The 2013
CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament
The CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT) was an American men's college basketball postseason tournament founded by Collegeinsider.com. The tournament was oriented toward schools that did not get selected for the NCAA Division I men's ...
(CIT) was a postseason
single-elimination tournament
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of 32
NCAA
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Division I teams. Games took place throughout March 2013. The semifinals were played on March 30 with the championship game played on April 2, 2013.
31 participants who are not invited to the
2013 NCAA tournament, the
2013 National Invitation Tournament, or the
2013 College Basketball Invitational made up the field, as well as the winner of the Great West conference tournament winner, Chicago State.
All games, except for the championship game, were streamed online through the CollegeInsider.com Game of the Week platform powered by
NeuLion
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a
watchcollegeinsider.com Free registration was required to view the games. The championship game was broadcast by new partner
CBS Sports Network
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.
The tournament was won by
East Carolina who defeated
Weber State
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History
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in the championship game.
Participating teams
The following teams received an invitation to the 2013 CIT. The
Great West Conference tournament champion,
Chicago State, received an automatic bid.
Format
The fifth annual CIT will once again use the old NIT model in which matchups in future rounds will be determined by the results of the previous round.
Bracket
''Bracket is for visual purposes only. The CIT does not have a set bracket.''
''Home teams are listed second.''
* Denotes overtime period.
References
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