Hopefully, we have no reason to refresh our memory about this change come late February or early March!
Regular-season conference champions are no longer guaranteed spots in the NIT, with the tournament now relying on NET rankings to determine automatic bids.
www.espn.com
"The NIT board of managers tweaked its qualifying rules for its postseason tournament Friday, saying regular-season champs who do not win their conference tournament and are not otherwise selected to the NCAA tournament will not receive an automatic bid to the NIT.
Instead, the NIT will guarantee two teams -- based on the NET rankings -- from each of major six conferences, the Atlantic Coast, the Big East, the Big Ten, the Big 12, the Pac-12 and the Southeastern."