Season | 2014–15 | ||||
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Teams | 32 | ||||
Finals site | Ford Center Evansville, Indiana | ||||
Champions | Evansville (1st title) | ||||
Runner-up | Northern Arizona (1st title game) | ||||
Semifinalists | |||||
Winning coach | Marty Simmons (1st title) | ||||
MVP | D.J. Balentine (Evansville) | ||||
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The 2015 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT) was a postseason single-elimination tournament of 32 NCAA Division I basketball teams. The first round started on March 16, 2015. The semifinals were played on March 31, and the championship game was on April 2, 2015. [1] The Evansville Purple Aces beat the Northern Arizona Lumberjacks for their first CIT championship.
Thirty-two participants who belonged to "mid-major" conferences, or were independent, and were not invited to the 2015 NCAA Tournament, National Invitation Tournament (NIT), or College Basketball Invitational (CBI) made up the field.
At the request of the NCAA Men's Basketball Rules Committee, the CIT experimented with a 30-second shot clock during the 2015 tournament. [2]
The following teams received an invitation to the 2015 CIT:
As in the previous year, the CIT used the former model which was traditionally used by the NIT in which teams are re-seeded and match-ups are determined based on the results of the previous round. All games were played on campus sites. [1]
Date | Time* | Matchup | Recap | Boxscore | Television |
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First round | |||||
March 16 | 7:00 pm | New Hampshire 77 at NJIT 84 | [35] | [36] | |
March 17 | 7:00 pm | Eastern Illinois 97 at Oakland 91 | [37] | [38] | Comcast 900 |
7:00 pm | James Madison 72 at USC Upstate 73 | [39] | [40] | ESPN3 | |
7:00 pm | Bowling Green 67 at Saint Francis (PA) 64 | [41] | [42] | ||
7:00 pm | Norfolk State 75 at Eastern Kentucky 81 | [43] | [44] | ||
8:00 pm | UL-Lafayette 83 at Incarnate Word 68 | [45] | [46] | ||
March 18 | 7:00 pm | UMES 64 at High Point 70 | [47] | [48] | |
7:00 pm | Dartmouth 72 at Canisius 87 | [49] | [50] | ||
7:00 pm | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi 75 at FGCU 69 | [51] | [52] | ESPN3 | |
7:00 pm | Cleveland State 86 at Western Michigan 57 | [53] | [54] | ||
7:00 pm | Kent State 68 at Middle Tennessee 56 | [55] | [56] | ||
7:05 pm | IPFW 77 at Evansville 82 | [57] | [58] | ||
7:30 pm | UNC Wilmington 71 at Sam Houston State 87 | [59] | [60] | ||
8:00 pm | Northern Arizona 75 at Grand Canyon 70 | [61] | [62] | Cox 7 | |
10:00 pm | Sacramento State 73 at Portland 66 | [63] | [64] | ||
March 19 | 7:30 pm | UT Martin 104 at Northwestern State 79 | [65] | [66] | |
Second round | |||||
March 20 | 7:00 pm | High Point 65 at Eastern Kentucky 66 | [67] | [68] | |
March 21 | 1:00 pm | Canisius 82 at Bowling Green 59 | [69] | [70] | BCSN |
3:00 pm | UL Lafayette 71 at Sam Houston State 70 | [71] | [72] | ||
5:00 pm | UT Martin 60 at USC Upstate 49 | [73] | [74] | ESPN3 | |
10:00 pm | Northern Arizona 78 at Sacramento State 73 | [75] | [76] | ||
March 23 | 7:00 pm | Cleveland State 77 at NJIT 80 | [77] | [78] | |
8:00 pm | Evansville 83 at Eastern Illinois 68 | [79] | [80] | ||
8:00 pm | Kent State 69 at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi 65 | [81] | [82] | ||
Quarterfinals | |||||
March 25 | 7:00 pm | UT Martin 70 at Eastern Kentucky 69 | [83] | [84] | |
March 26 | 7:30 pm | Evansville 89 at UL Lafayette 82 | [85] | [86] | |
March 27 | 10:00 pm | Kent State 73 at Northern Arizona 74 OT | [87] | [88] | FCS Atlantic FS Arizona+ STO |
March 28 | 7:30 pm | Canisius 73 at NJIT 78 | [89] | [90] | |
Semifinals | |||||
March 31 | 7:00 pm | UT Martin 66 at Evansville 79 | [91] | [92] | CBSSN |
9:00 pm | NJIT 61 at Northern Arizona 68 | [93] | [94] | CBSSN | |
Championship | |||||
April 2 | 7:00 pm | Northern Arizona 65 at Evansville 71 | [95] | [96] | CBSSN |
* All game times in Eastern Daylight Time. Winning team in bold. |
Bracket is for visual purposes only. The CIT does not have a set bracket.
First round March 16–19 | Second round March 20–23 | Quarterfinals March 25–28 | Semifinals March 31 | Championship April 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Dartmouth | 72 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Canisius | 87 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Canisius | 82 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling Green | 59 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling Green | 67 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saint Francis (PA) | 64 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Canisius | 73 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
NJIT | 78 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Cleveland State | 86 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Michigan | 57 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Cleveland State | 77 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
NJIT | 80 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
New Hampshire | 77 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
NJIT | 84 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
NJIT | 61 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Arizona | 68 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Kent State | 68 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Middle Tennessee | 56 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Kent State | 69 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | 65 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | 75 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida Gulf Coast | 69 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Kent State | 73 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Arizona | 74* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Arizona | 75 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Grand Canyon | 70 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Arizona | 78 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sacramento State | 73 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sacramento State | 73 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Portland | 66 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Arizona | 65 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Evansville | 71 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
UT Martin | 104 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Northwestern State | 79 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
UT Martin | 60 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
USC Upstate | 49 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
James Madison | 72 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
USC Upstate | 73 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
UT Martin | 70 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Eastern Kentucky | 69 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Maryland Eastern Shore | 64 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
High Point | 70 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
High Point | 65 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Eastern Kentucky | 66 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Norfolk State | 75 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Eastern Kentucky | 81 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
UT Martin | 66 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Evansville | 79 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
IPFW | 77 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Evansville | 82 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Evansville | 83 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Eastern Illinois | 68 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Eastern Illinois | 97 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Oakland | 91 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Evansville | 89 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Louisiana–Lafayette | 82 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Louisiana–Lafayette | 83 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Incarnate Word | 68 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Louisiana–Lafayette | 71 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sam Houston State | 70 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
UNC Wilmington | 71 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sam Houston State | 87 |
Home teams listed second.
* Denotes overtime period.
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