NIT Bracket: What in the actual hell?

Well…that escalated quickly. From Nebraska and Penn State looking at hosting at least one (if not two) games in our past iterations of NIT bracketology (still the saddest thing I’ve ever done on this website) and Maryland in, to… Well, this: Upper left bracket No. 1 Notre Dame hosts No. 8 Hampton No. 4 Penn State hosts No. 5 Temple No. 3 Oregon hosts No. 6 Rider No. 2 Marquette hosts No. 7 Harvard Lower left bracket No. 1 Baylor hosts No. 8 Wagner No. 4 Mississippi State hosts No. 5 Nebraska No. 3 Middle Tennessee hosts No. 6 Vermont No. 2 Louisville hosts No. 7 Northern Kentucky Upper right bracket No. 1 USC hosts No. 8 UNC Asheville No. 4 Western Kentucky hosts No. 8 Boston College No.