Teams to decline 2026 NIT tournament​

List as of 10 p.m. ET Sunday, March 15

• Belmont
• Virginia Tech
• San Diego State
• Seton Hall
• Indiana
• Florida State
• Oklahoma

Teams to announce it is declining NIT​

Virginia Tech​

The first team to announce it was not participating in the NIT was Virginia Tech. It made the decision on Friday, March 13 after it lost in the first round of the ACC tournament to finish the season 19-13.

Belmont​

The Missouri Valley Conference regular season champion was given an automatic spot in the NIT, but declined it on March 14. The Bruins finished 26-6 but coach Casey Alexander left and accepted the job at Kansas State.

San Diego State​

The Mountain West runner-up declines participating in any other tournament after missing out on March Madness for the first time since 2019.

"I don't feel that playing in another postseason event would benefit us," coach Brian Dutcher said in a statement.

Seton Hall​

The Pirates decided it will decline all non-NCAA tournaments, including the NIT and Crown.

Indiana​

IndyStar, part of the USA TODAY Network, reports the Hoosiers do not intend to participate in any secondary postseason competition. Indiana was among the first four team to miss the field.

Florida State​

The Seminoles ended their season strong but will not accept an NIT bid, according to the The Tallahassee Democrat, part of the USA TODAY Network.

Oklahoma​

The Sooners were eligible for the NIT due to being in the first team out of the NCAA Tournament, but they were not in the NIT field.

NJ-Buckeye said:

Wonder why his older brother wasn't wrestling? maybe because they'd both be in the same weight class?

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Ive just seen that he may be focusing more on football and may have been dinged and chose to help his brother this season. Brydon was wrestling as a HW around 240lbs, and his opponent in the final was 285lbs

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That's awesome!

buckeyemania11 said:

High Point feels like they are going to be that 12 seed that a lot of people pick but they end up losing pretty badly.

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I don't think High Point will win, but it's possible, especially if Wisconsin's big man Winter isn't playing. The Badgers have been a team that has been really bad on defense at times, and that makes you susceptible to the upset.

DZ83CK said:

As far as B1G teams that might get upset, I'd look to UCLA first, they just had two starters get injured, and they're against a #10 seed UCF. After that, there are a few serious possibilities. Nebraska against Troy and Wisconsin against High Point are solid spots if you want to go for an upset pick. If you really want to go out on a limb, Purdue against Queens might be an upset, because Purdue.

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High Point feels like they are going to be that 12 seed that a lot of people pick but they end up losing pretty badly.

As far as B1G teams that might get upset, I'd look to UCLA first, they just had two starters get injured, and they're against a #10 seed UCF. After that, there are a few serious possibilities. Nebraska against Troy and Wisconsin against High Point are solid spots if you want to go for an upset pick. If you really want to go out on a limb, Purdue against Queens might be an upset, because Purdue.

sparcboxbuck said:

Sorry if my dad or one of his buddies wrote you a ticket while you were fishing. He was an ODNR Officer just down the river a bit.

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Haha i am/was so good at fishing and know the holes so good i always caught more Walleye than what i needed for the year. All legal. always had to throw a lot back. where did you grow up?

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KYBuck4858 15 Mar 2026, 11:00 am
With no visits this week with Spring Break. A quick recap of top events from this past week:

Stock Up:
DT Marcus Fakatou - His first visit to campus went extremely well. We have a great chance now in this one.
Elite Safeties - We knocked it out of the park with Gamble and Aparicio-Bailey, and will be getting OV’s from both.
Caden Moss - Long-time top target for Bowen made it back to campus. We’re now in the mix with Bama and Ole Miss. If he’s graded as a “1st Rd Pick”, we can win this.
Sean Currie - Decommitted from UVA, and is looking like a PSU vs OSU battle.
Khalil Taylor - Re-offered by Hankton a few weeks ago, and visited this week. Says he will take an OV now.
OT Options - Bowen has set things up nice with an army of guys who visited this week. Some with offers, and some he’s still evaluating. Plenty of good options to choose from.
CB Options - Moon, Malone, and Telfair all visited this week. Just need 1 of them in this class (or Jaden Carey) to pair with Woods.
Being smart at Edge - Munir Lewis Visited and was offered. We already have a 1st Rd Pick in this class, and great Edges in the prior two classes. I’m glad LJ is giving himself more realistic options.

