Brent Yarina, BTN.com Senior Editor, March 12, 2017

Illinois, Indiana and Iowa made the NIT, it was announced Sunday night.

The Hawkeyes, who advanced to the 2013 NIT title game, claimed the tournament's top seed and open at 7 p.m. ET Wednesday vs. South Dakota.

The Illini also play host in their opener, vs. Valparaiso, at 7:15 p.m. ET Tuesday. Indiana, meanwhile, travels to Georgia Tech.

View the full NIT bracket here.