And look who needs an opponent....Norfolk StateCIT just seems awful. It is back after a 1 year hiatus. I wonder how the financial aspect compares to the CBI. I understand this gives some of the low majors who were screwed by the NIT a chance, but I think the CBI could try to just run a 24 or 32 team tournament and it would be better. There is supposed to be 16 teams in the CIT and they currently have 9 (including 11-22 Alabama A&M) with probably a few TBA.
This might be outdated with the revival of the tournament but a very interesting note from Wiki. I knew the P6 weren't eligible but didn't know A-10, AAC, MWC, or ... CUSA. I wouldn't be surprised if CUSA is an eligible league now.
The tournament is oriented toward teams that did not get selected for the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament or National Invitation Tournament (NIT) that reside outside of the "major conferences" (defined by CollegeInsider.com as the Power Five conferences, Atlantic 10 Conference, American Athletic Conference, Big East Conference, Conference USA and Mountain West Conference).