2018 College Basketball Invitational

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.

2018 College Basketball Invitational Tournament
Season2017–18
Teams16
Finals siteWar Memorial Gymnasium
The Super Pit
San Francisco, California
Denton, Texas
ChampionsNorth Texas Mean Green (1st title)
Runner-upSan Francisco Dons (1st title game)
Semifinalists
Winning coachGrant McCasland (1st title)
MVPRoosevelt Smart (North Texas)
Attendance35,348
College Basketball Invitational Tournaments
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North Texas defeated San Francisco two games to one in the best-of-three championship series to win the CBI championship.[1]

Participating teams

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

Team Conference Overall record Conference record
Campbell Big South 16–15 10–8
Canisius MAAC 21–11 15–3
Central Arkansas Southland 17–16 10–8
Colgate Patriot 19–13 12–6
Eastern Washington Big Sky 20–14 13–5
Grand Canyon WAC 22–11 9–5
Jacksonville State Ohio Valley 21–12 11–7
Miami (OH) Mid-American 16–17 8–10
Mercer Southern 18–14 11–7
New Orleans Southland 15–16 11–7
North Texas C-USA 15–17 8–10
San Francisco West Coast 18–15 9–9
Seattle WAC 20–13 8–6
South Dakota Summit 26–8 11–3
UT Rio Grande Valley WAC 15–17 6–8
Utah Valley WAC 22–10 10–4

Declined invitations

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

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 12 after the NCAA Selection Show.

Schedule

Source:[6]

Date Time* Matchup Television Score Attendance
First round
March 13 9:00 pm Eastern Washington at Utah Valley WAC DN 65–87 997
March 14 7:00 pm Miami (OH) at Campbell Big South Net 87–97 1,411
7:00 pm Jacksonville State at Canisius ESPN3 80–78OT 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 92–90OT 639
Quarterfinals
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
Semifinals
March 21 8:00 pm Jacksonville State at North Texas ESPN3 68–90 2,784
March 22 10:00 pm Campbell at San Francisco ESPN3 62–65 1,163
Championship series
March 26 10:00 pm North Texas at San Francisco 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
*Game times in ET

Bracket
  First round
March 13–14		 Quarterfinals
March 19		 Semifinals
March 21–22		 Finals (Best-of-three)
March 26, 28, 30
                                         
South Dakota 77  
North Texas 90  
    North Texas 96  
 
    Mercer 67  
Grand Canyon 73
Mercer 78  
    North Texas 90  
    Jacksonville State 68  
Seattle 90  
Central Arkansas 92*  
    Central Arkansas 59
 
    Jacksonville State 80  
Canisius 78
Jacksonville State 80*  
    North Texas 62 69 88
    San Francisco 72 55 77
San Francisco 72  
Colgate 68  
    San Francisco 78
 
    Utah Valley 73  
Utah Valley 87
Eastern Washington 65  
    San Francisco 65
    Campbell 62  
Campbell 97  
Miami (OH) 87  
    Campbell 71
 
    New Orleans 69  
New Orleans 77
Texas–Rio Grande Valley 74  

* Denotes overtime period
Home teams listed first.

References
  1. "North Texas rides Smart past USF to CBI title". ESPN. Associated Press. March 30, 2018. Retrieved June 28, 2018.
  2. Reynolds, Dave (March 11, 2018). "Bradley turns down CBI, CIT invitations". Journal Star. Retrieved June 28, 2018.
  3. "Oakland Declines Invites to CIT and CBI Postseason Tournaments". Oakland University Athletics. March 9, 2018. Retrieved March 12, 2018.
  4. Buckey, Brian (March 11, 2018). "Toledo exceeds expectations, but falls short of ultimate goal". The Blade. Retrieved March 12, 2018.
  5. Epps, Jr., Wayne (March 12, 2018). "Health top factor in VCU's decision to pass on postseason". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved March 12, 2018. Rhoades said VCU was invited to play in the 16-team College Basketball Invitational.
  6. CBS Sports CBI Scores
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