CBI apparently has been turned down by dozens I'd schools - likely by Boston, Navy, and Lehigh (surprisingly). Loyola has a losing record and was the PL's #7 seed. What a great tournament!
The CBI 16-team field inclues five teams with losing records in mediocre conferences:
Coastal Carolina (200 Pomeroy ranking)
Hampton 306
Illinois Chicago 245
Utah Valley 190
Loyola 251
Also included are:
MO- Kansas City 223
Eastern Washington 188
Green Bay 185
Stony Brook 212
No teams with Pomeroy rankings better than 100.
GMU has to be the favorite. I wonder how they will draw for this fraud of a tournament. I think it's time for the NCAA to eliminate tournaments whose sole goal is to allow teams to buy publicity and a couple of extra weeks of practice.