2018 College Basketball Invitational

{{Infobox college basketball tournament

| Type = CBI

| Year = 2018

| Season =

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| Teams = 16

| FinalFourArena = War Memorial Gymnasium
The Super Pit

| FinalFourCity = San Francisco, California
Denton, Texas

| Champions = North Texas Mean Green

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| RunnerUp = San Francisco Dons

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| Semifinal1 = Jacksonville State Gamecocks

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| Semifinal2 = Campbell Fighting Camels

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| Coach = Grant McCasland

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| MOP = Roosevelt Smart

| MOPTeam = North Texas

| Attendance = 35,348

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The 2018 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 2018 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament or the NIT. It was held from March 13 through March 30, 2018 in various arenas. This marked the 11th year the Tournament had been held.

North Texas defeated San Francisco two games to one in the best-of-three championship series to win the CBI championship.{{Cite news |url=http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/22971589/north-texas-mean-green-beat-san-francisco-dons-win-cbi-title |title=North Texas rides Smart past USF to CBI title |work=ESPN |agency=Associated Press |date=March 30, 2018 |access-date=June 28, 2018}}

Participating teams

The following teams were announced as participants Sunday, March 11 after the NCAA Selection Show.

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

!Team

!Conference

!data-sort-type="number"|Overall record

!data-sort-type="number"|Conference record

align=left|Campbell

|align=left|Big South

|16–15

|10–8

align=left|Canisius

|align=left|MAAC

|21–11

|15–3

align=left|Central Arkansas

|align=left|Southland

|17–16

|10–8

align=left|Colgate

|align=left|Patriot

|19–13

|12–6

align=left|Eastern Washington

|align=left|Big Sky

|20–14

|13–5

align=left|Grand Canyon

|align=left|WAC

|22–11

|9–5

align=left|Jacksonville State

|align=left|Ohio Valley

|21–12

|11–7

align=left|Miami (OH)

|align=left|Mid-American

|16–17

|8–10

align=left|Mercer

|align=left|Southern

|18–14

|11–7

align=left|New Orleans

|align=left|Southland

|15–16

|11–7

align=left|North Texas

|align=left|C-USA

|15–17

|8–10

align=left|San Francisco

|align=left|West Coast

|18–15

|9–9

align=left|Seattle

|align=left|WAC

|20–13

|8–6

align=left|South Dakota

|align=left|Summit

|26–8

|11–3

align=left|UT Rio Grande Valley

|align=left|WAC

|15–17

|6–8

align=left|Utah Valley

|align=left|WAC

|22–10

|10–4

= Declined invitations =

The following programs received an invitation to the CBI, but declined to participate:

Bradley{{Cite news |url=http://www.pjstar.com/sports/20180311/bradley-turns-down-cbi-cit-invitations |title=Bradley turns down CBI, CIT invitations |last=Reynolds |first=Dave |newspaper=Journal Star |date=March 11, 2018 |access-date=June 28, 2018}}
Georgetown
Maryland
Northeastern
Oakland{{cite web |title=Oakland Declines Invites to CIT and CBI Postseason Tournaments |url=http://www.goldengrizzlies.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/030918aab.html |publisher=Oakland University Athletics |accessdate=March 12, 2018 |date=March 9, 2018 |archive-date=March 13, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180313093225/http://www.goldengrizzlies.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/030918aab.html |url-status=dead }}
SMU
Toledo{{cite news |last=Buckey |first=Brian |title=Toledo exceeds expectations, but falls short of ultimate goal |url=http://www.toledoblade.com/College/2018/03/11/Toledo-exceeds-expectations-but-falls-short-of-ultimate-goal.html |newspaper=The Blade |accessdate=March 12, 2018 |date=March 11, 2018}}
Tulsa
VCU{{cite news |last1=Epps, Jr. |first1=Wayne |title=Health top factor in VCU's decision to pass on postseason |url=http://www.richmond.com/sports/college/schools/virginia-commonwealth-university/health-top-factor-in-vcu-s-decision-to-pass-on/article_b113fbba-797f-5703-a500-04fbcddf20e0.html |newspaper=Richmond Times-Dispatch |accessdate=March 12, 2018 |date=March 12, 2018 |quote=Rhoades said VCU was invited to play in the 16-team College Basketball Invitational.}}
Weber State

Format

The 2018 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.

The participants were announced Sunday, March 11 after the NCAA Selection Show.

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
March 13 \| 9:00 pm \| Eastern Washington at Utah Valley \| WAC DN \| 65–87 \| 997
rowspan=7\|March 14 \| 7:00 pm \| Miami (OH) at Campbell \| Big South Net \| 87–97 \| 1,411
7:00 pm \| Jacksonville State at Canisius \| ESPN3 \| 80–78^OT \| 870
8:00 pm \| North Texas at South Dakota \| GoYotes \| 90–77 \| 1,348
8:00 pm \| UT Rio Grande Valley at New Orleans \| Southland DN \| 74–77 \| 741
10:00 pm \| Colgate at San Francisco \| TheW.tv \| 68–72 \| 1,339
10:00 pm \| Mercer at Grand Canyon \| YurView AZ ESPN3 \| 78–73 \| 5,941
10:00 pm \| Central Arkansas at Seattle \| WAC DN \| 92–90^OT \| 639
colspan=6 \| Quarterfinals
rowspan=4 align=left\| March 19 \| 6:30 pm \| Jacksonville State at Central Arkansas \| UCA Channel 6 Southland DN \| 80–59 \| 2,570
7:00 pm \| New Orleans at Campbell \| Big South Net \| 69–71 \| 1,316
8:00 pm \| Mercer at North Texas \| ESPN3 \| 67–96 \| 1,145
10:00 pm \| Utah Valley at San Francisco \| TheW.tv \| 73–78 \| 1,239
colspan=6 \| Semifinals
rowspan=1 align=left\| March 21 \| 8:00 pm \| Jacksonville State at North Texas \| ESPN3 \| 68–90 \| 2,784
rowspan=1 align=left\| March 22 \| 10:00 pm \| Campbell at San Francisco \| ESPN3 \| 62–65 \| 1,163
colspan=6 \| Finals
March 26 \| 10:00 pm \| North Texas at San Francisco \| rowspan=3 \| ESPNU \| 62–72 \| 1,358
March 28 \| 8:30 pm \| San Francisco at North Texas \| 55–69 \| 4,196
March 30 \| 7:00 pm \| San Francisco at North Texas \| 77–88 \| 6,291
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

