2023 College Basketball Invitational
The 2023 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 15th edition of the tournament began on March 18 and concluded on March 22.[1] All games were played at Ocean Center in Daytona Beach, Florida. Semifinal and championship games aired on ESPN2. The tournament was won by Charlotte.
| Teams | 16 | ||||
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| Finals site | Ocean Center Daytona Beach, Florida | ||||
| Champions | Charlotte (1st title) | ||||
| Runner-up | Eastern Kentucky (1st title game) | ||||
| Semifinalists |
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| Winning coach | Ron Sanchez (1st title) | ||||
| MVP | Brice Williams (Charlotte) | ||||
| Attendance | 771 (championship game) | ||||
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Participating teams
Teams in the CBI were seeded 1–16.
Note: Team records are before playing in the tournament
| Seed | Team | Conference | Record | Appearance | Last bid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indiana State | Missouri Valley | 22–12 | 2nd | 2010 |
| 2 | San Jose State | Mountain West | 20–13 | 2nd | 2011 |
| 3 | Charlotte | C-USA | 18–14 | 1st | Never |
| 4 | Southern Utah | WAC | 22–12 | 1st | Never |
| 5 | Duquesne | A-10 | 20–12 | 4th | 2016 |
| 6 | Stetson | ASUN | 17–13 | 2nd | 2021 |
| 7 | Tarleton State | WAC | 17–16 | 1st | Never |
| 8 | Eastern Kentucky[2] | ASUN | 20–13 | 2nd | 2010 |
| 9 | Cleveland State | Horizon | 21–13 | 1st | Never |
| 10 | Radford[3] | Big South | 19–14 | 3rd | 2015 |
| 11 | Milwaukee[4] | Horizon | 21–11 | 2nd | 2012 |
| 12 | Rice[5] | C-USA | 18–15 | 3rd | 2022 |
| 13 | North Alabama | ASUN | 18–14 | 1st | Never |
| 14 | Western Carolina[6] | Southern | 18–15 | 2nd | 2016 |
| 15 | Southern Indiana[7] | Ohio Valley | 16–16 | 1st | Never |
| 16 | USC Upstate | Big South | 16–15 | 1st | Never |
Schedule
| Game | Time | Matchup | Score | Television | Attendance | Box score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First round – Saturday, March 18 | |||||||
| 1 | 12:00 p.m. | (1) Indiana State vs. (16) USC Upstate | 67–62 | FloHoops | |||
| 2 | 2:30 p.m. | (4) Southern Utah vs. (13) North Alabama | 72–50 | ||||
| 3 | 5:00 p.m. | (2) San Jose State vs. (15) Southern Indiana | 77–52 | ||||
| 4 | 7:30 p.m. | (3) Charlotte vs. (14) Western Carolina | 65–56 | 876 | |||
| First round – Sunday, March 19 | |||||||
| 5 | 12:00 p.m. | (8) Eastern Kentucky vs. (9) Cleveland State | 91–75OT | FloHoops | |||
| 6 | 2:30 p.m. | (5) Duquesne vs. (12) Rice | 78–84 | ||||
| 7 | 5:00 p.m. | (7) Tarleton State vs. (10) Radford | 70–72OT | ||||
| 8 | 7:30 p.m. | (6) Stetson vs. (11) Milwaukee | 83–87OT | 922 | |||
| Quarterfinals – Monday, March 20 | |||||||
| 9 | 12:00 p.m. | (1) Indiana State vs. (8) Eastern Kentucky | 88–89OT | FloHoops | |||
| 10 | 2:00 p.m. | (4) Southern Utah vs. (12) Rice | 81–79 | ||||
| 11 | 4:30 p.m. | (2) San Jose State vs. (10) Radford | 57–67 | ||||
| 12 | 6:30 p.m. | (3) Charlotte vs. (11) Milwaukee | 76–65 | ||||
| Semifinals – Tuesday, March 21 | |||||||
| 13 | 7:00 p.m. | (8) Eastern Kentucky vs. (4) Southern Utah | 108–1062OT | ESPN2 | |||
| 14 | 9:30 p.m. | (10) Radford vs. (3) Charlotte | 56–63 | ||||
| Championship – Wednesday, March 22 | |||||||
| 15 | 5:00 p.m. | (8) Eastern Kentucky vs. (3) Charlotte | 68–71 | ESPN2 | |||
| Game times in Eastern Time. (#) Rankings denote tournament seed.[8] | |||||||
Bracket
| First round March 18 & 19 | Quarterfinals March 20 | Semifinals March 21 | Championship March 22 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Indiana State | 67 | |||||||||||||||||
| 16 | USC Upstate | 62 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Indiana State | 88 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Eastern Kentucky | 89* | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Eastern Kentucky | 91* | |||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Cleveland State | 75 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Eastern Kentucky | 108** | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Southern Utah | 106 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Southern Utah | 72 | |||||||||||||||||
| 13 | North Alabama | 50 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Southern Utah | 81 | |||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Rice | 79 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Duquesne | 78 | |||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Rice | 84 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Eastern Kentucky | 68 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Charlotte | 71 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | San Jose State | 77 | |||||||||||||||||
| 15 | Southern Indiana | 52 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | San Jose State | 57 | |||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Radford | 67 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Tarleton State | 70 | |||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Radford | 72* | |||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Radford | 56 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Charlotte | 63 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Charlotte | 65 | |||||||||||||||||
| 14 | Western Carolina | 56 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Charlotte | 76 | |||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Milwaukee | 65 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Stetson | 83 | |||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Milwaukee | 87* | |||||||||||||||||
*Denotes overtime period
References
- "CBI Returns to Daytona Beach and ESPN2". College Basketball Invitational. Gazelle Group. January 27, 2023. Retrieved March 8, 2023.
- "Colonels Accept Bid To 2023 College Basketball Invitational". Eastern Kentucky University Athletics. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
- "Radford Men's Basketball Accepts Bid To 2023 College Basketball Invitational". Radford University Athletics. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
- Zills, Chris (March 6, 2023). "Panthers Fall Short In Bid For Championship Appearance". Indianapolis, Indiana: Milwaukee Athletics. Retrieved March 9, 2023.
The Horizon League Tournament comes to an end for MKE, but the postseason has not for now. The program has accepted an invitation to the College Basketball Invitational. Stay tuned for the official announcement of the field by the CBI organization in the upcoming week.
- "Men's Basketball Accepts Bid to the College Basketball Invitational". Rice Owls. March 11, 2023.
- Hooker, Daniel (March 9, 2023). "Western Carolina Men's Basketball Team Accepts CBI bid". Cullowhee, North Carolina: Western Carolina University. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
- Sher, Tamar; Eberly, Keaton (March 8, 2023). "USI men's basketball accepts bid to compete in CBI tournament". 14News.com. Evansville, Indiana. Retrieved March 9, 2023.
- "Schedule". College Basketball Invitational. Gazelle Group. March 2023. Retrieved March 8, 2023.
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