Two intrastate matchups highlight the opening round of the Preseason NIT.
Yale will visit Connecticut on Nov. 17, and Hofstra will be at Marist the next day in two of the eight first-round games announced Wednesday.
The other games to be played on Nov. 17 are: Georgia State at Utah, Missouri-Kansas City at Minnesota and Vermont at Nevada.
The other first-round games on Nov. 18 are: St. Francis, N.Y. at Massachusetts, Davidson at Texas Tech and Louisiana-Lafayette at Georgia Tech.
The second round of the 19th Preseason NIT will be played from Nov. 19-21 with those winners advancing to the semifinals at Madison Square Garden on Nov. 26.
The championship game will be Nov. 28.
North Carolina beat Stanford 74-57 in last year's championship game, while Florida beat Kansas 83-73 for third place.
Yale will visit Connecticut on Nov. 17, and Hofstra will be at Marist the next day in two of the eight first-round games announced Wednesday.
The other games to be played on Nov. 17 are: Georgia State at Utah, Missouri-Kansas City at Minnesota and Vermont at Nevada.
The other first-round games on Nov. 18 are: St. Francis, N.Y. at Massachusetts, Davidson at Texas Tech and Louisiana-Lafayette at Georgia Tech.
The second round of the 19th Preseason NIT will be played from Nov. 19-21 with those winners advancing to the semifinals at Madison Square Garden on Nov. 26.
The championship game will be Nov. 28.
North Carolina beat Stanford 74-57 in last year's championship game, while Florida beat Kansas 83-73 for third place.
