The 2019

College Basketball Invitational The College Basketball Invitational (CBI) is a men's college basketball tournament created in 2007 by The Gazelle Group. The inaugural tournament occurred after the conclusion of the 2007–08 men's college basketball regular season. The CBI s ...

(CBI) was a

single-elimination A single-elimination, knockout, or sudden death tournament is a type of elimination tournament where the loser of each match-up is immediately eliminated from the tournament. Each winner will play another in the next round, until the final matc ...

men's college basketball tournament consisting of 16

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(NCAA) Division I teams that did not participate in the 2019 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament or the NIT. It was held from March 19 through April 5, 2019 in various arenas. This event marked the 12th year the tournament has been held.

Participating teams

The following teams were announced as participants Sunday, March 17 after the NCAA Selection Show.

Declined invitations

The following programs declined an invitation to play in the CBI. * Bowling Green * BYU * Fresno State * Jacksonville State * Omaha * San Francisco * UTSA

Format

The 2019 CBI had 16 teams organized into four regional brackets of four teams. The four teams that advanced to the semifinals were reseeded. The finals were a best-of-three series.

Schedule

Bracket

''Home teams listed first''.
* Denotes overtime period.

References

External links

College Basketball Invitational official website
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