Will an NIT bid follow?
Forget any dreams of an NCAA tournament appearance. With a 73-51 loss to No. 10-seed Mississippi State in the team’s first game of the SEC tournament. The NIT remains in play for USC, but the team will have to wait until Sunday to learn its fate.The Gamecocks do remain in the NIT picture, however. NIT bracketologist John Templon has the Gamecocks in his most recent NIT projected bracket, and he believes the Gamecocks would get in even with a one-and-done SEC Tournament appearance. But there are no certainties for the Gamecocks as they wait until Selection Sunday. The NIT bracket is revealed Sunday night after the NCAA tournament is set.
