2017 NIT Tournament Predictions: First Round

Here are my predictions for the first round of the 2017 NIT tournament.

S = Syracuse quadrant; C = California quadrant; IST = Illinois State quadrant; I = Iowa quadrant.

First Round
3/14- (S8) UNC Greensboro (25-9) at (S1) Syracuse (18-14)- 7:00, ESPN
Prediction: Syracuse

3/14- (S5) Ole Miss (20-13) at (S4) Monmouth (27-6)- 7:00, ESPN3
Prediction: Monmouth

3/14- (IST7) Valparaiso (24-8) at (IST2) Illinois (18-14)- 7:15, ESPN2
Prediction: Valparaiso

3/14- (I7) Oakland (24-8) at (I2) Clemson (17-15)- 8:00, ESPNU
Prediction: Clemson

3/14- (S6) Georgia Tech (17-15) at (S3) Indiana (18-15)- 9:00, ESPN
Prediction: Indiana

3/14- (C5) Charleston (25-9) at (C4) Colorado State (23-11)- 9:00, ESPN3
Prediction: Colorado State

3/14- (I6) Richmond (20-12) at (I3) Alabama (19-14)- 9:15, ESPN2
Prediction: Alabama

3/14- (IST6) Boise State (19-11) at (IST3) Utah (20-11)- 10:00, ESPNU
Prediction: Utah

3/14- (C8) CS Bakersfield (22-9) at (C1) California (21-12)- 11:15, ESPN2
Prediction: California

3/15- (S7) Belmont (22-9) at (S2) Georgia (19-14)- 7:00, ESPN3
Prediction: Belmont

3/15- (IST5) Colorado (19-14) at (IST4) UCF (21-11)- 7:00, ESPN3
Prediction: Colorado

3/15- (I8) South Dakota (22-11) at (I1) Iowa (18-14)- 7:00, ESPN2
Prediction: Iowa

3/15- (C7) Akron (26-8) at (C2) Houston (21-10)- 7:30, ESPNU
Prediction: Houston

3/15- (I5) Fresno State (20-12) at (I4) TCU (19-15)- 8:00, ESPN3
Prediction: TCU

3/15- (C6) UT-Arlington (25-8) at (C3) BYU (21-11)- 9:00, ESPN2
Prediction: UT-Arlington

3/15- (IST8) UC Irvine (21-14) at (IST1) Illinois State (27-6)- 9:30, ESPNU
Prediction: Illinois State

Rest of the predictions coming soon!