They should be in. All 12 of their hard core basketball fans will be excited. Plus the bandwagon that will come out to pay attention now. I'm in central PA and there's a joke I've heard on occasion - can't spell Nittany without NIT. Well it makes more sense in other years...
Penn State fans care about football first followed by wrestling. The latter because they've been dominant the past decade or so. Basketball is pretty far down the list. But it's a diversion when they do well. Probably been a decade or so since they made the dance