8 South Dakota on Wednesday, March
15 at 7 p.m. ET
No. 4 TCU vs No. 5 Freson State on Wednesday, March
15 at 8 p.m. ET
No. 3 Alabama vs No. 6 Richmond on Tuesday, March 14
at 9:15 p.m. ET
No. 2 Clemson vs No. 7 Oakland on Tuesday, March 14
at 8 p.m. ET
