I think turning down a bowl in football is a bigger deal than turning down a tournament bid. There is not as big of an advantage to getting an extra game or two and some practice time in basketball.How much does the NIT pay? Most likely not enough for the ACC to make a stink about it and force UNC to play. The toilet bowls bring in a decent amount of money that goes into the pot for everyone in the conference, outside of the COVID years there's no way a conference is going to allow a school to bail from any bowl.