2021 College Basketball Invitational

2021 College Basketball Invitational

Teams	8
Finals site	Ocean Center Daytona Beach, Florida
Champions	Pepperdine (1st title)
Runner-up	Coastal Carolina (2nd title game)
Semifinalists	Bellarmine (1st semifinal) Stetson (1st semifinal)
Winning coach	Lorenzo Romar (1st title)
MVP	Kessler Edwards (Pepperdine)
Attendance	1,358 (1 game not reported)
College Basketball Invitationals «2020 2022»

The 2021 College Basketball Invitational (CBI) was a single-elimination men's college basketball tournament consisting of eight National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I teams that did not participate in the 2021 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament or the NIT. It was held from March 22 to 24. This event marked the 13th year the tournament has been held, after the 2020 edition was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In February 2021, the CBI was reported to be exploring holding its annual postseason tournament in a neutral site format rather than on campus. [1] Subsequently, the site was announced as being the Ocean Center in Daytona Beach, Florida. Pepperdine won the tournament.

Participating teams

The 2021 bracket was unveiled on March 15.[2] For the 2021 event the championship game was a single game instead of a three game series.

Team	Conference	Overall record	Conference record	Appearances	Last bid
Army	Patriot	12–9	7–7	1st	Never
Bellarmine	A-Sun	13–7	10–3	1st	Never
Bowling Green	MAC	14–11	10–8	1st	Never
Bryant	NEC	15–6	10–4	2nd	2013
Coastal Carolina	Sun Belt	16–7	9–5	3rd	2019
Longwood	Big South	12–16	10–10	2nd	2019
Pepperdine	West Coast	12–12	7–6	3rd	2016
Stetson	A-Sun	11–14	7–9	1st	Never

Declined invitations

• Marshall
• UTSA
• Washington State[3]

Schedule

Date	Time*	Matchup	Television	Score	Attendance
Quarterfinals
March 22	11:30 am	Stetson vs. Bowling Green	FloSports	53–52	101
	2:30 pm	Coastal Carolina vs. Bryant		93–82	75
	5:30 pm	Longwood vs. Pepperdine		66–80	102
	8:30 pm	Bellarmine vs. Army		77–67	601
Semifinals
March 23	5:30 pm	Stetson vs. Coastal Carolina	FloSports	72–77^OT
	8:00 pm	Pepperdine vs. Bellarmine		82–71	286
Championship
March 24	8:00 pm	Coastal Carolina vs. Pepperdine	FloSports	61–84	193
*All times are listed as Eastern Daylight Time (UTC-4). Winning team in bold.

Bracket

	Quarterfinals March 22					Semifinals March 23					Championship March 24
	Stetson		53
	Bowling Green		52
						Stetson		72
						Coastal Carolina		77*
	Coastal Carolina		93
	Bryant		82
											Coastal Carolina		61
											Pepperdine		84
	Longwood		66
	Pepperdine		80
						Pepperdine		82
						Bellarmine		71
	Bellarmine		77
	Army		67

* Denotes overtime period.

References

1. Jon Rothstein [@jonrothstein] (February 5, 2021). "Sources: The CBI is exploring holding its annual postseason tournament in a neutral site format rather than on campus" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
2. "2021 CBI Bracket". Gazelle Group. Archived from the original on May 20, 2021. Retrieved March 15, 2021.
3. "Washington State declines CBI invite, ends 2020–21 season with 14–13 record". The Spokesman-Review. Retrieved March 15, 2021.

External links

• College Basketball Invitational official website