CBI Tournament schedule 2013: 1st round starts Tuesday

The 16-team field for the 2013 College Basketball Invitational Tournament was announced Sunday night, and play gets underway Tuesday. Participants this year include power-conference schools Texas and Purdue.

The CBI is a single-elimination game until the championship matchup, which is played as a best-of-three series. The teams are re-seeded for the semifinal round, and all games are played at on-campus venues. Pittsburgh, which won the CBI in 2012, is not around to defend its title, as it earned a bid to the NCAA Tournament this season.

A bracket for the tournament is located here (pdf). Here’s a look at the opening-round schedule:

Vermont at Santa Clara (start time TBA)

George Mason at College of Charleston (7 p.m., axs.tv)

Lehigh at Wyoming (9 p.m., axs.tv)

Tulsa at Wright State (TBA)

Richmond at Bryant (TBA)

North Dakota State at Western Michigan (TBA)

Western Illinois at Purdue (7 p.m., axs.tv)

Texas at Houston (9 p.m., axs.tv)

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