CBI 2018: Bracket, schedule, and scores

The College Basketball Invitational provides an alternative for those of us wanting to scratch that postseason hoops itch, with 16 teams set to duke it out to determine a champion by the end of March.

The CBI features two teams ranked in the RPI top 100 in the Utah Valley Wolverines (No. 83) and the South Dakota Coyotes (No. 91), with both teams falling in their conference tournaments in the WAC and Summit League, respectively.

There are 16 teams in the CBI that will fight through a single-elimination bracket. Once the field is reduced to just four teams, the semifinals will be re-bracketed. Every game through the semifinals are on the home court of one of the teams.

For the championship the final two teams will play a best-of-three series with one team hosting one game and the other team hosting up to two games.

Campbell Fighting Camels
Canisius Golden Griffins
Central Arkansas Bears
Colgate Raiders
Eastern Washington Eagles
Grand Canyon Antelopes
Jacksonville State Gamecocks
Mercer Bears
Miami-Ohio RedHawks
New Orleans Privateers
North Texas Mean Green
San Francisco Dons
Seattle Redhawks
South Dakota Coyotes
Utah Valley Wolverines
UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros

All times ET

Tuesday, March 13
Utah Valley 87, Eastern Washington 65

Wednesday, March 14
Campbell 97, Miami-OH 87
Jacksonville State 80, Canisius 78
New Orleans 77, UT Rio Grande Valley 74
North Texas 90, South Dakota 77
San Francisco 72, Colgate 68
Mercer 78, Grand Canyon 73
Central Arkansas 92, Seattle 90 (OT)

Monday, March 19

Jacksonville State 80, Central Arkansas 59
Campbell 71, New Orleans 69

North Texas 96, Mercer 67
Utah Valley 73, San Francisco 78

Wednesday, March 21
North Texas 90, Jacksonville State 68

Thursday, March 22

San Francisco 65, Campbell 62

Best-of-3 format

San Francisco vs. North Texas

Game 1: San Francisco 72, North Texas 62
Game 2: North Texas 69, San Francisco 55
Game 3: North Texas 88, San Francisco 77