Stock Down:
OLB Options - AJ Randle was already going to be an expensive battle with Miami and FL. And now he visited Oregon and loved it and wants to run track. Elsewhere, Nelson got predicted to TT. And Igwebuike left us off his visit list.
Kasi Currie - On the positive side, he continues to list OSU in his top3. Which is great, since he hasn’t even been on campus yet. But he just made it back to TX again for the 2nd time to two months. TX insiders say he’s the #1 prospect on their board. We’ve seen how reckless they can be on spending for guys they truly want. Even if he loves the visits to us, it’s hard to see us outspending TX.
Mekai Brown - Initially said he wasn’t going to visit his top3 of OSU, USC, and TN this spring as he’s already been to them. Then this week randomly added a trip to USC anyways. With his dad being from LA, this one looks like it’s trending USC.

Jay Bilas picks TCU, claiming they're underrated. I guess he thinks OSU is not underrated?

No. 8 Ohio State Buckeyes vs. No. 9 TCU Horned Frogs

The Buckeyes have Bruce Thornton, Ohio State's all-time leading scorer and a respected player across the country. TCU has David Punch, who scored a season-high 26 points against Oklahoma State in this week's Big 12 quarterfinals. This is an underrated team, one that beat Florida early in the season. The 8-9 matchup is a coin flip, but I am taking TCU.

Winner: TCU

buckeyemania11 said:

I fully expect them to have some sort of lucky bullshit propel them to at least the elite 8.

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I don't think it's going to take luck for UM to reach the Elite 8, they got such an easy draw. Georgia and St Louis stink. Their draw just got better because Bama's star guard Holloway (#2 scorer) got arrested after the bracket was released for having over a pound of marijuana. Maybe Holloway was the team plug? Bama is one of the few potential roadblocks for them in that region. Texas Tech lost their star forward Toppin for the season in February. So if Bama isn't going to stop them, they'll walk to the Elite 8. Virginia could cause them problems, as could Iowa State. Iowa State is a team that is very boom or bust depending on how teams guard them - I think they could definitely knock off UM, because they have a guy who can drill 3s similar to what Rapp did for Wisconsin did against UM.

lets go people!!

buckeyemania11 said:

I fully expect them to have some sort of lucky bullshit propel them to at least the elite 8.

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guaranteed

Mike80 said:

All the whining about the last strike of the game is ridiculous.

A good batter fouls that pitch off. It's WAYYYYY too close to take in that situation. Was it a ball? Borderline - the k zone shit has warped everyone's sense of what a strike really is - but ultimately, in a last pitch of the game type situation, batters should be more defensive in their stance and be looking to swing at anything remotely close to foul it off (Pete Rose was an EXPERT at this) and get a better pitch.

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A MILLION TIMES THIS

Mike80 said:

Maybe I'm just a hater but I think TCUN has a chance to be the first 1 seed out. I think they'll struggle with St. Louis (my pick over UGA) and then, if they win that one, I think they struggle against both Texas Tech and Bama (if either one gets there). It's the tournament so anything can happen of course but TCUN looks like the weakest 1 seed in the field to me.

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I fully expect them to have some sort of lucky bullshit propel them to at least the elite 8.

Mike80 said:

Maybe I'm just a hater but I think TCUN has a chance to be the first 1 seed out. I think they'll struggle with St. Louis (my pick over UGA) and then, if they win that one, I think they struggle against both Texas Tech and Bama (if either one gets there). It's the tournament so anything can happen of course but TCUN looks like the weakest 1 seed in the field to me.

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Maybe I'm just biased, but I'm thinking Duke looks ripe for the upset

Gopher fans are getting restless. If they're looking for a coach, I tend to think Muzzy is gone after the university has apparently punked her on the promised arena.

I have a feeling that the AD under the aggy is sliding back to where it was pre-Geiger where it was more than willing to accept mediocrity in everything except football.

All the whining about the last strike of the game is ridiculous.

A good batter fouls that pitch off. It's WAYYYYY too close to take in that situation. Was it a ball? Borderline - the k zone shit has warped everyone's sense of what a strike really is - but ultimately, in a last pitch of the game type situation, batters should be more defensive in their stance and be looking to swing at anything remotely close to foul it off (Pete Rose was an EXPERT at this) and get a better pitch.

From following this fella for a number of years, my guess is he'll be a package deal with his brother...
Would love to take them both... stories say they are strong Buckeye fan family...
but Ped State, Wisconsin and Oregon are pushing hard...

Maybe I'm just a hater but I think TCUN has a chance to be the first 1 seed out. I think they'll struggle with St. Louis (my pick over UGA) and then, if they win that one, I think they struggle against both Texas Tech and Bama (if either one gets there). It's the tournament so anything can happen of course but TCUN looks like the weakest 1 seed in the field to me.