| Season | 2024–25 | ||||
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| Teams | 11 | ||||
| Finals site | Ocean Center Daytona Beach, Florida | ||||
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The 2025 College Basketball Invitational (CBI) is a single-elimination, fully-bracketed men's college basketball postseason tournament featuring twelve National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I teams not selected to participate in the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament (NCAA), the National Invitation Tournament (NIT), or the College Basketball Crown (CBC).
The 17th edition of the tournament commences on March 22nd and concludes on March 26th. [1] All games will be played at the Ocean Center in Daytona Beach, Florida, with the first and quarterfinal rounds streamed on FloCollege, the semifinal round telecast on ESPNU and the final round telecast on ESPN2.
Seattle was victorious in the 2024 final, having defeated High Point 77–67. [2]
| Seed | Team | Conference | Record | Appearance | Last Bid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Army [3] | Patriot | 16–15 (.516) | 2nd | 2021 |
| — | Cleveland State [4] | Horizon | 21–12 (.636) | 3rd | 2024 |
| — | Elon [5] | Coastal | 17–15 (.531) | 1st | — |
| — | Florida Gulf Coast [6] | Atlantic Sun | 18–14 (.563) | 1st | — |
| — | Illinois State [7] | Missouri Valley | 19–14 (.576) | 2nd | 2014 |
| — | Incarnate Word [8] | Southland | 17–16 (.515) | 1st | — |
| — | Jacksonville [9] | Atlantic Sun | 19–13 (.594) | 1st | — |
| — | Manhattan [10] | Metro Atlantic | 17–13 (.567) | 1st | — |
| — | Northern Arizona [11] | Big Sky | 18–15 (.545) | 1st | — |
| — | Presbyterian [12] | Big South | 14–18 (.438) | 2nd | 2024 |
| — | Queens [13] | Atlantic Sun | 19–14 (.576) | 1st | — |
Note: Team records are as of the end of the regular season and prior to the beginning of the tournament.
| Seed | Team | Conference | Record | Appearance | Last Bid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | UC Riverside [14] | Big West | 21–12 (.636) | 1st | — |
Note: Following the original release of the CBI field/bracket, the NCAA subsequently published the National Invitation Tournament field/bracket that also listed UC Riverside. [15] According to multiple reports, due to the volume of "high-major" programs declining NIT bids, the NCAA "assigned" (rather than "offered") some NIT bids without notifying the programs involved in advance. [16] UC Riverside ultimately confirmed participation in the NIT and dropped out of the CBI. [17] [18]
| Game | Time | Matchup | Score | Television | Attendance | Box Score |
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| First Round – Sunday, March 23 | ||||||
| 1 | 12:00 pm | Manhattan vs. Incarnate Word | FloCollege | |||
| 2 | 2:00 pm | Elon vs. Army | ||||
| 3 | 4:30 pm | Queens vs. Northern Arizona | ||||
| 4 | 6:30 pm | Illinois State vs. Presbyterian | ||||
| Quarterfinals – Monday, March 24 | ||||||
| 5 | 12:00 pm | Jacksonville vs. Winner Game 1 | FloCollege | |||
| 6 | 2:00 pm | Florida Gulf Coast vs. Winner Game 2 | ||||
| 7 | 4:00 pm | Cleveland State vs. Winner Game 3 | ||||
| Semifinals – Tuesday, March 25 | ||||||
| 8 | 7:00 pm | Winner Game 5 vs. Winner Game 4 | ESPNU | |||
| 9 | 9:00 pm | Winner Game 6 vs. Winner Game 7 | ||||
| Final – Wednesday, March 26 | ||||||
| 10 | 5:00 pm | Winner Game 8 vs. Winner Game 9 | ESPN2 | |||
| Game times are in Eastern Daylight Savings Time; # denotes tournament seed. [19] | ||||||
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