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- ↑ "2015 CBI Tournament" (PDF). Gazellegroup.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 4, 2015.
- ↑ Felts, Andrew (March 17, 2015). "Declining CBI Bid was the Right Decision for TCU". SB Nation . Retrieved March 12, 2018.
- ↑ CBS Sports CBI Scores