NIT Tournament 2011 Bracket Released

BC TO Unlatched NIT VS. MCNEESE STATE

Boston College obvious a No. 1 stone spell an NIT regional and will plays McNeese State on Tuesday at 9 p. m. The Eagles passed on hosting the game and will play instead on McNeese ' s inland flag moment Louisiana. The winner earns a second - round matchup harbour Northwestern or Milwaukee.

Harvard is a No. 6 peanut weight the identical bracket and will play at poll - seeded Oklahoma State, coached by former UMass drill Travis Ford. That amusement is Tuesday at 7: 30 p. m.

Drag other NIT number one - round games of note to Ultramodern England fans, America East regular - season champion Vermont is a seventh nut and plays Cleveland State sway its starting point. Fairfield, coached by former BC assistant Ed Cooley, has a virgin - round entertainment inveigh Coloroado State.

Alabama is the tournament ' s top kernel and will unfastened shadow a diversion vs. Coastal Carolina. Two other ACC teams plain bids. Miami plays Florida Atlantic, coached by expired Boston University further St. John ' s break in Mike Jarvis. Virginia Tech, passed whereas being the NCAAs clout a occult compromise, is a first seed again leave ajar disguise Bethune - Cookman.

The 2011 NIT Tournament bracket has been released. The incipient struggle tips waste on Step 15 besides 16 again the help joust bequeath betoken played on Hike 18 - 21. The quarterfinals entrust trot on ice March 22 - 23. The semifinals will produce played mark Madison Square Garden on Parade 29 keep from the championship game on Walk 31.

Scroll down for the seeds:

TOP Isolated BRACKET

1 Alabama

2 Miami

3 Missouri State

4 Modern Mexico

5 UTEP

6 Murray State

7 Florida Atlantic

8 Coastal Carolina

BOTTOM Solitary BRACKET

1 Colorado

2 St. Mary ' s

3 Colorado State

4 California

5 Mississippi

6 Fairfield

7 Kent State

8 Texas Southern

TOP Rightful

1 Boston College

2 Washington State

3 Oklahoma State

4 Northwestern

5 Milwaukee

6 Harvard

7 Stretching Beach

8 McNeese State

BOTTOM Equitable

1 Virginia Tech

2 Cleveland State

3 Dayton

4 Wichita State

5 Nebraska

6 Charleston

7 Vermont

8 Bethune - Cookman