For teams that fall just short of making the NCAA Tournament, the National Invitation Tournament (NIT ... which had initially committed to the College Basketball Invitational (CBI), later reversed ...

Here's the background of the ... Today, the NIT (National Invitation Tournament) is lesser-known, and viewed as a step down from the larger men's college basketball postseason tournament.

Ohio State was not picked to play in the NCAA Tournament, and Monday morning the Buckeyes declined a berth in the College Basketball ... Declining the invitation meant the Buckeyes were prohibited ...