CLEMSON, S.C. — Unfortunately for the Clemson Tigers, ESPN analysts Jay Bilas and Seth Greenberg were not on the NCAA Tournament selection committee.
Both men have gone on record saying Clemson should have been a part of the NCAA Tournament.
Instead, Clemson will be in the NIT as a number one seed. The Tigers will host Morehead State Wednesday night at 7:00 p.m.
This will be Clemson’s 18th appearance in the NIT and the Tigers hold a 19-17 overall record in the event. Clemson has made the NIT Final Four three times, including the championship game twice.
Clemson enters the NIT with a 23-10 record, including a record-breakig 14 wins in the ACC (14-6) during the regular season. The 14 victories were the most in program history, while the win percentage is third best. But Clemson became the first ACC team in more than 20 years to finish third in the ACC and miss out on the NCAA Tournament. No doubt losses to South Carolina and Louisville were a part of the selection committee’s rationale for the Tigers missing out on the tournament along with a strength of schedule ranked 315th by Kenpom.