Where SMU might be seeded if it winds up in the NIT

Okay, let's start this off by clarifying, we know you don't want to think about the NIT. You want to say, Well, SMU can still win the American Conference tournament and sneak in the NCAAs.

That is true, if improbable given SMU's rash of injuries this season. So assuming the NCAA tournament remains out of reach, then the NIT is the next best thing. So where might SMU wind up in such a scenario?

There aren't many NIT projections out there, with most analysts reserving that task for the Big Dance. But those sites that do have NIT bracketologies believe that SMU will have to sneak into that tournament this year.

NYCBuckets.com, which follows the tournament since its finals are played at Madison…