In a sudden take-back Sunday, the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) rescinded the South Alabama Jaguars' invitation only hours after it invited the team to join the annual tournament. The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)‘s Dan Gavitt,

After Sun Belt commissioner Keith Gill and NCAA senior vice president of basketball Dan Gavitt extended South Alabama an invite to the NIT [National Invitation Tournament] late Sunday night, it was rescinded an hour later in an embarrassing moment for the NCAA and a heartbreaking one for the South Alabama players.

Florida Atlantic will not make a third straight appearance in the NCAA Tournament but Year 1 of the John Jakus era has the Owls in the NIT.

The NCAA Tournament remains the pinnacle, and every team fights all year to earn a bid. There were 68 teams who heard their name on Sunday’s selection show, and all of them celebrated their inclusion in March Madness. Those who did not have a decision to make.