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2018 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament

The 2018 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT) was a postseason single-elimination tournament of NCAA Division I basketball teams. The tournament began on March 12, 2018, and concluded on March 30, 2018.[1]

2018 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament
Season2017–18
Teams20
Finals siteBank of Colorado Arena
Greeley, Colorado
ChampionsNorthern Colorado (1st title)
Runner-upUIC (1st title game)
Semifinalists
Winning coachJeff Linder (1st title)
MVPAndre Spight (Northern Colorado)
Attendance26,023
CIT tournaments
«20172019»

The field was composed of participants who belong to "mid-major" conferences and who were not invited to the NCAA tournament, the National Invitation Tournament, or the College Basketball Invitational.

Participating teams edit

The following teams received an invitation to the 2018 CIT:

TeamConferenceOverall recordConference record
Abilene Christian[2]Southland16–158–10
Austin Peay[3]OVC18–1412–6
Central Michigan[4]MAC19–147–11
Drake[5]MVC16–1610–8
Eastern MichiganMAC21–1211–7
Fort Wayne[6]Summit18–147–7
HartfordAmerica East19–1311–5
LamarSouthland19–1311–7
Liberty[7]Big South20–149–9
Louisiana–MonroeSun Belt16–159–9
Niagara[8]MAAC19–1312–6
North Carolina A&T[9]MEAC20–1411–5
Northern ColoradoBig Sky22–1211–7
Portland StateBig Sky20–139–9
Saint Francis (PA)[10]NEC18–1212–6
Sam Houston StateSouthland19–1412–6
San Diego[11]WCC18–139–9
UICHorizon17–1512–6
UTSAC-USA19–1411–7
WoffordSouthern21–1211–7

Format edit

The CIT uses the old NIT model in which there is no set bracket. Future round opponents are determined by the results of the previous round.

Postseason classics edit

In 2016, the CIT introduced the Coach John McLendon Classic as the first "Classic" game to ever be played during a postseason tournament. For 2017, the CIT introduced three more "Classic" games, for a total of four, all to be played in the first round. In 2018, a fifth "Classic" was added.

Coach John McLendon Classic
Hugh Durham Classic
Lou Henson Classic
Riley Wallace Classic
Jim Phelan Classic

The winners of each Classic received a trophy and advanced to the second round or to the quarterfinals if they received a second round bye.

Schedule edit

  • Wofford, Northern Colorado, Portland State, and Sam Houston State received first round byes.
  • Liberty, UTSA, Austin Peay, and UIC received second round byes.
DateTime*MatchupScoreAttendanceTelevision
First round
March 1212:00 pmCentral Michigan at Fort Wayne
(Hugh Durham Classic)		94–891,234CBSSN
2:00 pmAbilene Christian at Drake
(Lou Henson Classic)		73–80 OT3,565
6:00 pmNorth Carolina A&T at Liberty
(Jim Phelan Classic)		52–65486
10:00 pmHartford at San Diego
(Riley Wallace Classic)		72–88893
March 147:00 pmNiagara at Eastern Michigan65–831,138CBS Sports Live
watchcit.com
8:00 pmSaint Francis (PA) at UIC61–841,137
8:00 pmLamar at UTSA69–761,012
March 158:00 pmLouisiana–Monroe at Austin Peay
(Coach John McLendon Classic)		66–801,228
Second round
March 167:00 pmCentral Michigan at Wofford98–941,448CBS Sports Live
watchcit.com
March 1710:00 pmPortland State at San Diego64–671,019
March 185:00 pmDrake at Northern Colorado72–811,074
March 197:30 pmEastern Michigan at Sam Houston State62–69322
Quarterfinals
March 218:00 pmUIC at Austin Peay83–811,121CBS Sports Live
watchcit.com
10:00 pmNorthern Colorado at San Diego86–751,053
March 228:00 pmSam Houston State at UTSA76–691,352
March 242:00 pmCentral Michigan at Liberty71–84476
Semifinals
March 287:00 pmUIC at Liberty67–512,248CBSSN
9:00 pmSam Houston State at Northern Colorado80–992,019
Championship
March 307:00 pmUIC at Northern Colorado71–763,198CBSSN
*All times are listed as Eastern Daylight Time (UTC-4). Winning team in bold.

Bracket edit

Bracket is for visual purposes only. The CIT does not use a set bracket.

First round
March 12–15		Second round
March 16–19		Quarterfinals
March 21–24		Semifinals
March 28		Championship
March 30
Saint Francis (PA)61
UIC84Bye
UIC
UIC83
Louisiana–Monroe66Austin Peay81
Austin Peay88Bye
Austin Peay
UIC67
Central Michigan94Liberty51
Fort Wayne89Central Michigan98
Wofford94
Central Michigan71
North Carolina A&T52Liberty84
Liberty65Bye
Liberty
UIC71
Niagara65Northern Colorado76
Eastern Michigan83Eastern Michigan62
Sam Houston State69
Sam Houston State76
Lamar69UTSA69
UTSA76Bye
UTSA
Sam Houston State80
Abilene Christian73Northern Colorado99
Drake80*Drake72
Northern Colorado81
Northern Colorado86
Hartford72San Diego75
San Diego88Portland State64
San Diego67

Home teams listed second.
* Denotes overtime period.

References edit

  1. ^ "2018 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament Schedule". CollegeInsider.com. Archived from the original on March 7, 2018. Retrieved March 6, 2018.
  2. ^ "Wildcats to make Division I postseason debut in CIT". Abilene Christian University. March 7, 2018. Archived from the original on March 8, 2018. Retrieved March 7, 2018.
  3. ^ "Govs accept CIT bid, will host opening-round game March 15". Austin Peay State University. March 6, 2018. Archived from the original on March 7, 2018. Retrieved March 7, 2018.
  4. ^ Petzold, Evan (March 9, 2018). "Men's basketball to play in College Insider Tournament". Central Michigan Life. Archived from the original on March 10, 2018. Retrieved March 10, 2018.
  5. ^ "Not done yet! We've accepted an invitation to compete in the CIT!". Drake Basketball. March 12, 2018.
  6. ^ "Men's Hoops To Host CMU In CIT Game On Monday On CBS Sports Network". Fort Wayne Mastodons. March 9, 2018. Archived from the original on March 10, 2018. Retrieved March 10, 2018.
  7. ^ "Liberty Accepts CIT Invitation, Hosts First Round". Liberty Flames. March 7, 2018. Archived from the original on March 8, 2018. Retrieved March 7, 2018.
  8. ^ "Back To The Postseason! Niagara To Play In 10th Annual CIT". Niagara University. March 8, 2018. Archived from the original on March 9, 2018. Retrieved March 8, 2018.
  9. ^ "Aggie Men Lose In Semis, Earn Postseason Bid". North Carolina A&T Aggies. March 9, 2018. Archived from the original on March 11, 2018. Retrieved March 11, 2018.
  10. ^ "Excited to announce we have been accepted into the CIT! It's our third postseason appearance in the last four years. We will update you as soon as we find out our". Saint Francis U MBB. March 10, 2018.
  11. ^ "Toreros to host Hartford in CIT 1st round game on Monday". University of San Diego. March 10, 2018. Archived from the original on March 11, 2018. Retrieved March 11, 2018.

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