Oversaturated by automatic qualifiers, the NIT didn't have room for the 20-win Rebels.
If Ole Miss' season is going to continue, it won't be in the NIT. The selection results have been released and the Rebels, who followed up an unimpressive regular season with a one-and-done debacle in the SEC Tournament, are on the outside looking in.
As far as we know, the Rebs weren't extended an invite. Athletic Director Ross Bjork had previously said Ole Miss would "gladly accept an invite."
It's the first time since 1974 that the NIT has left out an SEC team that won 20 regular season games and 10 conference games (per Kory Keys), but the way the selection committee's hand was forced by the outcomes of conference championship games over the last 48 hours.