What do NIT Champions do the next year?

Year	NIT Champion	Next season
2008
2007	West Virginia	(7) seed, sweet 16
2006	South Carolina	No NCAA tournament
2005	South Carolina	No NCAA tournament
2004	Michigan	No NCAA tournament
2003	St John's	No NCAA tournament
2002	Memphis	(7) seed, first round loss
2001	Tulsa	(12) seed, round of 32
2000	Wake	(7) seed, first round loss
1999	Cal	No NCAA tournament
1998	Minnesota	(7) seed, first round loss
1997	Michigan	(3) seed, round of 32
1996	Nebraska	No NCAA tournament
1995	VaTech	(9) seed, round of 32
1994	Villanova	(3) seed, first round loss
1993	Minnesota	(6) seed, round of 32
1992	UVa	(6) seed, sweet 16
1991	Stanford	(12) seed, first round loss
1990	Vandy	(9) seed, first round loss
1989	St. John's	(6) seed, round of 32
1988	UConn	No NCAA tournament
1987	Southern Mississippi	No NCAA tournament

Since 1987, 67% (14/21) of NIT champions have made the NCAA tournament the following year.

Over the same year range, 52% (44/84) of teams that advanced to the NIT final four made the tournament the following year.