2019 College Basketball Invitational
The 2019 College Basketball Invitational (CBI) was a single-elimination men's college basketball tournament consisting of 16 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I teams that did not participate in the 2019 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament or the NIT. It was held from March 19 through April 5, 2019 in various arenas. This event marked the 12th year the tournament has been held.
| Season | 2018–19 | ||||
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| Teams | 16 | ||||
| Finals site | Yuengling Center McGrath–Phillips Arena Tampa, Florida Chicago, Illinois | ||||
| Champions | South Florida (1st title) | ||||
| Runner-up | DePaul (1st title game) | ||||
| Semifinalists |
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| Winning coach | Brian Gregory (1st title) | ||||
| MVP | David Collins (South Florida) | ||||
| Attendance | 32,449 | ||||
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Participating teams
The following teams were announced as participants Sunday, March 17 after the NCAA Selection Show.[1]
| Team | Conference | Overall record | Conference record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brown | Ivy | 19–11 | 7–7 |
| Cal State Northridge | Big West | 13–20 | 7–9 |
| California Baptist | WAC | 16–14 | 7–9 |
| Central Michigan | MAC | 23–11 | 10–8 |
| Coastal Carolina | Sun Belt | 15–16 | 9–9 |
| DePaul | Big East | 15–15 | 7–11 |
| Loyola Marymount | West Coast | 20–11 | 8–8 |
| Longwood | Big South | 15–17 | 5–11 |
| Grand Canyon | WAC | 20–13 | 10–6 |
| Howard | MEAC | 17–16 | 10–6 |
| South Florida | American | 19–13 | 8–10 |
| Southern Miss | Conference USA | 20–12 | 11–7 |
| Stony Brook | America East | 24–8 | 12–4 |
| UAB | Conference USA | 20–14 | 10–8 |
| Utah Valley | WAC | 24–9 | 12–4 |
| West Virginia | Big 12 | 14–20 | 4–14 |
Format
The 2019 CBI had 16 teams organized into four regional brackets of four teams. The four teams that advanced to the semifinals were reseeded. The finals were a best-of-three series.
Schedule
| Date | Time* | Matchup | Television | Score | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First round | |||||
| March 19 | 9:00 pm | Cal State Northridge at Utah Valley | WAC DN | 84–92 | 375 |
| March 20 | 7:00 pm | Grand Canyon at West Virginia | Frontier | 63–77 | 5,313 |
| 7:00 pm | Howard at Coastal Carolina | ESPN+ | 72–81 | 779 | |
| 7:00 pm | Stony Brook at South Florida | Bullvision | 79–82OT | 1,705 | |
| 7:00 pm | Southern Miss at Longwood | ESPN+ | 68–90 | 1,372 | |
| 7:00 pm | UAB at Brown | ESPN+ | 78–83 | 683 | |
| 8:00 pm | Central Michigan at DePaul | 86–100 | 1,173 | ||
| 10:00 pm | Loyola Marymount at California Baptist | WAC DN | 56–55 | 2,346 | |
| Quarterfinals | |||||
| March 25 | 7:00 pm | Coastal Carolina at West Virginia | 109–91 | 6,775 | |
| 7:00 pm | Utah Valley at South Florida | Bullvision | 57–66 | 1,679 | |
| 8:00 pm | Longwood at DePaul | NBCSN Chicago+ | 89–97 | 1,040 | |
| 10:00 pm | Brown at Loyola Marymount | TheW.tv | 63–81 | 657 | |
| Semifinals | |||||
| March 27 | 8:00 pm | Coastal Carolina at DePaul | 87–92 | 939 | |
| March 28 | 7:00 pm | Loyola Marymount at South Florida | 47–56 | 1,658 | |
| Championship series (Best of 3) | |||||
| April 1 | 7:00 pm | DePaul at South Florida | ESPNU | 61–63 | 2,375 |
| April 3 | 8:00 pm | South Florida at DePaul | 96–100OT | 1,704 | |
| April 5 | 7:00 pm | South Florida at DePaul | 77–65 | 1,876 | |
| *Game times in ET | |||||
Bracket
| First round March 19–20 |
Quarterfinals March 25 |
Semifinals March 27–28 |
Finals (Best-of-three) April 1, 3, 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| DePaul | 100 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Central Michigan | 86 | |||||||||||||||||||
| DePaul | 97 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Longwood | 89 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Longwood | 90 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Miss | 68 | |||||||||||||||||||
| DePaul | 92 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Coastal Carolina | 87 | |||||||||||||||||||
| West Virginia | 77 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Grand Canyon | 63 | |||||||||||||||||||
| West Virginia | 91 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Coastal Carolina | 109 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Coastal Carolina | 81 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Howard | 72 | |||||||||||||||||||
| DePaul | 61 | 100* | 65 | |||||||||||||||||
| South Florida | 63 | 96 | 77 | |||||||||||||||||
| South Florida | 82* | |||||||||||||||||||
| Stony Brook | 79 | |||||||||||||||||||
| South Florida | 66 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Utah Valley | 57 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Utah Valley | 92 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Cal State Northridge | 84 | |||||||||||||||||||
| South Florida | 56 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Loyola Marymount | 47 | |||||||||||||||||||
| California Baptist | 55 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Loyola Marymount | 56 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Loyola Marymount | 81 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Brown | 63 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Brown | 83 | |||||||||||||||||||
| UAB | 78 | |||||||||||||||||||
* Denotes overtime period.
Home teams listed first.
References
- "It's official. Let the games begin!". College Basketball Invitational. Twitter. Retrieved March 18, 2019.
- Hicks, Stephen (March 18, 2019). "Fresno State snubbed from NIT bid and declines to play in postseason". KFSN-TV. Retrieved March 18, 2019.
- "BGSU won't accept postseason tournament invite". The Blade. Block Communications. March 18, 2019. Retrieved March 18, 2019.
- Edwards, Mark (March 17, 2019). "JSU basketball: No NCAA, NIT bid for Gamecocks, who turned down CIT and CBI". The Anniston Star. Consolidated Publishing Co. Retrieved March 18, 2019.
- Gorcey, Ryan (March 18, 2019). "USF Dons basketball snubbed from NIT, will not accept invites to CBI or CIT". The San Francisco Examiner. Retrieved March 18, 2019.
- Call, Jeff (March 18, 2019). "BYU shut out of NIT, decides to end its season". Deseret News. Retrieved March 18, 2019.
- "Derrin Hansen, UNO men's basketball turn down CBI bid, thank 'growing fanbase' for support". Omaha World-Herald. March 18, 2019. Retrieved March 18, 2019.
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