Originally Posted by Go2Guy 
I thought most Div 1 teams that finish about .500 can make the NIT.
Not since the NCAA took over the NIT. First they lowered the number of teams from 48 down to 32. They also have a rule if you won a regular season championship but did not make the NCAA Tournament you get an automatic bid. The NIT previously was all about $$$ so the bigger crowd drawing teams above .500 use to be a shoe in and would host, now it is basically the next best 32 teams.
