2017 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament
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| Type = CollegeInsider.com
| Year=2017
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| Teams=26
| FinalFourArena=Dugan Wellness Center
| FinalFourCity=Corpus Christi, Texas
| Champions=Saint Peter's
| TitleCount=1st
| RunnerUp=Texas A&M–Corpus Christi
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| Semifinal1=UMBC
| SemifinalCount=1st
| Semifinal2=Furman
| SemifinalCount2=1st
| Coach=John Dunne
| CoachCount=1st
| MOP=Quadir Welton
| MOPTeam=Saint Peter's
| Attendance=30,145 (1 game not reported)
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The 2017 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT) was a postseason single-elimination tournament of 26 NCAA Division I basketball teams. The tournament was played March 13–31, 2017.{{cite web|title=2017 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament Schedule|url=http://www.collegeinsider.com/tournament/schedule-results.php|website=CollegeInsider.com|access-date=March 8, 2017}}
Participants who belonged to "mid-major" conferences and who were not invited to the 2017 NCAA tournament or the National Invitation Tournament make up the field.
After all 26 teams played in the first round, the top-three highest rated teams based on the Pomeroy College Basketball Ratings regular season rating automatically advanced to the quarterfinals.
Saint Peter's beat Texas A&M–Corpus Christi 62–61 in the championship game.
Participating teams
The following teams received an invitation to the 2017 CIT:
Format
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. After all 26 teams played in the first round, the top-three highest rated teams based on the Pomeroy College Basketball Ratings regular season rating automatically advanced to the quarterfinals.
=Postseason classics=
In 2016, the CIT introduced the Coach John McLendon Classic as the first "Classic" game to ever be played during postseason tournament. For 2017, the CIT introduced three more "Classic" games, for a total of four, all to be played in the first round.
Coach John McLendon Classic
Hugh Durham Classic
Lou Henson Classic
Riley Wallace Classic
The winners of each Classic received a trophy and advanced to the second round or quarterfinals if they received a second round bye.
Schedule
| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align:center"
! Date ! Time* ! Matchup ! Score ! Attendance ! Television |
| colspan=6 | First round |
|---|
| March 13
|7:05 pm |Norfolk State at Liberty |64–73 |574 |rowspan=13 |Facebook Live |
| rowspan=3|March 14
|7:00 pm |Saint Francis (PA) at Jacksonville |78–76 |734 |
| 7:30 pm
|Houston Baptist at Campbell |79–98 |1,735 |
| 7:30 pm
|Canisus at Samford |74–78 |614 |
| rowspan=4|March 15
|7:00 pm |Ball State at Fort Wayne |80–88 |1,479 |
| 7:00 pm
|Fairfield at UMBC |83–88 |688 |
| 8:00 pm
|Georgia State at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi |64–80 |897 |
| 11:00 pm
|Stephen F. Austin at Idaho |50–73 |1,109 |
| rowspan=5|March 16
|7:00 pm |Saint Peter's at Albany |59–55 |641 |
| 7:00 pm
|Furman at USC Upstate |79–57 |662 |
| 8:00 pm
|UNC Asheville at UT Martin |75–89 |504 |
| 8:30 pm
|Lamar at Texas State |60–70 |1,255 |
| 10:00 pm
|Weber State at Cal State Fullerton |80–76 |1,293 |
| colspan=6 | Second round |
| rowspan=1|March 18
|2:00 pm |Saint Francis (PA) at UMBC |79–87 |904 | rowspan="5" | Facebook Live |
| rowspan=3|March 20
|7:00 pm |Samford at Liberty |58–66 |1,388 |
| 7:00 pm
|UT Martin at Campbell |56–73 |2,031 |
| 8:00 pm
|Weber State at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi |73–82 |1,116 |
| March 22
|8:00 pm |Idaho at Texas State |55–64 |3,086 |
| colspan=6 | Quarterfinals |
| rowspan=2 | March 25
|2:00 pm |Furman at Campbell |79–64 |1,920 |rowspan=4 | Facebook Live |
| 5:00 pm
|Saint Peter's at Texas State |49–44 |2,907 |
| rowspan=2 | March 26
|2:00 pm |Liberty at UMBC |68–80 |869 |
| 3:00 pm
|Fort Wayne at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi |62–78 |1,151 |
| colspan=6 | Semifinals |
| rowspan=2|March 29
|7:00 pm |Texas A&M–Corpus Christi at UMBC |79–61 |1,388 |rowspan=2 |CBSSN |
| 9:00 pm
|Furman at Saint Peter's |51–77 | |
| colspan=6 | Championship |
| March 31
|9:00 pm |Saint Peter's at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi |62–61 |1,200 |CBSSN |
| colspan=6 | *All times are listed as Eastern Daylight Time (UTC-4). Winning team in bold. |
Bracket
Bracket is for visual purposes only. The CIT does not have a set bracket.
