Have seen it stated that the NIT is much harder ...
Mar 26, 2019, 9:45 PM
... to get into now than previous years. Why would that be so? Also - since the NCAAT has added so many more teams over the years is it easier or harder to make one of the two tournaments compared to say 5, 10 or even 20 years ago?
to any division 1 team that won its conference regular season but not its conference tournament. This has created as many as 16 at-large bids, depending on the year.
Also, in 2007 the NIT reduced its field from 40 teams to 32.