2023 College Basketball Invitational
The 2023 College Basketball Invitational (CBI) was a single-elimination, fully-bracketed men's college basketball postseason tournament featuring 16 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I teams not selected to participate in the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament or the National Invitation Tournament (NIT). The 15th edition of the tournament began on March 18 and concluded on March 22.[1] All games were played at Ocean Center in Daytona Beach, Florida. Semifinal and championship games aired on ESPN2. The tournament was won by Charlotte.
| Teams | 16 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finals site | Ocean Center Daytona Beach, Florida | ||||
| Champions | Charlotte (1st title) | ||||
| Runner-up | Eastern Kentucky (1st title game) | ||||
| Semifinalists |
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| Winning coach | Ron Sanchez (1st title) | ||||
| MVP | Brice Williams (Charlotte) | ||||
| Attendance | 771 (championship game) | ||||
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Participating teams
Teams in the CBI were seeded 1–16.
Note: Team records are before playing in the tournament
| Seed | Team | Conference | Record | Appearance | Last bid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indiana State | Missouri Valley | 22–12 | 2nd | 2010 |
| 2 | San Jose State | Mountain West | 20–13 | 2nd | 2011 |
| 3 | Charlotte | C-USA | 18–14 | 1st | Never |
| 4 | Southern Utah | WAC | 22–12 | 1st | Never |
| 5 | Duquesne | A-10 | 20–12 | 4th | 2016 |
| 6 | Stetson | ASUN | 17–13 | 2nd | 2021 |
| 7 | Tarleton State | WAC | 17–16 | 1st | Never |
| 8 | Eastern Kentucky[2] | ASUN | 20–13 | 2nd | 2010 |
| 9 | Cleveland State | Horizon | 21–13 | 1st | Never |
| 10 | Radford[3] | Big South | 19–14 | 3rd | 2015 |
| 11 | Milwaukee[4] | Horizon | 21–11 | 2nd | 2012 |
| 12 | Rice[5] | C-USA | 18–15 | 3rd | 2022 |
| 13 | North Alabama | ASUN | 18–14 | 1st | Never |
| 14 | Western Carolina[6] | Southern | 18–15 | 2nd | 2016 |
| 15 | Southern Indiana[7] | Ohio Valley | 16–16 | 1st | Never |
| 16 | USC Upstate | Big South | 16–15 | 1st | Never |
Schedule
| Game | Time | Matchup | Score | Television | Attendance | Box score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First round – Saturday, March 18 | |||||||
| 1 | 12:00 p.m. | (1) Indiana State vs. (16) USC Upstate | 67–62 | FloHoops | |||
| 2 | 2:30 p.m. | (4) Southern Utah vs. (13) North Alabama | 72–50 | ||||
| 3 | 5:00 p.m. | (2) San Jose State vs. (15) Southern Indiana | 77–52 | ||||
| 4 | 7:30 p.m. | (3) Charlotte vs. (14) Western Carolina | 65–56 | 876 | |||
| First round – Sunday, March 19 | |||||||
| 5 | 12:00 p.m. | (8) Eastern Kentucky vs. (9) Cleveland State | 91–75OT | FloHoops | |||
| 6 | 2:30 p.m. | (5) Duquesne vs. (12) Rice | 78–84 | ||||
| 7 | 5:00 p.m. | (7) Tarleton State vs. (10) Radford | 70–72OT | ||||
| 8 | 7:30 p.m. | (6) Stetson vs. (11) Milwaukee | 83–87OT | 922 | |||
| Quarterfinals – Monday, March 20 | |||||||
| 9 | 12:00 p.m. | (1) Indiana State vs. (8) Eastern Kentucky | 88–89OT | FloHoops | |||
| 10 | 2:00 p.m. | (4) Southern Utah vs. (12) Rice | 81–79 | ||||
| 11 | 4:30 p.m. | (2) San Jose State vs. (10) Radford | 57–67 | ||||
| 12 | 6:30 p.m. | (3) Charlotte vs. (11) Milwaukee | 76–65 | ||||
| Semifinals – Tuesday, March 21 | |||||||
| 13 | 7:00 p.m. | (8) Eastern Kentucky vs. (4) Southern Utah | 108–1062OT | ESPN2 | |||
| 14 | 9:30 p.m. | (10) Radford vs. (3) Charlotte | 56–63 | ||||
| Championship – Wednesday, March 22 | |||||||
| 15 | 5:00 p.m. | (8) Eastern Kentucky vs. (3) Charlotte | 68–71 | ESPN2 | |||
| Game times in Eastern Time. (#) Rankings denote tournament seed.[8] | |||||||
Bracket
| First round March 18 & 19 | Quarterfinals March 20 | Semifinals March 21 | Championship March 22 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Indiana State | 67 | |||||||||||||||||
| 16 | USC Upstate | 62 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Indiana State | 88 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Eastern Kentucky | 89* | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Eastern Kentucky | 91* | |||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Cleveland State | 75 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Eastern Kentucky | 108** | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Southern Utah | 106 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Southern Utah | 72 | |||||||||||||||||
| 13 | North Alabama | 50 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Southern Utah | 81 | |||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Rice | 79 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Duquesne | 78 | |||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Rice | 84 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Eastern Kentucky | 68 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Charlotte | 71 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | San Jose State | 77 | |||||||||||||||||
| 15 | Southern Indiana | 52 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | San Jose State | 57 | |||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Radford | 67 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Tarleton State | 70 | |||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Radford | 72* | |||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Radford | 56 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Charlotte | 63 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Charlotte | 65 | |||||||||||||||||
| 14 | Western Carolina | 56 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Charlotte | 76 | |||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Milwaukee | 65 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Stetson | 83 | |||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Milwaukee | 87* | |||||||||||||||||
*Denotes overtime period
References
- "CBI Returns to Daytona Beach and ESPN2". College Basketball Invitational. Gazelle Group. January 27, 2023. Retrieved March 8, 2023.
- "Colonels Accept Bid To 2023 College Basketball Invitational". Eastern Kentucky University Athletics. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
- "Radford Men's Basketball Accepts Bid To 2023 College Basketball Invitational". Radford University Athletics. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
- Zills, Chris (March 6, 2023). "Panthers Fall Short In Bid For Championship Appearance". Indianapolis, Indiana: Milwaukee Athletics. Retrieved March 9, 2023.
The program has accepted an invitation to the College Basketball Invitational.
- "Men's Basketball Accepts Bid to the College Basketball Invitational". Rice Owls. March 11, 2023.
- Hooker, Daniel (March 9, 2023). "Western Carolina Men's Basketball Team Accepts CBI bid". Cullowhee, North Carolina: Western Carolina University. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
- Sher, Tamar; Eberly, Keaton (March 8, 2023). "USI men's basketball accepts bid to compete in CBI tournament". 14News.com. Evansville, Indiana. Retrieved March 9, 2023.
- "Schedule". College Basketball Invitational. Gazelle Group. March 2023. Retrieved March 8, 2023.
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