Field of 68

*Seeding and invites do not project what I believe the Selection Committee will do.  Rather, this entry reflects what the Selection Committee should do.

**This is the weakest bubble in recent memory.  The last four in (the 12 seed play-ins) really have no business being in the tournament.  Kansas State is below .500 in Big 12 play.  The overall records of Vanderbilt and Michigan State are particularly underwhelming - just 4 games and 5 games over .500, respectively.  USC may be the weakest at-large RBP has ever recommended.  The 11 seeds are not much better.  And the first four out - Utah, Syracuse, Illinois State, and Houston are deeply flawed teams that do not deserve 1 seeds in the NIT.

1 seeds
Villanova
Gonzaga
Kansas
North Carolina

2 seeds
UCLA
Oregon
Arizona
Kentucky

3 seeds
Duke
Louisville
West Virginia
Purdue

4 seeds
Baylor
Notre Dame
Florida State
Virginia

5 seeds
Wisconsin
Iowa State
Southern Methodist
Florida

6 seeds
Cincinnati
Michigan
Creighton
Butler

7 seeds
Wichita State
St. Mary's
Maryland
Miami

8 seeds
Dayton
Minnesota
Northwestern
Virginia Tech

9 seeds
South Carolina
Arkansas
Virginia Commonwealth
Middle Tennessee

10 seeds
Marquette
Oklahoma State
Nevada
Xavier

11 seeds
Rhode Island
Seton Hall
Providence
Wake Forest

12 seeds
Vermont
Vanderbilt (play-in)
Kansas State (play-in)
Michigan State (play-in)
USC (play-in)
UNC Wilmington

13 seeds
Princeton
ETSU
Bucknell
New Mexico State

14 seeds
Florida Gulf Coast
Winthrop
Iona
Kent State

15 seeds
Troy
Northern Kentucky
North Carolina Central
Jacksonville State

16 seeds
North Dakota
South Dakota State
New Orleans (play-in)
Texas Southern (play-in)
UC Davis (play-in)
Mount St. Mary's (play-in)