UPDATE: CBI field announced on Monday.
Dayton and Massachusetts, two league teams in the top 50 RPI, will host games. Charlotte and Rhode Island are on the road.
In an Ohio matchup, Dayton (21-10) will host Cleveland State (21-12) of the Horizon League on Wednesday at 6:00 p.m. That gives the UD Arena two games in two days. The Flyers are again hosting the NCAA tournament play-in game on Tuesday between the NEC and MEAC champions, Mount St. Mary's and Coppin State,
On Tuesday, Stephen F. Austin (26-6) will visit Massachusetts (21-10). The game also has a 6:00 p.m. start.
The A-10 road games are both in Nebraska and have Duquesne connections.
Rhode Island (21-11) travels to the Missouri Valley Conference's Creighton (21-10) on Tuesday at 10:00 p.m. Wednesday (President Dougherty came to Duquesne from the Omaha school.)
And Charlotte (20-13) takes on the Big 12's Nebraska (19-12) at 9:00 p.m. (Former Duquesne coach Danny Nee's longest term coaching job.)
In addition, Robert Morris (26-7) will play Syracuse (19-13) at 8:00 p.m. in New York.
Richmond (16-14) is the lone A-10 rep in the CBI. The Spiders will play at Virginia (15-15) of the ACC on Tuesday, March 18, 2008, at 7:00 p.m. at UVa's John Paul Jones Arena.
The CBI invited teams from 13 conferences; Conference USA received three slots (Houston, Tulsa, UTEP) with the Mid American Conference getting two (Miami, Ohio).
Link: A-10 NCAA selections
Here are the 2008 postseason NIT first round pairings:
Tuesday, March 18, 2008
Alabama State (20-10) at Arizona State, (19-12) 11 p.m.
Oklahoma State (17-15) at Southern Illinois (17-14), 9 p.m.
Rhode Island (21-11) at Creighton (21-10), 10 p.m.
Robert Morris (26-7) at Syracuse (19-13), 8 p.m.
Maryland (18-14) at Minnesota (20-12), 9:30 p.m.
Akron (23-9) at Florida State (19-14), 9 p.m.
Stephen F. Austin (26-6) at Massachusetts (21-10), 6 p.m.
UNC-Asheville (23-9) at Ohio State (19-13), 7 p.m.
Wednesday
San Diego State (20-12) at Florida (21-11), 9 p.m.
New Mexico (24-8) at California (16-15), 11 p.m.
Cleveland State (21-12) at Dayton (21-10), 6 p.m.
Utah State (24-10) at Illinois State (24-9), 10 p.m.
Morgan State (21-10) at Virginia Tech (19-12), 7 p.m.
UAB (22-10) at VCU (24-7), 7 p.m.
Charlotte (20-13) at Nebraska (19-12), 9 p.m.
Cal Santa Barbara (23-8) at Ole Miss (21-10), 8 p.m.
The College Basketball Invitational 16-team field was announced on Monday:
Tuesday, March 18, 2008
Richmond (16-14) at Virginia (15-15), 7:00 p.m.
Brown (19-9) at Ohio (19-12), TBD
Houston (22-9) at Nevada (21-11), 9:00 p.m.
Wednesday, March 19, 2008
Rider (23-10) at Old Dominion (17-15), TBD
Cincinnati (13-18) at Bradley 17-15), 7:00 p.m.
Valparaiso (21-13) at Washington (16-16), 9:00 P.M.
Utah (17-14) at UTEP (19-13), TBD
Miami (OH) (17-15) at Tulsa (20-13), TBD