{{32TeamBracket|compact=y|seeds=n|byes=1
|nowrap=y
|RD1= First round
March 13–16
|RD2= Second round
March 18–22
|RD3= Quarterfinals
March 25–26
|RD4= Semifinals
March 29
|RD5= Championship
March 31
| team-width=110px
| RD1-team01=Furman
| RD1-score01=79
| RD1-team02=USC Upstate
| RD1-score02=57
| RD1-team05=UNC Asheville
| RD1-score05=75
| RD1-team06=UT Martin
| RD1-score06=89
| RD1-team07=Houston Baptist
| RD1-score07=79
| RD1-team08=Campbell
| RD1-score08=98
| RD1-team09=Saint Peter's
| RD1-score09=59
| RD1-team10=Albany
| RD1-score10=55
| RD1-team13=Stephen F. Austin
| RD1-score13=50
| RD1-team14=Idaho
| RD1-score14=73
| RD1-team15=Lamar
| RD1-score15=60
| RD1-team16=Texas State
| RD1-score16=70
| RD1-team17=Ball State
| RD1-score17=80
| RD1-team18=Fort Wayne
| RD1-score18=88
| RD1-team21=Weber State
| RD1-score21=80
| RD1-team22=Cal State Fullerton
| RD1-score22=76
| RD1-team23=Georgia State
| RD1-score23=64
| RD1-team24=TX A&M–CC
| RD1-score24=80
| RD1-team25=Canisus
| RD1-score25=74
| RD1-team26=Samford
| RD1-score26=78
| RD1-team27=Norfolk State
| RD1-score27=64
| RD1-team28=Liberty
| RD1-score28=73
| RD1-team29=Saint Francis (PA)
| RD1-score29=78
| RD1-team30=Jacksonville
| RD1-score30=76
| RD1-team31=Fairfield
| RD1-score31=83
| RD1-team32=UMBC
| RD1-score32=88
| RD2-team01=Furman
| RD2-score01=
| RD2-team02=Bye
| RD2-score02=
| RD2-team03=UT Martin
| RD2-score03=56
| RD2-team04=Campbell
| RD2-score04=73
| RD2-team05=Saint Peter's
| RD2-score05=
| RD2-team06=Bye
| RD2-score06=
| RD2-team07=Idaho
| RD2-score07=55
| RD2-team08=Texas State
| RD2-score08=64
| RD2-team09=Fort Wayne
| RD2-score09=
| RD2-team10=Bye
| RD2-score10=
| RD2-team11=Weber State
| RD2-score11=73
| RD2-team12=TX A&M–CC
| RD2-score12=82
| RD2-team13=Samford
| RD2-score13=58
| RD2-team14=Liberty
| RD2-score14=66
| RD2-team15=Saint Francis (PA)
| RD2-score15=79
| RD2-team16=UMBC
| RD2-score16=87
| RD3-team01=Furman
| RD3-score01=79
| RD3-team02=Campbell
| RD3-score02=64
| RD3-team03=Saint Peter's
| RD3-score03=49
| RD3-team04=Texas State
| RD3-score04=44
| RD3-team05=Fort Wayne
| RD3-score05=62
| RD3-team06=TX A&M–CC
| RD3-score06=78
| RD3-team07=Liberty
| RD3-score07=68
| RD3-team08=UMBC
| RD3-score08=80
| RD4-team01=Furman
| RD4-score01=51
| RD4-team02=Saint Peter's
| RD4-score02=77
| RD4-team03=TX A&M–CC
| RD4-score03=79
| RD4-team04=UMBC
| RD4-score04=61
| RD5-team01=Saint Peter's
| RD5-score01=62
| RD5-team02=TX A&M–CC
| RD5-score02=61
}}
Home teams listed second.
References
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{{CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament}}
{{2017 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament navbox}}