Thanks for the kind words, Sycamore Fan.

Some programs turn their nose up or refuse CIT/CBI bids on financial or other grounds. UNI did it last year before the conference tournament (I think as a motivator-- they only had one senior I believe), So not every eligible or likely CIT/CBI team will be there. I think the fields of each tournament vary from year to year-- sometimes the CIT is stronger, sometimes the CBI. The CBI field usually has a few stronger confererence teams, sometimes even teams that are at or below .500. That may be where Northwestern goes, and they would be a likely matchup.

Don't think Northwestern can qualify for the CBI; not a .500 record. 15-16 & would have to win two in the Big 10 Tourney to qualify?

So with 19 wins and a conference semi final appearance in the valley, which could potentially be a 3 bid NCAA conference this year, is it fair to say the issue is not whether we get a spot, but whether our administration chooses to let us play?

Porter, i his post-game Press conference, answered a question about pulling the three seniors aside in the locker room and talking to them. The question was something along the lines of, "what did you say to them?" he would not answer that specifically, saying that it was between him and his players, but said that he talked about the future and the next week, or something along those lines. Because he didn't say specifically, i wondered if he was saying to them something along the lines of the administration told him that this tournament would be it.... That is just me speculating though...