Overview
- Auburn accepted an NIT bid after being identified as the second team left out of the NCAA Tournament.
- Tipoff is set for 9 p.m. CT Tuesday on ESPN2 at Neville Arena.
- New Mexico, Wake Forest and Tulsa are the other No. 1 seeds in the 32-team NIT field.
- Early rounds will be played on higher seeds’ campuses, with the semifinals at Hinkle Fieldhouse and the championship at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.
- Several teams declined NIT invitations, including Oklahoma, San Diego State, Indiana, Virginia Tech, Florida State, Belmont and Seton Hall.