The NCAA's National Invitation Tournaments for men's and women's basketball begin today and Wednesday, with both tournaments featuring Iowa teams.

After the disappointment of missing out on the NCAA tournament, quite a few teams declined bids to the NIT. Here's the 11 who won't be participating.

National Invitation Tournament includes 32 teams and will conclude at Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis on April 3.

Everything you need to know in order to watch Georgia Tech vs. Jacksonville State men's NIT basketball on March 18.

South Alabama coach Richie Riley explained the situation to AL.com, too. Riley said the Jaguars were offered a spot for NIT on Sunday night at 9:30 p.m. South Alabama ended up getting the invite because UC Riverside, who had received the invite first, had to decline to play in the College Basketball Invitation.

The NCAA has some serious explaining to do after an embarrassing mistake involving the University of South Alabama Men's Basketball team.

South Alabama was Sun Belt regular-season co-champions this season, finishing in a four-way tie with Troy, James Madison and Arkansas State, but earning the No. 1 seed for the conference tournament. The Jaguars (21-11) lost in the semifinals of the Sun Belt tournament, with Troy winning and claiming the league’s sole “March Madness” bid.

After falling in the conference tournament, it appeared Oklahoma State’s season was over, but Gallagher-Iba Arena will see more action. The Cowboys learned of t