The 2019 College Basketball Invitational (CBI) was a single-elimination men's college basketball tournament consisting of 16 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I teams that did not participate in the 2019 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament or the NIT. It was held from March 19 through April 5, 2019 in various arenas. This event marked the 12th year the tournament has been held.
| Teams | 16 | ||||
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| Finals site | Yuengling Center McGrath–Phillips Arena Tampa, Florida Chicago, Illinois | ||||
| Champions | South Florida (1st title) | ||||
| Runner-up | DePaul (1st title game) | ||||
| Semifinalists |
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| Winning coach | Brian Gregory (1st title) | ||||
| MVP | David Collins (South Florida) | ||||
| Attendance | 32,449 | ||||
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Participating teams
editThe following teams were announced as participants Sunday, March 17 after the NCAA Selection Show.[1]
| Team | Conference | Overall record | Conference record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brown | Ivy | 19–11 | 7–7 |
| Cal State Northridge | Big West | 13–20 | 7–9 |
| California Baptist | WAC | 16–14 | 7–9 |
| Central Michigan | MAC | 23–11 | 10–8 |
| Coastal Carolina | Sun Belt | 15–16 | 9–9 |
| DePaul | Big East | 15–15 | 7–11 |
| Loyola Marymount | West Coast | 20–11 | 8–8 |
| Longwood | Big South | 15–17 | 5–11 |
| Grand Canyon | WAC | 20–13 | 10–6 |
| Howard | MEAC | 17–16 | 10–6 |
| South Florida | American | 19–13 | 8–10 |
| Southern Miss | Conference USA | 20–12 | 11–7 |
| Stony Brook | America East | 24–8 | 12–4 |
| UAB | Conference USA | 20–14 | 10–8 |
| Utah Valley | WAC | 24–9 | 12–4 |
| West Virginia | Big 12 | 14–20 | 4–14 |
Declined invitations
editThe following programs declined an invitation to play in the CBI.
Format
editThe 2019 CBI had 16 teams organized into four regional brackets of four teams. The four teams that advanced to the semifinals were reseeded. The finals were a best-of-three series.
Schedule
edit| Date | Time* | Matchup | Television | Score | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First round | |||||
| March 19 | 9:00 pm | Cal State Northridge at Utah Valley | WAC DN | 84–92 | 375 |
| March 20 | 7:00 pm | Grand Canyon at West Virginia | Frontier | 63–77 | 5,313 |
| 7:00 pm | Howard at Coastal Carolina | ESPN+ | 72–81 | 779 | |
| 7:00 pm | Stony Brook at South Florida | Bullvision | 79–82OT | 1,705 | |
| 7:00 pm | Southern Miss at Longwood | ESPN+ | 68–90 | 1,372 | |
| 7:00 pm | UAB at Brown | ESPN+ | 78–83 | 683 | |
| 8:00 pm | Central Michigan at DePaul | 86–100 | 1,173 | ||
| 10:00 pm | Loyola Marymount at California Baptist | WAC DN | 56–55 | 2,346 | |
| Quarterfinals | |||||
| March 25 | 7:00 pm | Coastal Carolina at West Virginia | 109–91 | 6,775 | |
| 7:00 pm | Utah Valley at South Florida | Bullvision | 57–66 | 1,679 | |
| 8:00 pm | Longwood at DePaul | NBCSN Chicago+ | 89–97 | 1,040 | |
| 10:00 pm | Brown at Loyola Marymount | TheW.tv | 63–81 | 657 | |
| Semifinals | |||||
| March 27 | 8:00 pm | Coastal Carolina at DePaul | 87–92 | 939 | |
| March 28 | 7:00 pm | Loyola Marymount at South Florida | 47–56 | 1,658 | |
| Finals | |||||
| April 1 | 7:00 pm | DePaul at South Florida | ESPNU | 61–63 | 2,375 |
| April 3 | 8:00 pm | South Florida at DePaul | 96–100OT | 1,704 | |
| April 5 | 7:00 pm | South Florida at DePaul | 77–65 | 1,876 | |
| *All times are listed as Eastern Daylight Time (UTC-4). Winning team in bold. | |||||
Bracket
edit| First round March 19–20 | Quarterfinals March 25 | Semifinals (Reseeded) March 27–28 | Finals (Best of three) April 1, 3, 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| DePaul | 100 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Central Michigan | 86 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| DePaul | 97 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Longwood | 89 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Longwood | 90 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Miss | 68 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| DePaul | 92 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coastal Carolina | 87 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| West Virginia | 77 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Grand Canyon | 63 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| West Virginia | 91 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coastal Carolina | 109 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coastal Carolina | 81 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Howard | 72 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| DePaul | 61 | 100* | 65 | ||||||||||||||||||
| South Florida | 63 | 96 | 77 | ||||||||||||||||||
| South Florida | 82* | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Stony Brook | 79 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| South Florida | 66 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah Valley | 57 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah Valley | 92 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal State Northridge | 84 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| South Florida | 56 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Loyola Marymount | 47 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| California Baptist | 55 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Loyola Marymount | 56 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Loyola Marymount | 81 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Brown | 63 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Brown | 83 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| UAB | 78 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Home teams listed first.
* Denotes overtime period.
References
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- ^ "Derrin Hansen, UNO men's basketball turn down CBI bid, thank 'growing fanbase' for support". Omaha World-Herald. March 18, 2019. Retrieved March 18, 2019.
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