CBI bracket 2015: Colorado headlines the 16-team field
The field also features Stony Brook and Mercer.
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Ricky O'Donnell has covered basketball at all levels for more than a decade at SB Nation. He’s currently the Associate Director of Programming.
The 16-team field at the CBI has been announced, but the teams that turned down the invitational might be just as notable as the teams that accepted. Michigan, Penn State, Florida State, South Carolina, Memphis, Cal, Oregon State and Minnesota were among the teams from major conferences who decided not to compete in the postseason tournament. For those programs, the 2014-15 basketball season is over.
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Colorado is the only Power 5 team in the field after finishing 15-17 in the Pac-12 this season. The Buffaloes won their first game of the Pac-12 Tournament against Oregon State, but lost to Oregon in the quarterfinals.
Another name that jumps out from the field is Mercer. The Bears famously beat Jabari Parker and Duke last season in the round of 64 at the NCAA Tournament, but finished only 18-15 this season. Their opponent in the first round will be Stony Brook, a team that lost a heartbreaker to Albany in the America East title game.
The tournament begins on March 18, and concludes with a best-of-three series from March 30 to April 3.
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