Not a ton of surprises in the NIT field.
Washington State and Duquesne were mildly interesting inclusions, but both could represent well.
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Georgetown getting shipped out —- and to Baylor, no less —- was really interesting.
George Mason, meanwhile, will play at Penn State in its opener, a deserving result for the CAA runners-up.
Here’s the full NIT first-round schedule:
Tuesday
Davidson (26-7) at South Carolina (21-9), 7 p.m.
Rhode Island (22-10) at Niagara (26-8), 7 p.m.
George Mason (22-10) at Penn State (22-11), 8 p.m.
UAB (22-11) at Notre Dame (18-14), 9 p.m.
UNLV (21-10) at Kentucky (20-12), 9:30 p.m.
Weber State (21-9) at San Diego State (23-9), 10 p.m.
Nebraska (18-12) at New Mexico (21-11), 10 p.m.
Washington State (17-15) at St. Mary’s, Calif. (25-6), 11 p.m.
Wednesday
Duquesne (21-12) at Virginia Tech (18-14), 7 p.m.
Miami (18-12) at Providence (19-13), 7 p.m.
Illinois State (24-9) at Kansas State (21-11), 8 p.m.
Bowling Green (19-13) at Creighton (26-7), 8 p.m.
Tennessee-Martin (22-9) at Auburn (22-11), 8 p.m.
Jacksonville (18-13) at Florida (23-10), 8 p.m.
Northwestern (17-13) at Tulsa (24-10), 9 p.m.
Georgetown (17-13) at Baylor (20-14), 9 p.m.
—- Patrick Stevens
