There is an old adage that says the winner of the National Invitational Tournament (NIT) is the 69th best team in the country. Although that is a comical saying, it is invariably untrue. Every year the NCAA Tournament expose teams that should not have made the cut. While the NIT shows teams that are better suited for the “Big Dance”. Ole Miss basketball is obviously that team.
Ole Miss basketball has played well during their run through the NIT. They went to New Jersey and knocked off a talented Monmouth team which was itching to defeat a team from a major conference.