For every men's college basketball team in the country, getting the call to go dancing in the NCAA tournament is the ultimate goal.
Unfortunately, though, Selection Sunday can be extremely salty for schools that don't get the nod.
There are always bubble teams that have their NCAA hopes burst and surprising snubs that should have made it but didn't.
For those teams, playing in the NIT is the next best thing.
Luckily for fans, there are some competitive teams in the consolation bracket this year.
And now that the first round of action is complete, teams will really step it up in their chase to win the crown.