NIT Picking

The NIT may be the NCAA's retarded little brother but it is still good fun. As much as everyone's bitching about who didn't make the big tourney this year (I suspect bloggers will soon attribute all these disappointments to Chuck Norris), it does leave a nice pile of squads in the junior league. Tonight's tilt:

Toledo (19-12) at Florida State (20-12), 6 p.m.
Utah State (23-11) at Michigan (21-12), 7 p.m.
MVSU (18-15) at Mississippi State (18-13), TBA
NC State (18-15) at Drexel (23-8), 8 p.m.
Alabama (20-11) at Massachusetts (23-8), 9:30 p.m.
Marist (24-8) at Oklahoma State (22-12), 10 p.m.
Delaware State (21-12) at West Virginia (22-9), TBA

West Virginia's scrappy, Drexel might be as good as everybody says, Michigan is always a team with some talent.

I like all the home faves tonight, though I'm curious to see if recently resurgent NC State can go on the road to recently ballyhooed Drexel and get a win. Can the Wolfpack ride that energy all the way to Madison Square? I suspect not.