2023 College Basketball Invitational

2023 College Basketball Invitational
Teams16
Finals siteOcean Center
Daytona Beach, Florida
ChampionsCharlotte (1st title)
Runner-upEastern Kentucky (1st title game)
Semifinalists
Winning coachRon Sanchez (1st title)
MVPBrice Williams (Charlotte)
Attendance4,295 (tournament)
771 (championship game)
College Basketball Invitationals
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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.

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 876 [8]
2 2:30 p.m. (4) Southern Utah vs. (13) North Alabama 72–50 [9]
3 5:00 p.m. (2) San Jose State vs. (15) Southern Indiana 77–52 [10]
4 7:30 p.m. (3) Charlotte vs. (14) Western Carolina 65–56 [11]
First round – Sunday, March 19
5 12:00 p.m. (8) Eastern Kentucky vs. (9) Cleveland State 91–75OT FloHoops 922 [12]
6 2:30 p.m. (5) Duquesne vs. (12) Rice 78–84 [13]
7 5:00 p.m. (7) Tarleton State vs. (10) Radford 70–72OT [14]
8 7:30 p.m. (6) Stetson vs. (11) Milwaukee 83–87OT [15]
Quarterfinals – Monday, March 20
9 12:00 p.m. (1) Indiana State vs. (8) Eastern Kentucky 88–89OT FloHoops 764 [16]
10 2:00 p.m. (4) Southern Utah vs. (12) Rice 81–79 [17]
11 4:30 p.m. (2) San Jose State vs. (10) Radford 57–67 [18]
12 6:30 p.m. (3) Charlotte vs. (11) Milwaukee 76–65 [19]
Semifinals – Tuesday, March 21
13 7:00 p.m. (8) Eastern Kentucky vs. (4) Southern Utah 108–1062OT ESPN2 962 [20]
14 9:30 p.m. (10) Radford vs. (3) Charlotte 56–63 [21]
Championship – Wednesday, March 22
15 5:00 p.m. (8) Eastern Kentucky vs. (3) Charlotte 68–71 ESPN2 771 [22]
Game times in Eastern Time. (#) Rankings denote tournament seed.[23]

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

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  2. ^ "Colonels Accept Bid To 2023 College Basketball Invitational". Eastern Kentucky University Athletics. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
  3. ^ "Radford Men's Basketball Accepts Bid To 2023 College Basketball Invitational". Radford University Athletics. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
  4. ^ Zills, Chris (March 6, 2023). "Panthers Fall Short In Bid For Championship Appearance". Indianapolis, Indiana: Milwaukee Athletics. Retrieved March 9, 2023. The program has accepted an invitation to the College Basketball Invitational.
  5. ^ "Men's Basketball Accepts Bid to the College Basketball Invitational". Rice Owls. March 11, 2023.
  6. ^ Hooker, Daniel (March 9, 2023). "Western Carolina Men's Basketball Team Accepts CBI bid". Cullowhee, North Carolina: Western Carolina University. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ "Indiana State Sycamores 67–62 South Carolina Upstate Spartans". ESPN. March 18, 2023. Retrieved November 6, 2023.
  9. ^ "Southern Utah Thunderbirds 72–50 North Alabama Lions". ESPN. March 18, 2023. Retrieved November 6, 2023.
  10. ^ "San José State Spartans 77–52 Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles". ESPN. March 18, 2023. Retrieved November 6, 2023.
  11. ^ "Charlotte 49ers 65–56 Western Carolina Catamounts". ESPN. March 18, 2023. Retrieved November 6, 2023.
  12. ^ "Cleveland State Vikings 75–91 Eastern Kentucky Colonels". ESPN. March 19, 2023. Retrieved November 6, 2023.
  13. ^ "Duquesne Dukes 78–84 Rice Owls". ESPN. March 19, 2023. Retrieved November 6, 2023.
  14. ^ "Tarleton State Texans 70–72 Radford Highlanders". ESPN. March 19, 2023. Retrieved November 6, 2023.
  15. ^ "Stetson Hatters 83–87 Milwaukee Panthers". ESPN. March 19, 2023. Retrieved November 6, 2023.
  16. ^ "Indiana State Sycamores 88–89 Eastern Kentucky Colonels". ESPN. March 20, 2023. Retrieved November 6, 2023.
  17. ^ "Southern Utah Thunderbirds 81–79 Rice Owls". ESPN. March 20, 2023. Retrieved November 6, 2023.
  18. ^ "San José State Spartans 57–67 Radford Highlanders". ESPN. March 20, 2023. Retrieved November 6, 2023.
  19. ^ "Charlotte 49ers 76–65 Milwaukee Panthers". ESPN. March 20, 2023. Retrieved November 6, 2023.
  20. ^ "Southern Utah Thunderbirds 106–108 Eastern Kentucky Colonels". ESPN. March 21, 2023. Retrieved November 6, 2023.
  21. ^ "Charlotte 49ers 63–56 Radford Highlanders". ESPN. March 21, 2023. Retrieved November 6, 2023.
  22. ^ "Charlotte 49ers 71–68 Eastern Kentucky Colonels". ESPN. March 22, 2023. Retrieved November 6, 2023.
  23. ^ "Schedule". College Basketball Invitational. Gazelle Group. March 2023. Retrieved March 8, 2023.