2022 College Basketball Invitational
{{short description|Single elimination college basketball tournament}}
{{use mdy dates|date=March 2021}}
{{Infobox college basketball tournament
| Type = CBI
| Year = 2022
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| Teams = 16
| FinalFourArena = Ocean Center
| FinalFourCity = Daytona Beach, Florida
| Champions = UNC Wilmington Seahawks
| TitleCount = 1st
| RunnerUp = Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders
| GameCount = 1st
| Semifinal1 = Northern Colorado Bears
| SemifinalCount = 1st
| Semifinal2 = Abilene Christian Wildcats
| SemifinalCount2 = 1st
| Coach = Takayo Siddle
| CoachCount = 1st
| MOP = Jaylen Sims
| MOPTeam = UNC Wilmington
| Attendance = 5,057 (tournament)
624 (championship game)
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The 2022 College Basketball Invitational (CBI) was a single-elimination, fully-bracketed men’s college basketball postseason tournament featuring 16 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I teams not selected to participate in the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament or the National Invitation Tournament (NIT). The tournament began on March 19 and concluded on March 23.{{cite web |title=College Basketball Invitational Returns to Daytona Beach in 2022 |url=https://www.gazellegroup.com/main/cbi/college-basketball-invitational-returns-to-daytona-beach-in-2022/ |website=College Basketball Invitational |date=January 26, 2022 |publisher=Gazelle Group |access-date=26 January 2022}} Semifinal and championship games aired on ESPN2. The tournament was won by UNC Wilmington.
In 2021, CBI was held for the first time in Daytona Beach, Florida, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Previously, the tournament had been held on campus sites. In response to feedback received for the 2021 playing, CBI returned to the Ocean Center in 2022, which was the 14th edition of the tournament.
Participating teams
Teams in the CBI were seeded 1–16.
Note: Team records are before playing in the tournament
=Declined invitation=
There has been speculation that the following program might have declined an invitation to play in the 2022 CBI:
Bellarmine{{cite news |title=In Defiance of Dancing: Bellarmine Opts Out of CBI Tournament, Questionable for Postseason |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/defiance-dancing-bellarmine-opts-cbi-023144131.html |website=Yahoo!Sports |last=Saxon |first=Jonathan |date=March 13, 2022 |access-date=March 15, 2022}}
Schedule
| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;text-align:center"
!Game !Time !Matchup !Score !Television !Attendance !Box score |
| colspan="8" | First round – Saturday, March 19 |
|---|
| 1
|12:00 p.m. |(1) Drake vs. (16) Purdue Fort Wayne |87–65 |rowspan=4|FloHoops |367 |[https://godrakebulldogs.com/sports/mens-basketball/stats/2021-22/purdue-fort-wayne/boxscore/12534 Box] |
| 2
|2:30 p.m. |(4) Stephen F. Austin vs. (13) UNC Asheville |68–80 |588 |[https://sfajacks.com/sports/mens-basketball/stats/2021-22/no-13-unc-asheville/boxscore/9948 Box] |
| 3
|5:00 p.m. |(2) Middle Tennessee vs. (15) California Baptist |64–58 |578 |[https://goblueraiders.com/sports/mens-basketball/stats/2021-22/california-baptist/boxscore/10817 Box] |
| 4
|7:30 p.m. | (3) Ohio vs. (14) Rice |65–64 |799 |[https://ohiobobcats.com/sports/mbball/stats/2021-22/rice/boxscore/7821 Box] |
| colspan="8" | First round – Sunday, March 20 |
| 5
|12:00 p.m. |(8) VMI vs. (9) UNC Wilmington |78–93 |rowspan=4|FloHoops | rowspan="4" |762 |[https://uncwsports.com/sports/mens-basketball/stats/2021-22/vmi-cbi-1st-round-/boxscore/9377 Box] |
| 6
|2:30 p.m. |(5) Florida Atlantic vs. (12) Northern Colorado |71–74 |[https://fausports.com/sports/mens-basketball/stats/2021-22/northern-colorado/boxscore/20074 Box] |
| 7
|5:00 p.m. |(7) UNC Greensboro vs. (10) Boston University |68–71 |[https://goterriers.com/sports/mens-basketball/stats/2021-22/unc-greensboro-roman-cbi-first-round-/boxscore/25105 Box] |
| 8
