NIT 2012 Schedule And Bracket: No. 1 Seeds In Florida Teams' Brackets Tip Off On Tuesday

The 2012 NIT tips off on Tuesday evening, with eight games getting underway. The two Florida schools, Miami and Central Florida, will play on the second day of the first round on Wednesday night. The Canes received the No. 2 seed in Region 2 and their main competition to get to Madison Square Garden, No. 1 seed Tennessee, will tip off against Savannah State at 8:00 PM on ESPNU. Marshall and Middle Tennessee State are the other two teams at the top of the bracket, and they are scheduled to tip at 9:15 on Wednesday.

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The Knights, meanwhile, will travel to Drexel on Wednesday to face a mid-major that many felt should have made the Big Dance. UCF is the No. 6 seed in Region 3, and if they get past Drexel, they will face the winner of St. Joe's and Northern Iowa, which is also scheduled for Wednesday night. At the top of their bracket is Seton Hall, and the No. 1 seeded Pirates with play Stony Brook at 7:15 on Tuesday.

A complete schedule of Tuesday's NIT action below:

7:00 PM (5) Massachusetts at (4) Mississippi State
7:15 PM (8) Stony Brook at (1) Seton Hall
7:30 PM (2) Dayton at (7) Iowa
8:00 PM (8) Savannah State at (1) Tennessee
9:00 PM (5) Akron at (4) Northwestern
9:15 PM (5) Marshall at (4) Middle Tennessee
9:30 PM (6) LSU at (3) Oregon
10:00 PM (8) Texas-Arlington at (1) Washington
11:00 PM (6) Cleveland State at (3) Stanford

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NIT Bracket 2012: UCF Will Take On Drexel

The 2012 NIT Bracket was released Sunday evening, and the Central Florida Knights (22-10) earned a No. 6 seed and will take on the No. 3 seed Drexel Dragons (27-6) on Wednesday, March 14, at 7:15 p.m. on ESPN3.

UCF is no doubt disappointed they were left out of the NCAA Tournament, but a strong showing in the NIT would still be a rewarding conclusion to Knights season. Last season, the Knights missed out on both the NCAA Tournament and the NIT Tournament, but did make it to the semifinals of the CBI Tournament where they lost to Creighton. The Knights will now face off against Drexel in the first round of the NIT Tournament.

Drexel had an outside shot of making it into the NCAA Tournament, but their bubble was burst. Drexel was the Colonial League regular season champ, but went down to VCU in the Colonial Tournament Finals.

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NIT Bracket 2012: Miami Hurricanes Will Take On Valparaiso Cruaders

The 2012 NIT Bracket was released Sunday evening, and the Miami Hurricanes (19-12) earned a No. 2 seed and will take on the No. 7 seed Valparaiso Crusaders (22-11) on Wednesday, March 14, at 7:30 p.m. on ESPNU.