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March Madness is here, and the field of 68 teams in the NCAA tournament was officially revealed on Sunday.
While Selection Sunday brought good news for quite a few teams on the bubble, including Miami (Ohio), which suffered its first loss in the MAC tournament quarterfinals, that wasn’t the case for all of them. For teams like Oklahoma and Auburn, which finished just on the wrong side of the bubble line, it was a disappointing Sunday.
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It also marked the end of the line for multiple teams that came up just short of earning an NCAA tournament bid. While these teams had the option to compete in the NIT, several of them have already declined bids to the secondary postseason tournament.
Here’s a full list of the teams that have declined invitations to the NIT so far.
Virginia Tech
The Hokies finished the season 19-13, and their hopes of a Cinderella run at the ACC tournament in Charlotte ended with an upset loss in overtime to Wake Forest in the first round.
Belmont
The Bruins won the regular season Missouri Valley Conference crown, but their hopes of dancing came to an end with a stunning, 21-point loss to Drake in their Arch Madness opener.
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San Diego State
The Aztecs spent much of their season near the bubble line, but after losing by 11 to Utah State in the Mountain West title game, they found themselves among the First Four Out with a 22-11 final record.
Seton Hall
The Big East ultimately only got three teams in the field, leaving the Pirates (21-12) out to dry after they lost to St. John’s in the conference tournament semifinals.
Indiana
The Hoosiers were once seen as a tournament lock, but after losing six of their final seven games, including a surprising 13-point loss to Northwestern in the second round of the Big Ten tournament, they missed out on the dance once again.
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Florida State
FSU was one of the hottest teams in the country down the stretch this season, winning seven of its last nine and giving Duke quite a scare in the ACC quarterfinals….
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