The Virginia Tech Hokies are a No. 2 seed in the 2009 NIT tournament and will host a home game Wednesday, March 18, at 7 p.m. Tech will play duquesne in the first round. duquense and VT do have some fairly recent history — the two were Atlantic 10 rivals from 1996-2000 and played 10 times over that span, with the Hokies winning seven of those 10 games. Tech leads the all time series 7-5 and are 5-0 against the dukes in the Cassell.
If the Hokies win, they will play the winner of #6 georgetown at #3 baylor on Thursday, Friday, Saturday, or Monday. It won’t be Thursday, so likely will either be Friday night, very early Saturday, or Monday night. That game should also be at the Cassell.
The #1 seed in Tech’s quadrant of the bracket is auburn. florida, creighton (barrel), and san diego state are the other #1 seeds.


