Whether or not you’re excited for the Nationwide Invitational Match, or searching for solace after seeing your workforce bounced out on the bubble, it’s time to dive into the entire NIT bracket for 2022.
There are at all times going to be debates about who’s the largest snub of the NCAA Match, nevertheless it’s broadly accepted that Texas A&M have been robbed by the choice committee. The Aggies went 23-12 this season, operating all the best way to the SEC Championship earlier than dropping to Tennessee. Overlook recency bias, this feels the other — as taking part in the championship recreation on Sunday appeared to completely harm Texas A&M within the thoughts of the committee.
There’s an opportunity they might nonetheless make the event, together with Dayton, Oklahoma, and SMU. These first 4 groups out make up the alternative discipline of groups who could possibly be known as on to enter the event within the occasion of a Covid outbreak making it unattainable for a bracket workforce to compete.
Outdoors of those alternative groups a giant identify to observe is Wake Forest. The 23-9 Demon Deacons returned to prominence this season on the again of guard Alondes Williams, who transferred from Oklahoma the place he floundered for 2 seasons, earlier than breaking out in 2021-22 for Wake, averaging 19.2 factors, 6.5 rebounds and 5.2 assists en path to an ACC Participant of the Yr award.
This yr marks the return of the total 32 workforce NIT discipline after a COVID-19 restricted 16 groups a yr in the past, so let’s dive in because the groups are introduced on ESPNU. You’ll be capable of wager on the total NIT at DraftKings Sportsbook.
High Left Bracket
1 Dayton
Toledo
4 Vanderbilt
Belmont
3 Florida
Iona
2 Xavier
Cleveland State
Backside Left Bracket
1 Oklahoma
Missouri State
2 North Texas
Texas State
3 Mississippi State
Virginia
4 Colorado
St. Bonaventure
High Proper Bracket
1 SMU
Nicholls
2 BYU
Lengthy Seashore State
3 Saint Louis
Northern Iowa
4 Washington State
Santa Clara
Backside Proper Bracket
1 Texas A&M
Alcorn State
2 Wake Forest
Towson
3 VCU
Princeton
4 Utah State
Oregon
