The 2014

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Men's Final 8 Basketball Tournament was held March 7–9, 2014 in

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. Host and defending champion

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won the final against the

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. It was the second of two consecutive CIS Championships to be held at

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after the tournament was held in Halifax in

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and

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. This was the fifth time

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has hosted the tournament with the

guaranteed a spot in the tournament as the host team.

Participating Teams

http://english.cis-sic.ca/championships/mbkb/2014/files/participating_teams Defending champion Carleton Ravens won their division OUA East undefeated (22-0) but lost the Conference final one week before the tournament to the Ottawa Gee-Gees. The Gee-Gees came second in the OUA East Division, losing only both regular season games to the Ravens (20-2), before claiming victory of the Wilson Cup in Toronto. The Golden Bears won the Prairie Division with 20-2 wins and the Canada West Championship. Victoria Vikes won the Pacific Division (19-3) and came second in the Canada West Championship. McGill's Redmen won the regular season (14-2) and the Quebec University Championship against the

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. SMU came second in the regular season with 14-6 wins but secured their spot in the Final 8 with their win in the AUS final against St. Francis' X-Men. McMaster came 1st in the OUA West division (18-4). As their conference's 3rd, the Marauders advanced to the Final 8 because the host Ravens came 2nd in the same conference. Saskatchewan came 2nd in the Prairie Division (15-7) and won the Bronze medal in the Canada West Championship against the

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Championship Bracket

References

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