|7:30 p.m. |(6) Abilene Christian vs. (11) Troy |82–70 |[https://acusports.com/sports/mens-basketball/stats/2021-22/troy/boxscore/8523 Box] |
| colspan="8" | Quarterfinals – Monday, March 21 |
| 9
|1:00 p.m. |(1) Drake vs. (9) UNC Wilmington |75–76 |rowspan=4|FloHoops | rowspan="4" |706 |[https://uncwsports.com/sports/mens-basketball/stats/2021-22/drake-cbi-quarterfinals-/boxscore/9379 Box] |
| 10
|3:30 p.m. |(12) Northern Colorado vs. (13) UNC Asheville |87–84 |[https://uncbears.com/sports/mens-basketball/stats/2021-22/unc-asheville/boxscore/11920 Box] |
| 11
|6:00 p.m. |(2) Middle Tennessee vs. (10) Boston University |76–46 |[https://goterriers.com/sports/mens-basketball/stats/2021-22/middle-tennessee-roman-cbi-quarterfinals-/boxscore/25106 Box] |
| 12
|8:30 p.m. |(3) Ohio vs. (6) Abilene Christian |86–91 |[https://acusports.com/sports/mens-basketball/stats/2021-22/ohio/boxscore/8524 Box] |
| colspan="8" | Semifinals – Tuesday, March 22 |
| 13
|7:00 p.m. |(9) UNC Wilmington vs. (12) Northern Colorado |80–64 |rowspan=2|ESPN2 | rowspan="2" |633 |[https://uncwsports.com/sports/mens-basketball/stats/2021-22/northern-colorado-cbi-semifinals-/boxscore/9380 Box] |
| 14
|9:30 p.m. |(2) Middle Tennessee vs. (6) Abilene Christian |85–69 |[https://goblueraiders.com/sports/mens-basketball/stats/2021-22/abilene-christian/boxscore/10822 Box] |
| colspan="8" | Championship – Wednesday, March 23 |
| 15
|5:00 p.m. |(2) Middle Tennessee vs. (9) UNC Wilmington |90–96 2OT |ESPN2 |624 |[https://goblueraiders.com/sports/mens-basketball/stats/2021-22/unc-wilmington/boxscore/10824 Box] |
| colspan=7| Game times in Eastern Time. (#) Rankings denote tournament seed.{{cite web |title=Schedule |url=https://www.gazellegroup.com/main/cbi/wp-content/uploads/sites/43/2022/03/roCBI22_bracket_wSeeds_D_3-23-22.pdf |website=College Basketball Invitational |publisher=Gazelle Group |date=March 2022 |access-date=March 8, 2023}} |
Bracket
{{4RoundBracket-Byes
| RD1=First round
March 19 & 20
| RD2=Quarterfinals
March 21
| RD3=Semifinals
March 22
| RD4=Championship
March 23
| boldwinner = high
| RD1-seed01=1
| RD1-team01=Drake
| RD1-score01=87
| RD1-seed02=16
| RD1-team02=Purdue Fort Wayne
| RD1-score02=65
| RD1-seed03=8
| RD1-team03=VMI
| RD1-score03=78
| RD1-seed04=9
| RD1-team04=UNC Wilmington
| RD1-score04=93
| RD1-seed05=4
| RD1-team05=Stephen F. Austin
| RD1-score05=68
| RD1-seed06=13
| RD1-team06=UNC Asheville
| RD1-score06=80
| RD1-seed07=5
| RD1-team07=Florida Atlantic
| RD1-score07=71
| RD1-seed08=12
| RD1-team08=Northern Colorado
| RD1-score08=74
| RD1-seed09=2
| RD1-team09=Middle Tennessee
| RD1-score09=64
| RD1-seed10=15
| RD1-team10=California Baptist
| RD1-score10=58
| RD1-seed11=7
| RD1-team11=UNC Greensboro
| RD1-score11=68
| RD1-seed12=10
| RD1-team12=Boston University
| RD1-score12=71
| RD1-seed13=3
| RD1-team13=Ohio
| RD1-score13=65
| RD1-seed14=14
| RD1-team14=Rice
| RD1-score14=64
| RD1-seed15=6
| RD1-team15=Abilene Christian
| RD1-score15=82
| RD1-seed16=11
| RD1-team16=Troy
| RD1-score16=70
| RD2-seed01=1
| RD2-team01=Drake
| RD2-score01=75
| RD2-seed02=9
| RD2-team02=UNC Wilmington
| RD2-score02=76
| RD2-seed03=13
| RD2-team03=UNC Asheville
| RD2-score03=84
| RD2-seed04=12
| RD2-team04=Northern Colorado
| RD2-score04=87
| RD2-seed05=2
| RD2-team05=Middle Tennessee
| RD2-score05=76
| RD2-seed06=10
| RD2-team06=Boston University
| RD2-score06=46
| RD2-seed07=3
| RD2-team07=Ohio
| RD2-score07=86
| RD2-seed08=6
| RD2-team08=Abilene Christian
| RD2-score08=91
| RD3-seed01=9
| RD3-team01=UNC Wilmington
| RD3-score01=80
| RD3-seed02=12
| RD3-team02=Northern Colorado
| RD3-score02=64
| RD3-seed03=2
| RD3-team03=Middle Tennessee
| RD3-score03=85
| RD3-seed04=6
| RD3-team04=Abilene Christian
| RD3-score04=69
| RD4-seed01=9
| RD4-team01=UNC Wilmington
| RD4-score01=96**
| RD4-seed02=2
| RD4-team02=Middle Tennessee
| RD4-score02=90
}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.gazellegroup.com/main/cbi/ College Basketball Invitational official website]
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