2017 College Basketball Invitational

{{Infobox college basketball tournament

| Type = CBI

| Year = 2017

| Season =

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| ImageSize = 150px

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| Teams = 16

| FinalFourArena = HTC Center
Arena-Auditorium

| FinalFourCity = Conway, South Carolina
Laramie, Wyoming

| Champions = Wyoming Cowboys

| TitleCount = 1st

| RunnerUp = Coastal Carolina Chanticleers

| GameCount = 1st

| Semifinal1 = UIC Flames

| SemifinalCount = 1st

| Semifinal2 = Utah Valley Wolverines

| SemifinalCount2 = 1st

| Coach = Allen Edwards

| CoachCount = 1st

| MOP = Justin James

| MOPTeam = Wyoming

| Attendance = 27,731 (3 games not reported)

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The 2017 College Basketball Invitational (CBI) was a single-elimination tournament of 16 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I teams that did not participate on the 2017 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament or the NIT. The opening games were held on March 15 and the quarterfinals were held on March 20 on campus sites. After the quarterfinals, the brackets were reseeded for the semi-finals which was held on March 22. A best of three championship series closed out the tournament on March 27, 29, and 31.

Participants

The following teams were announced as participants Sunday, March 12 after the NCAA Selection Show.{{cite web|title=CBI Presented by Five Four Field Is Announced|url=http://www.gazellegroup.com/main/cbi/2017-cbi-field-announced-sunday/|website=Gazzelle Group|accessdate=March 13, 2017|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170313131414/http://www.gazellegroup.com/main/cbi/2017-cbi-field-announced-sunday/|archivedate=March 13, 2017}}

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"

!Team

!Conference

!Overall record

!Conference record

align=left|Coastal Carolina

|align=left|Sun Belt

|16–17

|10–8

align=left|Eastern Washington

|align=left|Big Sky

|22–11

|13–5

align=left|George Mason

|align=left|Atlantic 10

|20–13

|9–9

align=left|George Washington

|align=left|Atlantic 10

|19–14

|10–8

align=left|Georgia Southern

|align=left|Sun Belt

|18–14

|11–7

align=left|Green Bay

|align=left|Horizon

|18–13

|12–6

align=left|Hampton

|align=left|MEAC

|14–16

|11–5

align=left|UIC

|align=left|Horizon

|15–18

|7–11

align=left|Loyola (MD)

|align=left|Patriot

|15–16

|8–10

align=left|UMKC

|align=left|WAC

|17–16

|8–6

align=left|Rice

|align=left|C-USA

|22–11

|11–7

align=left|San Francisco

|align=left|West Coast

|20–12

|10–8

align=left|Stony Brook

|align=left|America East

|18–13

|12–4

align=left|Toledo

|align=left|Mid-American

|17–16

|9–9

align=left|Utah Valley

|align=left|WAC

|15–16

|6–8

align=left|Wyoming

|align=left|Mountain West

|18–14

|8–10

= Declined invitations =

The following team declined an invitation to the 2017 CBI:

Auburn{{cite web|last1=Stevens|first1=Matthew|title=Auburn declines CBI Tournament invite; Tigers season ends at 18-14|url=https://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/story/sports/college/auburnauthority/2017/03/11/auburn-declining-cbi-tournament-invite-tigers-season-18-14/99049822/|website=Montgomery Advertiser|publisher=Gannett Company|accessdate=March 12, 2018}}

Schedule

Source:[http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/scoreboard/cbi CBS Sports CBI Scores]

