2007 National Invitation Tournament - Selected Teams

Selected Teams

Thirty-two NCAA Division I teams participated in the 2007 NIT. The number of participating teams was reduced from the 40 of the recent past to 32. Teams are chosen by the NIT selection committee based on numerous resources, including "computer rankings, head-to-head results, chronological results, Division I results, non-conference results, home and away results, results in the last 10 games, polls and the coaches' regional advisory committee's rankings". The teams are then seeded according to the NIT's procedures for seeding teams. The teams are then placed into four regions: East, South, West, and North.

East Region
Seed School Conference Record Berth type
1 West Virginia Big East 22–9 At-large bid
2 Oklahoma State Big 12 22–12 At-large bid
3 Drexel CAA 23–8 At-large bid
4 Massachusetts A-10 23–8 At-large bid
5 Alabama SEC 20–11 At-large bid
6 NC State ACC 18–15 At-large bid
7 Marist MAAC 24–8 Automatic
8 Delaware State MEAC 21–12 Automatic
South Region
Seed School Conference Record Berth type
1 Clemson ACC 21–10 At-large bid
2 Syracuse Big East 22–10 At-large bid
3 Missouri State MVC 22–10 At-large bid
4 Mississippi SEC 20–12 At-large bid
5 Appalachian State SoCon 25–7 At-large bid
6 San Diego State MWC 21–10 At-large bid
7 South Alabama Sun Belt 20–11 Automatic
8 East Tennessee State A-Sun 24–9 Automatic
West Region
Seed School Conference Record Berth type
1 Air Force MWC 23–8 At-large bid
2 Kansas State Big 12 22–11 At-large bid
3 DePaul Big East 18–13 At-large bid
4 Georgia SEC 18–13 At-large bid
5 Fresno State WAC 22–9 At-large bid
6 Hofstra CAA 22–9 At-large bid
7 Vermont America East 25–7 Automatic
8 Austin Peay OVC 21–11 Automatic
North Region
Seed School Conference Record Berth type
1 Mississippi State SEC 18–13 At-large bid
2 Florida State ACC 20–12 At-large bid
3 Michigan Big Ten 21–12 At-large bid
4 Bradley MVC 21–12 At-large bid
5 Providence Big East 18–12 At-large bid
6 Utah State WAC 23–11 At-large bid
7 Toledo MAC 19–12 Automatic
8 Mississippi Valley State SWAC 18–15 Automatic

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