March 13

| 9:00 pm

| Eastern Washington at Utah Valley

| WAC DN

| 65–87

| 997

rowspan=7|March 14

| 7:00 pm

| Miami (OH) at Campbell

| Big South Net

| 87–97

| 1,411

7:00 pm

| Jacksonville State at Canisius

| ESPN3

| 80–78^OT

| 870

8:00 pm

| North Texas at South Dakota

| GoYotes

| 90–77

| 1,348

8:00 pm

| UT Rio Grande Valley at New Orleans

| Southland DN

| 74–77

| 741

10:00 pm

| Colgate at San Francisco

| TheW.tv

| 68–72

| 1,339

10:00 pm

| Mercer at Grand Canyon

| YurView AZ
ESPN3

| 78–73

| 5,941

10:00 pm

| Central Arkansas at Seattle

| WAC DN

| 92–90^OT

| 639

colspan=6 | Quarterfinals

rowspan=4 align=left| March 19

| 6:30 pm

| Jacksonville State at Central Arkansas

| UCA Channel 6
Southland DN

| 80–59

| 2,570

7:00 pm

| New Orleans at Campbell

| Big South Net

| 69–71

| 1,316

8:00 pm

| Mercer at North Texas

| ESPN3

| 67–96

| 1,145

10:00 pm

| Utah Valley at San Francisco

| TheW.tv

| 73–78

| 1,239

colspan=6 | Semifinals

rowspan=1 align=left| March 21

| 8:00 pm

| Jacksonville State at North Texas

| ESPN3

| 68–90

| 2,784

rowspan=1 align=left| March 22

| 10:00 pm

| Campbell at San Francisco

| ESPN3

| 62–65

| 1,163

colspan=6 | Finals

March 26

| 10:00 pm

| North Texas at San Francisco

| rowspan=3 | ESPNU

| 62–72

| 1,358

March 28

| 8:30 pm

| San Francisco at North Texas

| 55–69

| 4,196

March 30

| 7:00 pm

| San Francisco at North Texas

| 77–88

| 6,291

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 13–14

| RD2= Quarterfinals
March 19

| RD3= Semifinals
(Reseeded)
March 21–22

| RD4= Finals
(Best of three)
March 26, 28, 30

| team-width= 160

| RD1-seed01 =

| RD1-team01 = South Dakota

| RD1-score01 = 77

| RD1-seed02 =

| RD1-team02 = North Texas

| RD1-score02 = 90

| RD1-seed03 =

| RD1-team03 = Grand Canyon

| RD1-score03 = 73

| RD1-seed04 =

| RD1-team04 = Mercer

| RD1-score04 = 78

| RD1-seed05 =

| RD1-team05 = Seattle

| RD1-score05 = 90

| RD1-seed06 =

| RD1-team06 = Central Arkansas

| RD1-score06 = 92*

| RD1-seed07 =

| RD1-team07 = Canisius

| RD1-score07 = 78

| RD1-seed08 =

| RD1-team08 = Jacksonville State

| RD1-score08 = 80*

| RD1-seed09 =

| RD1-team09 = San Francisco

| RD1-score09 = 72

| RD1-seed10 =

| RD1-team10 = Colgate

| RD1-score10 = 68

| RD1-seed11 =

| RD1-team11 = Utah Valley

| RD1-score11 = 87

| RD1-seed12 =

| RD1-team12 = Eastern Washington

| RD1-score12 = 65

| RD1-seed13 =

| RD1-team13 = Campbell

| RD1-score13 = 97

| RD1-seed14 =

| RD1-team14 = Miami (OH)

| RD1-score14 = 87

| RD1-seed15 =

| RD1-team15 = New Orleans

| RD1-score15 = 77

| RD1-seed16 =

| RD1-team16 = Texas–Rio Grande Valley

| RD1-score16 = 74

| RD2-team01 = North Texas

| RD2-score01 = 96

| RD2-team02 = Mercer

| RD2-score02 = 67

| RD2-team03 = Central Arkansas

| RD2-score03 = 59

| RD2-team04 = Jacksonville State

| RD2-score04 = 80

| RD2-team05 = San Francisco

| RD2-score05 = 78

| RD2-team06 = Utah Valley

| RD2-score06 = 73

| RD2-team07 = Campbell

| RD2-score07 = 71

| RD2-team08 = New Orleans

| RD2-score08 = 69

| RD3-team01 = North Texas

| RD3-score01 = 90

| RD3-team02 = Jacksonville State

| RD3-score02 = 68

| RD3-team03 = San Francisco

| RD3-score03 = 65

| RD3-team04 = Campbell

| RD3-score04 = 62

| RD4-team01 = North Texas

| RD4-score01-1= 62

| RD4-score01-2= 69

| RD4-score01-3= 88

| RD4-team02 = San Francisco

| RD4-score02-1= 72

| RD4-score02-2= 55

| RD4-score02-3= 77

}}

Home teams listed first.

* Denotes overtime period.

References

External links

[http://www.gazellegroup.com/main/cbi/ College Basketball Invitational official website]

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