2018 College Basketball Invitational

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2018 College Basketball Invitational
Teams16
Finals site War Memorial Gymnasium
The Super Pit
San Francisco, California
Denton, Texas
Champions North Texas Mean Green (1st title)
Runner-up San Francisco Dons (1st title game)
Semifinalists
Winning coach Grant McCasland (1st title)
MVPRoosevelt Smart (North Texas)
Attendance35,348
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The 2018 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 2018 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament or the NIT. It was held from March 13 through March 30, 2018 in various arenas. This marked the 11th year the Tournament had been held.

Contents

North Texas defeated San Francisco two games to one in the best-of-three championship series to win the CBI championship. [1]

Participating teams

The following teams were announced as participants Sunday, March 11 after the NCAA Selection Show.

TeamConferenceOverall recordConference record
Campbell Big South 16–1510–8
Canisius MAAC 21–1115–3
Central Arkansas Southland 17–1610–8
Colgate Patriot 19–1312–6
Eastern Washington Big Sky 20–1413–5
Grand Canyon WAC 22–119–5
Jacksonville State Ohio Valley 21–1211–7
Miami (OH) Mid-American 16–178–10
Mercer Southern 18–1411–7
New Orleans Southland 15–1611–7
North Texas C-USA 15–178–10
San Francisco West Coast 18–159–9
Seattle WAC 20–138–6
South Dakota Summit 26–811–3
UT Rio Grande Valley WAC 15–176–8
Utah Valley WAC 22–1010–4

Declined invitations

The following programs received an invitation to the CBI, but declined to participate:

Format

The 2018 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.

The participants were announced Sunday, March 11 after the NCAA Selection Show.

Schedule

Source: [6]

DateTime*MatchupTelevisionScoreAttendance
First round
March 139:00 pmEastern Washington at Utah ValleyWAC DN65–87997
March 147:00 pmMiami (OH) at CampbellBig South Net87–971,411
7:00 pmJacksonville State at Canisius ESPN3 80–78OT870
8:00 pmNorth Texas at South DakotaGoYotes90–771,348
8:00 pmUT Rio Grande Valley at New OrleansSouthland DN74–77741
10:00 pmColgate at San Francisco TheW.tv 68–721,339
10:00 pmMercer at Grand Canyon YurView AZ
ESPN3		78–735,941
10:00 pmCentral Arkansas at SeattleWAC DN92–90OT639
Quarterfinals
March 196:30 pmJacksonville State at Central ArkansasUCA Channel 6
Southland DN		80–592,570
7:00 pmNew Orleans at CampbellBig South Net69–711,316
8:00 pmMercer at North TexasESPN367–961,145
10:00 pmUtah Valley at San FranciscoTheW.tv73–781,239
Semifinals
March 218:00 pmJacksonville State at North TexasESPN368–902,784
March 2210:00 pmCampbell at San FranciscoESPN362–651,163
Finals
March 2610:00 pmNorth Texas at San Francisco ESPNU 62–721,358
March 288:30 pmSan Francisco at North Texas55–694,196
March 307:00 pmSan Francisco at North Texas77–886,291
*All times are listed as Eastern Daylight Time (UTC-4). Winning team in bold.

Bracket

First round
March 13–14 		Quarterfinals
March 19 		Semifinals
(Reseeded)
March 21–22 		Finals
(Best of three)
March 26, 28, 30
              
South Dakota 77
North Texas 90
North Texas96
Mercer 67
Grand Canyon 73
Mercer 78
North Texas90
Jacksonville State 68
Seattle 90
Central Arkansas 92*
Central Arkansas 59
Jacksonville State80
Canisius 78
Jacksonville State 80*
North Texas62 6988
San Francisco 7255 77
San Francisco 72
Colgate 68
San Francisco78
Utah Valley 73
Utah Valley 87
Eastern Washington 65
San Francisco65
Campbell 62
Campbell 97
Miami (OH) 87
Campbell71
New Orleans 69
New Orleans 77
Texas–Rio Grande Valley 74

Home teams listed first.
* Denotes overtime period.

References

  1. ↑ "North Texas rides Smart past USF to CBI title". ESPN. Associated Press. March 30, 2018. Retrieved June 28, 2018.
  2. ↑ Reynolds, Dave (March 11, 2018). "Bradley turns down CBI, CIT invitations". Journal Star. Retrieved June 28, 2018.
  3. ↑ "Oakland Declines Invites to CIT and CBI Postseason Tournaments". Oakland University Athletics. March 9, 2018. Archived from the original on March 13, 2018. Retrieved March 12, 2018.
  4. ↑ Buckey, Brian (March 11, 2018). "Toledo exceeds expectations, but falls short of ultimate goal". The Blade . Retrieved March 12, 2018.
  5. ↑ Epps, Jr., Wayne (March 12, 2018). "Health top factor in VCU's decision to pass on postseason". Richmond Times-Dispatch . Retrieved March 12, 2018. Rhoades said VCU was invited to play in the 16-team College Basketball Invitational.
  6. ↑ CBS Sports CBI Scores
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