Bison137
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07-14-20 10:55 PM - Post#310346
In response to KenZ
I seriously doubt this will take place - or that Bucknell will be a part of it. Unless the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine project develops as fast as some are hoping. But on the off-chance it does . . .
In past years, this tournament has been structured like the NIT Tip-off event was last year, i.e. two games at the campus of two of the P6 teams, then a four-team mid-major bracket - with semi-finals, a consolation game, and a championship game. In other words, four games in all. However the article says "teams will be in the area an average of five or six days". To me that implies that all games will be on-site.
Right now there are apparently seven teams committed (three P5 teams and four mid-majors): Bucknell, Clemson, East Tennessee State, Illinois State, Mississippi State, Purdue and Rider. Having said that, East Tennessee State was really good last year - 16-2 in the SoCon and then an easy tournament championship - and could be put into the role of a major if necessary.
A full schedule for the Bison is unlikely to happen, but if it does, it would look like this:
- Hofstra (Away)
- Princeton (Away)
- Rider (Home)
- Albany (Away)
- Siena (Home)
- Fairfield (Home) #
- Towson (Away)
- La Salle (Home)
- Richmond (Away)
- Space Coast Challenge (games vs three or four of Clemson, East Tennessee State, Illinois State, Mississippi State, Purdue, Rider, and TBD.
# Haven't seen this game confirmed but two years ago it was reported that the teams had agreed to a four-game series.
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