The 2014 CIS 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

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

Bishop's Gaiters The Bishop's Gaiters is the men's and women's athletic teams that represent Bishop's University in Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada. The name Gaiters#In the Anglican church, Gaiter is a nickname used to refer to garments worn over the shoe and lower pa ...

. 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

UFV Cascades The UFV Cascades are the athletic teams that represent the University of the Fraser Valley in Abbotsford, British Columbia, Abbotsford, British Columbia and currently compete in the Canada West Universities Athletic Association, Canada West confe ...

Championship Bracket

References

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