Four NIT picks tonight, plus two NIT futures.
Joe’s Notes: Virginia Deserved to Be in the Tournament
Good vs. Deserving, same as it ever was. Also: Is Nebraska on the rise? Did Tom Izzo blast mid-majors? And Tony Bennett’s doing a bad job.
Today’s Best Bets: Tuesday, March 19th
Two NIT picks, picks for each play-in game, and one NIT future, because we had to.
Joe’s Notes: UConn Faces a Terrible NCAA Tournament Path
Who’s helped, who’s hurt by the bracket. Also: MLB players vs. Scott Boras, Clemson needs someone to want them, and Colorado State vs. Virginia.
Joe Stunardi’s 2024 NIT Bracket
What the numbers tell us, and what we tell them in reply.
Our NIT Probabilities Are Live
Wake Forest remains the favorite.
Joe’s Notes: The Big East Will Be Just Fine
Plus: Justin Fields & Drew Brees, short track tires, and how our bracketology model performed.
Opt-Outs, a Sub-.500 Team, a Controversial Format, and…the Best NIT in Years?
Who’s missing this NIT, who made it instead, and thoughts on all the questions, from opt-outs to the future of the sport.
NIT Bracketology: Our Latest Look at the Expected Field
We’ve got our 1-seeds. Mostly.
Today’s Best Bets: Sunday, March 17th
Picks for the last two games of Champ Week.
NIT Bracketology: Where the Bid Thieves Leave the NIT
Where our model sees the NIT picture entering the day.
Today’s Best Bets: Saturday, March 16th
Three picks against the spread, and plenty more for the futures portfolio.
NIT Bracketology: Bid Thief Implications, How to Watch the NIT Selection Show
A timeline for the next two days, and why our model’s so high on Virginia.
Today’s Best Bets: Friday, March 15th
Conference tournament picks for the later windows.
NIT Bracketology: Twelve Teams, Five (?) NIT Spots Up Top
Examining the bubble, examining our model.
Today’s Best Bets: Thursday, March 14th
Picks in the Big Ten, Pac-12, and Big East Tournaments, plus more futures.
NIT Bracketology: Everybody Won
Where the NIT picture stands after a day on which lower bubble teams went 10–1.
Today’s Best Bets: Wednesday, March 13th
Two underdogs in early slots; seven more conference tournament futures.