How do the NCAA basketball tournaments work?

I don't really follow NCAA men's D-1 basketball that closely. But now, I'm in a fantasy game (Protrade) that deals with conference tournaments, an NIT tournament (never heard of that one) and the NCAA tournament. How does all of this work? Are all of these tournaments separate? Can someone please explain how all of this works, I'm really confused!How do the NCAA basketball tournaments work?
The teams that win each conference tournament automatically advance to the NCAA tournament. There are 65 teams that play in the NCAA Tournament. The other teams that dont win their conference have to hope they get in by having a good record.



The NIT tournament is for the teams that are good, but not good enough to make the NCAA tournament.



Also in the NCAA tourmanet every team is seeded either 1-16 with the better team having the higher seed.



What fantasy game are you in? What's the website?How do the NCAA basketball tournaments work?
conference tournaments, NIT, and NCAA tournament are all different tournaments. Each conference at the end of the year has a conference tournament which only has their teams in it. The teams are ranked 1-thru how many teams are in the conference and they are put into a bracket. Whoever wins the conference tournament gets an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. The NCAA tournament consists of 65 teams (the 2 worst teams that make it play to see who gets the last spot) After that game is played there will be 64 teams. They are ranked from 1-16 in 4 separate sections in the bracket. The NIT tournament is a tournament for teams that are decent but didnt make the NCAA tournament. Basically every team is playing to get into the NCAA tournament.How do the NCAA basketball tournaments work?
You got involved in a fantasy game and you don't know what it involves? Let's hope it's not for money. Try searching for any of the tournaments you mentioned on Google, Yahoo, or Wikipedia. Also, go the ESPN basketball front page as they've got Bracketology and Bubble Watch sections that are meant to predict the tourney field. Good luck.
You should be able to get your answers at the following websites:



http://www.nit.org/



http://www.ncaa.org/wps/portal