NCAA, NIT & CBI Tournaments all include Missouri Valley teams
A record 113 Division I college basketball programs are continuing their seasons in 2008 as the CBI Tournament has been added alongside the NCAA and NIT Tournament to give more deserving programs a chance to play in a postseason tournament. While Drake was the lone Missouri Valley Conference basketball team named to the NCAA Tournament, the NIT was happy to select Illinois State, Southern Illinois and Creighton. Meanwhile, the CBI selected Bradley to host first and second round games. College Sports Fans has released their NCAA Tournament preview for Drake. The Bulldogs are a #5 seed in the West Regional and face a tough #12 seeded Western Kentucky out of the Sun Belt Conference.
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