At the time, the NationalInvitationTournament, held annually at Madison Square Garden, was the St.
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The Wildcats, preseason No. 3, had themselves been pitched from the lowly NationalInvitationTournament by a lowly school called Robert Morris.
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Kentucky was hoping the committee would overlook a dismal performance in the Southeastern Conference tournament, but the Wildcats will have to settle for a spot in the second-tier NationalInvitationTournament.
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