Catching up with the little dances

The first weekend of March Madness is over with. 96 hours of seemingly-endless college basketball action has come to a halt, and we now must wait three more days until the NCAA Tournament to continue.

But that doesn't mean we have to forget about college basketball for the next 70 hours.

Why?

Because The N.I.T., C.I.T, and C.B.I are all taking place this week. The N.I.T finishes up second round action and begins quarterfinal competition to determine which four teams will travel to Madison Sqaure Garden for the semifinals. The C.B.I and C.I.T also continue this week, and since the C.I.T does not have a bracket, it may take you the entire time to project match-ups in the next round.

But since this is all that we are left with until Thursday, now is as good a time as ever to get caught up on "The Little Dances".


N.I.T. Results

First Round

Region 1
#1 Alabama 68, #8 Coastal Carolina 44
#2 Miami (FL) 85, # 7 Florida Atlantic 62
#3 Missouri State 89, #6 Murray State 76
#4 New Mexico 69, #5 UTEP 57

Region 2
#1 Colorado 88, #8 Texas Southern 74
#4 California 77, #5 Ole Miss 74
#6 Fairfield 62, #3 Colorado State 60
#7 Kent State 71, #2 Saint Mary's 70

Region 3
#1 Boston College 82, #8 McNeese State 64
#2 Washington State 85, #7 Long Beach State 74
#3 Oklahoma State 71, #6 Harvard 54
#4 Northwestern 70, #5 UW-Milwaukee 61

Region 4
#1 Virginia Tech 79, #8 Bethune-Cookman 54
#2 Cleveland State 63, #7 Vermont 60
#4 Wichita State 76, #5 Nebraska 49
#6 Charleston 94, #3 Dayton 84


Second Round

Region 1
Monday 3/21 - 7:00PM - ESPN - #3 Missouri State at #2 Miami (FL)
Monday 3/21 - 9:00PM - ESPN - #4 New Mexico at #1 Alabama

Region 2
#1 Colorado 89, California 72
#7 Kent State 62, #6 Fairfield 68

Region 3
#4 Northwestern 85, #1 Boston College 67
Monday 3/21 - 11:00PM - ESPN2 - #2 Oklahoma State at #2 Washington State

Region 4
#4 Wichita State 79, #1 Virginia Tech 76 OT
#6 Charleston 64, #2 Cleveland State 56



C.B.I Results

First Round

Davidson 85, James Madison 65
Creighton 85, San Jose State 74

Duquesne 87, Montana 76
Oregon 68, Weber State 59

Boise State 83, Austin Peay 80
Evansville 77, Hofstra 70

Rhode Island 76, Miami (OH) 59
Central Florida 69, St. Bonaventure's 54



C.I.T Results

First Round

Air Force 77, North Dakota 67
Santa Clara 68, Northern Arizona 63
San Francisco 81, Idaho 73
Hawaii 76, Portland 64
Southern Methodist 64, Oral Roberts 57 OT
Jacksonville 71, East Carolina 66 OT
Buffalo 75, Quinnipiac 68
Iona 85, Valparaiso 77
Ohio 65, Marshall 64
East Tennessee State 76, Furman 63
Northern Iowa 84, Rider 50
Western Michigan 74, Tennessee Tech 66


Second Round

Santa Clara 88, Air Force 75
Buffalo 49, Western Michigan 48
San Francisco 77, Hawaii 74
Southern Methodist 63, Jacksonville 62



Upcomming Games

N.I.T. Second Round
Monday 3/21 - 7:00PM - ESPN - #3 Missouri State at #2 Miami (FL)
Monday 3/21 - 9:00PM - ESPN - #4 New Mexico at #1 Alabama
Monday 3/21 - 11:00PM - ESPN2 - #2 Oklahoma State at #2 Washington State

N.I.T Quarterfinals
Tuesday 3/22 - 9:00PM - ESPN - #7 Kent State at #1 Colorado
Wednesday 3/23 - 9:00PM - ESPN - #6 Charleston at #4 Wichita State

C.B.I Quarterfinals
Monday 3/21 - 7:00PM - Rhode Island at Central Florida
Monday 3/21 - 8:00PM - Davidson at Creighton
Monday 3/21 - 9:00PM - Evansville at Boise State
Monday 3/21 - 10:00PM - Duquesne at Oregon

C.I.T Quarterfinals
Monday 3/21 - 8:00PM - Southern Methodist at Northern Iowa
Tuesday 3/22 - 7:00PM - Ohio at East Tennessee State
Tuesday 3/22 - 7:30PM - Buffalo at Iona
Tuesday 3/22 - 7:00PM - Santa Clara at San Francisco