Cal basketball one of only four power conference teams to accept NIT invite

March 17, 2026

By Drew Lerner, Awful Announcing: The NIT’s demise has not been greatly exaggerated. Actually, it probably should be more exaggerated.

For the second consecutive year, the NIT will include just four schools hailing from power conferences among its 32-team field: Auburn, California, Wake Forest, and Oklahoma State. It’ a stark difference from just two years ago, in 2024, when the field consisted of 18 power-conference schools, even after 15 other power-conference schools opted out of the tournament.

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