I heard the Houston Cougars will be in the NIT, which is surprising considering their very average season record and poor RPI. But I guess they won some people over playing hard in the Conference USA Tournament. They really did give Memphis all they could handle in the Conference USA Championship Game.

Houston lost 71-59 to Memphis, by 12 points, because they missed free throws and couldn't rebound. Do both of those with even moderate success, and the Cougars probably pull out a 65-60 win.

Memphis is a good team indeed but way overrated in my opinion. I think there is a chance they are eliminated in the 2nd round in the NCAA Tournament, especially if they play a good rebounding team. They will be lucky to make the SWEET 16 or ELITE 8 if they don't play much better than they did against the Houston Cougars in the C-USA Championship Game.