For the third consecutive season, BYU is headed to the National Invitation Tournament.
The No. 3 seeded Cougars visit No. 6 Stanford Wednesday at Maples Pavilion in the first round.
The San Francisco Chronicle previews the BYU-Stanford game.
"Stanford’s RPI, due mainly to a 6-7 record in non-conference play that was compiled mainly without guard Dorian Pickens (foot injury) and forward KZ Okpala (academics), was just 86," wrote Tim FitzGerald. "It will be Stanford’s ninth appearance in the NIT. The Cardinal took part in the tournament three times during the eight-year tenure of former head coach Johnny Dawkins, winning it in 2012 and ’15.