The Loyola men’s basketball team received a No. 7 seed in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) and is set to match up against No. 2 seed Creighton University March 19, the NCAA announced Sunday night. The game will be played at Creighton in Omaha, Nebraska.
The Ramblers received an automatic bid into the NIT after finishing first in the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) during the regular season, but losing in the conference tournament to Bradley University in the semifinals. Loyola tied for first with Drake University, but the Ramblers owned the tiebreaker after going 2-0 against the Bulldogs this season to pick up the automatic bid.