Should Michigan be in the NIT?

Submitted by steviebrownfor… on
Hello Board! I know this has been discussed a little bit already, and I know we finished with a losing record, but I feel Michigan is better than most teams in the NIT. Ken Pomeroy agrees with me, as he had Michigan at #60 in his most recent ratings (Above MANY teams in the NIT). Pomeroy's ratings of other teams in the NIT field: (8) Stony Brook - #191 (4) Kent State - #83 (5) Tulsa - #79 (6) Illinois State - #90 (2) Cincinnati - #69 (7) Weber State - #109 (8) Jacksonville - #153 (4) Seton Hall - #62 (5) Texas Tech - #80 (6) St. John's - #65 (7) Troy State - #174 (8) Quinnipiac - #194 (5) Northeastern - #76 (3) Wichita State - #70 (6) Nevada - #96 (2) Rhode Island - #73 (7) Northwestern - #77 (8) Jackson State - #288(!!!) (5) William & Mary - #113 (3) South Florida - #78 (2) UAB - #67 (7) Coastal Carolina - #147 Now I'm aware that KenPom's ratings are not the end-all-be-all of ranking a college basketball team, but it does give a good indication of the the overall quality of a team. It appears that the NIT selection committee puts alot of emphasis on candidates' win/loss records as opposed to quality wins. Anyways, I just thought I would point out that one can reasonably argue that U-M is better than over half the teams in the NIT. Let me put it this way: If you were Illinois, would you rather play Michigan or Stony Brook? Exactly. Thoughts?