2024 College Basketball Invitational
Single elimination college basketball tournament
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The 2024 College Basketball Invitational (CBI) was a single-elimination, fully-bracketed men's college basketball postseason tournament featuring fifteen 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 16th edition of the tournament began on March 23 and concluded March 27.[1][2] All games were played at Ocean Center in Daytona Beach, Florida and the semifinal and championship games aired on ESPN2. The tournament was won by Seattle.
Season2023–24
Teams15 (16 planned)
Finals siteOcean Center,
Daytona Beach, Florida
Daytona Beach, Florida
ChampionsSeattle Redhawks (1st title)
| Season | 2023–24 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teams | 15 (16 planned) | ||||
| Finals site | Ocean Center, Daytona Beach, Florida | ||||
| Champions | Seattle Redhawks (1st title) | ||||
| Runner-up | High Point Panthers (1st title game) | ||||
| Semifinalists |
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| Winning coach | Chris Victor (1st title) | ||||
| MVP | Cameron Tyson (Seattle) | ||||
| Attendance | 3,620 (overall) 671 (final) | ||||
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Participating teams
Teams in the CBI will be seeded 1–15.
Note: Team records are before playing in the tournament
| Seed | Team | Conference | Record | Appearance | Last bid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | High Point | Big South | 25–8 (.758) | 1st | Never |
| 2 | UC San Diego | Big West | 21–11 (.656) | 1st | Never |
| 3 | Seattle | Western Athletic | 19–14 (.576) | 4th | 2018 |
| 4 | Arkansas State | Sun Belt | 18–16 (.529) | 1st | Never |
| 5 | Montana | Big Sky | 23–11 (.676) | 3rd | 2016 |
| 6 | Quinnipiac | Metro Atlantic Athletic | 24–9 (.727) | 2nd | 2012 |
| 7 | Fairfield | Metro Atlantic Athletic | 22–12 (.647) | 1st | Never |
| 8 | Northern Colorado | Big Sky | 19–13 (.594) | 2nd | 2022 |
| 9 | Cleveland State | Horizon | 20–14 (.588) | 2nd | 2023 |
| 10 | Little Rock | Ohio Valley | 21–12 (.636) | 1st | Never |
| 11 | Evansville | Missouri Valley | 16–17 (.485) | 3rd | 2012 |
| 12 | Presbyterian | Big South | 14–18 (.438) | 1st | Never |
| 13 | Bethune–Cookman | Southwestern Athletic | 17–16 (.515) | 1st | Never |
| 14 | Delaware State | Mid-Eastern Athletic | 15–18 (.455) | 2nd | 2015 |
| 15 | Chicago State | Independent | 12–18 (.400) | 1st | Never |
Schedule
| Game | Time | Matchup | Score | Box score |
Attendance | Television |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First round – Saturday, March 23 | ||||||
| 1 | 1:00 p.m. | #4 Arkansas State vs. #13 Bethune–Cookman | 86–85 | [3] | 795 | FloHoops |
| 2 | 3:30 p.m. | #2 UC San Diego vs. #15 Chicago State | 75–77 | [4] | ||
| 3 | 5:30 p.m. | #3 Seattle vs. #14 Delaware State | 79–66 | [5] | ||
| First round – Sunday, March 24 | ||||||
| 4 | 11:00 a.m. | #8 Northern Colorado vs. #9 Cleveland State | 49–51 | [6] | 829 | FloHoops |
| 5 | 1:00 p.m. | #5 Montana vs. #12 Presbyterian | 82–79 OT | [7] | ||
| 6 | 3:30 p.m. | #7 Fairfield vs. #10 Little Rock | 82–75 | [8] | ||
| 7 | 5:30 p.m. | #6 Quinnipiac vs. #11 Evansville | 63–64 | [9] | ||
| Quarterfinals – Monday, March 25 | ||||||
| 8 | 12:00 p.m. | #1 High Point vs. #9 Cleveland State | 93–74 | [10] | 724 | FloHoops |
| 9 | 2:00 p.m. | #4 Arkansas State vs. #5 Montana | 74–61 | [11] | ||
| 10 | 4:30 p.m. | #7 Fairfield vs. #15 Chicago State | 77–74 | [12] | ||
| 11 | 6:30 p.m. | #3 Seattle vs. #11 Evansville | 71–57 | [13] | ||
| Semifinals – Tuesday, March 26 | ||||||
| 12 | 7:00 p.m. | #1 High Point vs. #4 Arkansas State | 81–80 | [14] | 601 | ESPN2 |
| 13 | 9:00 p.m. | #3 Seattle vs. #7 Fairfield | 75–58 | [15] | ||
| Final – Wednesday, March 27 | ||||||
| 14 | 5:00 p.m. | #1 High Point vs. #3 Seattle | 67–77 | [16] | 671 | ESPN2 |
| Game times in Eastern Daylight Time; (#) ranking denotes tournament seed.[17] | ||||||
Bracket
| First round March 23 & 24 | Quarterfinals March 25 | Semifinals March 26 | Final March 27 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | High Point | 93 | |||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Cleveland State | 74 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Northern Colorado | 49 | |||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Cleveland State | 51 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | High Point | 81 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Arkansas State | 80 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Arkansas State | 86 | |||||||||||||||||
| 13 | Bethune–Cookman | 85 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Arkansas State | 74 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Montana | 61 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Montana | 82 | |||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Presbyterian | 79 OT | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | High Point | 67 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Seattle | 77 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | UC San Diego | 75 | |||||||||||||||||
| 15 | Chicago State | 77 | |||||||||||||||||
| 15 | Chicago State | 74 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Fairfield | 77 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Fairfield | 82 | |||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Little Rock | 75 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Fairfield | 58 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Seattle | 75 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Seattle | 79 | |||||||||||||||||
| 14 | Delaware State | 66 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Seattle | 71 | |||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Evansville | 57 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Quinnipiac | 63 | |||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Evansville | 64 | |||||||||||||||||