51.   But the NIT selection committee looks for attractive matchups, and the domino effect of upsets in conference tournaments forced some NCAA Tournament bubble teams into the NIT.

52.   But the tournament selection committee would probably appreciate more teams in the Mountain and Pacific time zones to put in those West Regional slots.

53.   But the selection committee made its most serious blunder in selecting New Mexico over California.

54.   But the selection committee, which has been accused by several coaches of having an anti-West bias in recent years, selected only seven teams from the West Coast.

55.   But there were few complaints because the selection committee usually rewards the top teams with less travel.

56.   But then you would have a major league fight over the makeup of the selection committee.

57.   By this time, the people on the NIT selection committee were ready to send limos to Amherst each March, for both the team and the UMass fans.

58.   Clemson is one of those teams that allows the selection committee to feel like geniuses.

59.   Cincinnati won the bid from a sight selection committee, who came to the Queen City for a weekend.

60.   Ellis Island was one of several factors weighed by the MTA selection committee that was looking for architects to replan Grand Central.