2008 College Basketball Invitational
2008 College Basketball Invitational Tournament | |||||
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Houston and Valparaiso at during the 2008 CBI quarterfinals. | |||||
Season | 2007–08 | ||||
Teams | 16 | ||||
Finals site |
Reynolds Center Carver Arena Tulsa, OK Peoria, IL | ||||
Champions | Tulsa Golden Hurricane (1st title) | ||||
Runner-up | Bradley Braves (1st title game) | ||||
Semifinalists |
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Winning coach | Doug Wojcik (1st title) | ||||
MVP | Jerome Jordan (Tulsa) | ||||
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The 2008 College Basketball Invitational (CBI) was a single-elimination tournament of 16 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I teams that did not participate in the 2008 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament or the 2008 National Invitation Tournament. The inaugural tournament began on March 18 on campus sites and ended on April 4, won by the University of Tulsa, defeating their former Missouri Valley Conference rivals Bradley University in the best-of-three final. Tulsa center Jerome Jordan was the tournament MVP. The CBI was the first newly created post-season tournament since the Collegiate Commissioners Association Tournament in 1974.
The opening round was played on March 18 and 19, 2008 with the second round being played on March 24 and the semifinals on March 26. The championship was a best-of-three series with games being played on March 31, April 2, and April 4 of that year. The bracketing was done in East, West, South and Midwest regions. Following the quarterfinals, the teams were reseeded.
Besides Tulsa and Bradley, Brown, Cincinnati, Houston, Miami (Ohio), Nevada, Old Dominion, Ohio, Richmond, Rider, Utah, UTEP, Valparaiso, Virginia and Washington also participated in the tournament. New Mexico State turned down a CBI bid for financial reasons.[1] Alabama,[2] Seton Hall,[3] Texas Tech,[4] and Wake Forest[5] turned down invitations as well for other various reasons.
2008 CBI Bracket
First round |
Quarterfinals |
Semifinals (Teams reseeded) |
Finals (Best of three) | |||||||||||||||||
E1 | Virginia | 66 | ||||||||||||||||||
E4 | Richmond | 64 | ||||||||||||||||||
E1 | Virginia | 80 | ||||||||||||||||||
E2 | Old Dominion | 76 | ||||||||||||||||||
E2 | Old Dominion | 68 | ||||||||||||||||||
E3 | Rider | 65 | ||||||||||||||||||
1 | Virginia | 85 | ||||||||||||||||||
4 | Bradley | 96 | ||||||||||||||||||
M1 | Bradley | 70 | ||||||||||||||||||
M4 | Cincinnati | 67 | ||||||||||||||||||
M1 | Bradley | 79 | ||||||||||||||||||
M2 | Ohio | 73 | ||||||||||||||||||
M2 | Ohio | 80 | ||||||||||||||||||
M3 | Brown | 74 | ||||||||||||||||||
4 | Bradley | 68 | 83 | 64 | ||||||||||||||||
2 | Tulsa | 73 | 74 | 70 | ||||||||||||||||
S1 | UTEP | 69 | ||||||||||||||||||
S4 | Utah | 81 | ||||||||||||||||||
S4 | Utah | 60 | ||||||||||||||||||
S2 | Tulsa | 69 | ||||||||||||||||||
S2 | Tulsa | 61 | ||||||||||||||||||
S3 | Miami (Ohio) | 45 | ||||||||||||||||||
2 | Tulsa | 73 | ||||||||||||||||||
3 | Houston | 69 | ||||||||||||||||||
W1 | Washington | 71 | ||||||||||||||||||
W4 | Valparaiso | 72 | ||||||||||||||||||
W4 | Valparaiso | 67 | ||||||||||||||||||
W3 | Houston | 91 | ||||||||||||||||||
W2 | Nevada | 79 | ||||||||||||||||||
W3 | Houston | 80 |
See also
- 2008 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament
- 2008 NCAA Division II Men's Basketball Tournament
- 2008 NCAA Division III Men's Basketball Tournament
- 2008 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament
- 2008 NCAA Division II Women's Basketball Tournament
- 2008 NCAA Division III Women's Basketball Tournament
- 2008 National Invitation Tournament
- 2008 Women's National Invitation Tournament
- 2008 NAIA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament
- 2008 NAIA Division II Men's Basketball Tournament
- 2008 NAIA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament
- 2008 NAIA Division II Women's Basketball Tournament
References
- ↑ "Aggies don't receive Postseason NIT bid, turn down CBI (9:28 p.m.) - Las Cruces Sun-News". Archived from the original on 2010-03-14. Retrieved 2008-03-17.
- ↑ "Hoops season is over for Tide- al.com". Archived from the original on 2008-03-18. Retrieved 2018-09-06.
- ↑ Story not found - NJ.com
- ↑ Texas Tech Sports presented by The Lubbock Avalanche-Journal
- ↑ Price tag for playing host in inaugural CBI may hit $150,000 | HamptonRoads.com | PilotOnline.com