"UC Irvine passed over for NIT bid, but Long Beach State gets one; Anteaters settle for CIT"

"
Long Beach State (20-14), which
beat the Anteaters in the
semifinal but lost to them twice
during the regular season and
finished third in league play, got
a surprise bid to the 32-team
NIT and will open the
tournament with a road game
at Pac-12 perennial Washington
(18-14) on Tuesday at 6p.m.
..."
http://m.ocregister.com/articles/nit-708099-bid-conference.html