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align:center" ! Date ! Time* ! Matchup ! Television ! Score ! Attendance
colspan=6 \| First round
rowspan=7\|March 15 \| rowspan=4\|7:00 pm \| Hampton at Coastal Carolina \| Sinclair RSN's \| 67–83 \| 937{{cite web \|url=https://goccusports.com/documents/2017/3/31/_coas_m_baskbl_2016_17_stats__season_stats.pdf\|title= 2-16-2017 Coastal Carolina Basketball Stats\|website=GoCCUSports}}
Loyola (MD) at George Mason \| rowspan=2\|A10 DN \| 73–58 \| 1,400[http://www.gazellegroup.com/main/cbi/wp-content/uploads/sites/43/2017/03/Loyola-GMU-Box1.pdf Loyola Maryland vs. George Mason, 3/15/17 (Official Basketball Box Score, Game Totals & Final Statistics) – Gazelle Group.]
Toledo at George Washington \| 69–73 \| 1,016
Utah Valley at Georgia Southern \| \| 74–49 \| 603
rowspan=2\|8:00 pm \| Green Bay at UMKC \| Roo's All-Access \| 82–92 \| 1,128
San Francisco at Rice \| CUSA.TV \| 76–85 \| 1,349
9:00 pm \| Eastern Washington at Wyoming \| MW Net \| 81–91 \| 1,803
March 16 \| 8:00 pm \| Stony Brook at UIC \| \| 69–71 \| 1,197[http://www.uicflames.com/boxscore.aspx?path=mbball&id=9415 UIC 71, Stony Brook 69, 3/16/17 (box score) – University of Illinois at Chicago Athletics.]
colspan=6 \| Quarterfinals
rowspan=4 align=left\| March 20 \| 7:00 pm \| Loyola (MD) at Coastal Carolina \| Sinclair RSN's \| 63–72 \| 948{{cite web \|url=https://goccusports.com/documents/2017/3/31/_coas_m_baskbl_2016_17_stats__season_stats.pdf\|title= 2-16-2017 Coastal Carolina Basketball Stats\|website=GoCCUSports}}
rowspan=2\|8:00 pm \| George Washington at UIC \| ESPN3 \| 71–80 \| 1,048
Utah Valley at Rice \| CUSA.TV \| 85–79 \| 1,584
9:00 pm \| UMKC at Wyoming \| MW Net \| 61–72 \| 2,311
colspan=6 \| Semifinals
rowspan=2 align=left\| March 22 \| 7:00 pm \| UIC at Coastal Carolina \| Sinclair RSN's \| 78–89 \| 847{{cite web \|url=https://goccusports.com/documents/2017/3/31/_coas_m_baskbl_2016_17_stats__season_stats.pdf\|title= 2-16-2017 Coastal Carolina Basketball Stats\|website=GoCCUSports}}
9:00 pm \| Utah Valley at Wyoming \| MW Net \| 68–74 \| 2,577
colspan=6 \| Finals
March 27 \| 8:30 pm \| Wyoming at Coastal Carolina \| rowspan=3 \| ESPNU \| 81–91 \| 1,583
March 29 \| 8:30 pm \| Coastal Carolina at Wyoming \| 57–81 \| 3,811
March 31 \| 7:00 pm \| Coastal Carolina at Wyoming \| 59–83 \| 6,321
colspan=6\|All times are listed as Eastern Daylight Time (UTC-4). Winning team in bold*.

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align:center"

! Date

! Time*

! Matchup

! Television

! Score

! Attendance

colspan=6 | First round

rowspan=7|March 15

| rowspan=4|7:00 pm

| Hampton at Coastal Carolina

| Sinclair RSN's

| 67–83

| 937{{cite web |url=https://goccusports.com/documents/2017/3/31/_coas_m_baskbl_2016_17_stats__season_stats.pdf|title= 2-16-2017 Coastal Carolina Basketball Stats|website=GoCCUSports}}

Loyola (MD) at George Mason

| rowspan=2|A10 DN

| 73–58

| 1,400[http://www.gazellegroup.com/main/cbi/wp-content/uploads/sites/43/2017/03/Loyola-GMU-Box1.pdf Loyola Maryland vs. George Mason, 3/15/17 (Official Basketball Box Score, Game Totals & Final Statistics) – Gazelle Group.]

Toledo at George Washington

| 69–73

| 1,016

Utah Valley at Georgia Southern

| 74–49

| 603

rowspan=2|8:00 pm

| Green Bay at UMKC

| Roo's All-Access

| 82–92

| 1,128

San Francisco at Rice

| CUSA.TV

| 76–85

| 1,349

9:00 pm

| Eastern Washington at Wyoming

| MW Net

| 81–91

| 1,803

March 16

| 8:00 pm

| Stony Brook at UIC

| 69–71

| 1,197[http://www.uicflames.com/boxscore.aspx?path=mbball&id=9415 UIC 71, Stony Brook 69, 3/16/17 (box score) – University of Illinois at Chicago Athletics.]

