Fox Proposes New Vegas-Based College Hoops Tournament
The field for late March would include the top 16 teams from the Big East, Big Ten and Big 12 that didn't make the NCAA tournament
themessenger.com
Under terms of the proposed arrangement, the top 16 teams in the Big 12, Big East and Big Ten that did not qualify for the NCAA tournament — as ranked by the NET — would be required to play in the Fox event even if they are invited to the NIT. Those three leagues have rights deals with Fox. The network also has a rights agreement with the Pac-12, but it is unclear whether that league would be added due to complications arising from the Pac-12’s impending realignment defections.
Hope we never have to play in this tournament but it's looking like FOX is trying to compete with ESPN's NIT
