Vegas on Monday

[7ICoug]

Cougs will play Georgetown. Well at least the staff will get some tournament experience and the kids a visit. Men are seeded 15 out of 16 teams. Women to NIT.

 

[SaveFerris]

It looks like the women get a bye and play winner of Air Force / Utah Valley.

2025 WNIT Bracket (PDF) - WNIT Pre and Post Tournament

womensnit.com

 

[7ICoug]

That is pretty nice, I like that bracket.

 

[PeteTheChop]

Cougs will play Georgetown.

Is this an at-large bid?

 

[mikalalas]

Some teams like BSU that just barely missed NCAA tourny, that made NIT, rejected the NIT invite to play in the Crown.

Also teams that make either the semi finals, and the finals in the 16 team Crown, get a special NIL fund prize. That was in a article I read on Google, Yahoo. Travel is also paid by the Crown, and teams do not pay to play.

 

[mikalalas]

Is this an at-large bid?

Yes.

2 teams out of the Big East, Big 10, Big 12, and 10 at large bids.

Fox approached the Big East, Big 10, Big 12, to sponsor the Crown, and as part of their sponsorship agreement, they are each required to have a minimum of 2 teams from their conferences in the Crown, with 10 at large bids.

Some NIT teams are rejecting the NIT for the Crown bids because the NIT only has 3 P4 teams(Yahoo, Google articles said that), and to have a shot at the special NIL Fund prize that goes to every team that makes the semi finals, and finals, and because it's not pay to play.