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Message: [QUOTE="IthacaMatt, post: 1892891, member: 405"] The NIT was still pretty viable until the mid-to-late 70s, then it became the JV championships. They co-existed as peers for a while, until the NCAA went to 48 and then 64 teams, and allowed non-conference champs to be admitted at large. Its at large bids that killed the N.I.T. That was around 1980 that they went to 48. Back during the early to mid 70s, when only conference winners made the NCAA, there were some crazy good ACC teams that never made the tournament. [/QUOTE]