The College Basketball Invitational (CBI) is another postseason tournament competing for a spot in an NCAA and NIT dominated landscape. Fortunately for hoops fans, there’s no such thing as too many games.
CBI 2016: Bracket, schedule and scores
The College Basketball Invitational bracket is packed with mid-major talent.
The CBI will pair off 16 mid-major programs in its ninth year of existence. This year’s field doesn’t include any power conference participants, but a slate that features former big dance Cinderellas Siena, Ohio and Morehead State has carved out a handful of quality hardwood matchups. Six of this year’s participants have recorded 20 wins or more this winter, and teams like Albany and Omaha who were overlooked by the NIT will have plenty to prove in March’s other bracket.
The tournament got underway Tuesday when Morehead State went north to beat Siena. The CBI will crown a champion in a best-of-three showdown that begins on March 28. Below, you’ll find all 16 participants and a schedule for the tournament from start to finish.
The format
The 16-team field will include eight first-round games, all played on campus sites. The winners will advance to the quarterfinals, after which the field will be re-bracketed. When it gets down to two teams, the finalists will play a best-of-three series to determine the CBI champion. The championship series will be televised on ESPNU.
The teams
(In no particular order, because there are no official seedings)
1. Albany
2. Ohio
3. Houston Baptist
4. North Carolina at Greensboro
5. Western Carolina
6. Vermont
7. Pepperdine
8. Eastern Washington
9. Montana
10. Nevada
11. Idaho
12. Seattle
13. Duquesne
14. Omaha
15. Siena
16. Morehead State
Bracket
The full bracket can be found here.
Schedule and results (all times Eastern)
First Round
Tues., March 15
Morehead State 84, Siena 80
Wed., March 16
Duquesne 120, Omaha 112
Ohio 94, Albany 90
North Carolina Greensboro 69, Houston Baptist 65
Vermont 79, Western Carolina 74
Eastern Washington 79, Pepperdine 72
Nevada 79, Montana 75
Seatte 68, Idaho 63
Quarterfinals
Mon., March 21
Morehead State 82, Duquesne 72
Ohio 72, UNC Greensboro 67
Nevada 85, Eastern Washington 70
Vermont 73, Seattle 54
Semifinals
Wed., March 23
Morehead State 77, Ohio 72
Nevada 86, Vermont 72
Final
Best-of-three series
Game 1: March 28 - Morehead State 86, Nevada 83
Game 2: March 30 - Nevada 77, Morehead State 68
Game 3: April 1 - Nevada 85, Morehead State 82 (OT) (recap)
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