colspan=6 | Quarterfinals

rowspan=4 align=left| March 20

| 7:00 pm

| Loyola (MD) at Coastal Carolina

| Sinclair RSN's

| 63–72

| 948{{cite web |url=https://goccusports.com/documents/2017/3/31/_coas_m_baskbl_2016_17_stats__season_stats.pdf|title= 2-16-2017 Coastal Carolina Basketball Stats|website=GoCCUSports}}

rowspan=2|8:00 pm

| George Washington at UIC

| ESPN3

| 71–80

| 1,048

Utah Valley at Rice

| CUSA.TV

| 85–79

| 1,584

9:00 pm

| UMKC at Wyoming

| MW Net

| 61–72

| 2,311

colspan=6 | Semifinals

rowspan=2 align=left| March 22

| 7:00 pm

| UIC at Coastal Carolina

| Sinclair RSN's

| 78–89

| 847{{cite web |url=https://goccusports.com/documents/2017/3/31/_coas_m_baskbl_2016_17_stats__season_stats.pdf|title= 2-16-2017 Coastal Carolina Basketball Stats|website=GoCCUSports}}

9:00 pm

| Utah Valley at Wyoming

| MW Net

| 68–74

| 2,577

colspan=6 | Finals

March 27

| 8:30 pm

| Wyoming at Coastal Carolina

| rowspan=3 | ESPNU

| 81–91

| 1,583

March 29

| 8:30 pm

| Coastal Carolina at Wyoming

| 57–81

| 3,811

March 31

| 7:00 pm

| Coastal Carolina at Wyoming

| 59–83

| 6,321

colspan=6|*All times are listed as Eastern Daylight Time (UTC-4). Winning team in bold.

Bracket

{{16TeamBracket|RD2-RD3-path=0|seeds=y|legs=1/1/1/3

| RD1=First round
March 15

| RD2=Quarterfinals
March 20

| RD3=Semifinals
(Reseeded)
March 22

| RD4=Finals
(Best of three)
March 27, 29, 31

| team-width=135

| RD1-seed01 =

| RD1-team01=Coastal Carolina

| RD1-score01=83

| RD1-seed02 =

| RD1-team02=Hampton

| RD1-score02=67

| RD1-seed03 =

| RD1-team03=George Mason

| RD1-score03=58

| RD1-seed04 =

| RD1-team04=Loyola (MD)

| RD1-score04=73

| RD1-seed05 =

| RD1-team05=UIC

| RD1-score05=71

| RD1-seed06 =

| RD1-team06=Stony Brook

| RD1-score06=69

| RD1-seed07 =

| RD1-team07=George Washington

| RD1-score07=73

| RD1-seed08 =

| RD1-team08=Toledo

| RD1-score08=69

| RD1-seed09 =

| RD1-team09=Wyoming

| RD1-score09=91

| RD1-seed10 =

| RD1-team10=Eastern Washington

| RD1-score10=81

| RD1-seed11 =

| RD1-team11=UMKC

| RD1-score11=92

| RD1-seed12 =

| RD1-team12=Green Bay

| RD1-score12=82

| RD1-seed13 =

| RD1-team13=Rice

| RD1-score13=85

| RD1-seed14 =

| RD1-team14=San Francisco

| RD1-score14=76

| RD1-seed15 =

| RD1-team15=Georgia Southern

| RD1-score15=49

| RD1-seed16 =

| RD1-team16=Utah Valley

| RD1-score16=74

| RD2-team01=Coastal Carolina

| RD2-score01=72

| RD2-team02=Loyola (MD)

| RD2-score02=63

| RD2-team03=UIC

| RD2-score03=80

| RD2-team04=George Washington

| RD2-score04=71

| RD2-team05=Wyoming

| RD2-score05=72

| RD2-team06=UMKC

| RD2-score06=61

| RD2-team07=Rice

| RD2-score07=79

| RD2-team08=Utah Valley

| RD2-score08=85

| RD3-team01=Coastal Carolina

| RD3-score01=89

| RD3-team02=UIC

| RD3-score02=78

| RD3-team03=Wyoming

| RD3-score03=74

| RD3-team04=Utah Valley

| RD3-score04=68

| RD4-team01=Coastal Carolina

| RD4-score01-1=91

| RD4-score01-2=57

| RD4-score01-3=59

| RD4-team02=Wyoming

| RD4-score02-1=81

| RD4-score02-2=81

| RD4-score02-3=83

}}

Home teams listed first.

References

College Basketball Invitational

Category:College Basketball Invitational