Jeez. 

I know it's the first year that the Gazelle Group has put this tournament together. But the guys in Princeton have had almost four hours since the NIT field was announced, and we still don't have a full bracket or even any solidified first-round matchups. 

Here, though, is what we know. Based on information from newspaper web sites and blogs, 12 teams have accepted bids, including Rider. 

The other teams that have reportedly accepted bids are Utah, Virginia, UTEP, Ohio, Cincinnati, Washington, Houston, Bradley, Nevada, Richmond and Brown. 

Alabama and New Mexico State have rejected invitations and Wake Forest made it clear yesterday that it was not interested. 

I talked to Tommy Dempsey about 45 minutes ago and he still was unsure when or where the Broncs were playing. All he was sure of was that the Broncs would have an away game, meaning they will be a No. 3 or No. 4 seed in one of the four regionalized brackets. 

I've paid too much attention to this situation today to go to bed before the bracket comes out, so I'll have another post when the CBI committee finally produces something concrete.