Monmouth has been benched by the NCAA Tournament selection committee.
The Hawks were not included in the 68-team field that was announced on Sunday evening. Monmouth will learn its NIT destination in the consolation tournament's selection show on Sunday night at 8:30.
Monmouth (27-7) built its resume with wins over tournament teams Notre Dame and USC on neutral courts. The Hawks also knocked off traditional powers UCLA and Georgetown on the road.
Monmouth squandered a chance to earn an automatic tournament bid with a 79-76 loss to Iona in the MAAC Tournament championship on Monday. Losses to Manhattan, Army and Canisius outweighed those wins, according to NCAA Tournament selection committee chairman Joe Castiglione.