We wondered if Marquette should take a spot in the CBI or CIT tournaments earlier this week. After seeing the fields, and what's happened to the quality of competition in the last couple years, we're not wondering anymore.
On Sunday night, after word (not unexpectedly) came that YOUR Marquette Golden Eagles hadn't been selected to participate in the 2016 NIT, I -- and a few other Marquette fans -- expected Marquette to grab a spot in one of the also-ran postseason tournaments: the College Basketball Invitational (CBI), the CollegeInsider.com Tournament (CIT), or the brand-new Vegas 16.