2023 College Basketball Invitational

2023 College Basketball Invitational
Teams	16
Finals site	Ocean Center,; Daytona Beach, Florida
Champions	Charlotte 49ers (1st title)
Runner-up	Eastern Kentucky Colonels (1st title game)
Semifinalists	Radford Highlanders (1st semifinal); Southern Utah Thunderbirds (1st semifinal);
Winning coach	Ron Sanchez (1st title)
MVP	Brice Williams (Charlotte)
Attendance	4,295 (tournament) ; 771 (championship game)
College Basketball Invitationals
«2022	2024»

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	91–75^OT	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	70–72^OT			^[14]
8	7:30 p.m.	(6) Stetson vs. (11) Milwaukee	83–87^OT			^[15]
Quarterfinals – Monday, March 20
9	12:00 p.m.	(1) Indiana State vs. (8) Eastern Kentucky	88–89^OT	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	108–106^2OT	ESPN2	962	^[20]
14	9:30 p.m.	(10) Radford vs. (3) Charlotte	56–63	ESPN2	962	^[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

^ "CBI Returns to Daytona Beach and ESPN2". College Basketball Invitational. Gazelle Group. January 27, 2023. Retrieved March 8, 2023.
^ "Colonels Accept Bid To 2023 College Basketball Invitational". Eastern Kentucky University Athletics. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
^ "Radford Men's Basketball Accepts Bid To 2023 College Basketball Invitational". Radford University Athletics. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
^ 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.
^ "Men's Basketball Accepts Bid to the College Basketball Invitational". Rice Owls. March 11, 2023.
^ Hooker, Daniel (March 9, 2023). "Western Carolina Men's Basketball Team Accepts CBI bid". Cullowhee, North Carolina: Western Carolina University. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
^ 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.
^ "Indiana State Sycamores 67–62 South Carolina Upstate Spartans". ESPN. March 18, 2023. Retrieved November 6, 2023.
^ "Southern Utah Thunderbirds 72–50 North Alabama Lions". ESPN. March 18, 2023. Retrieved November 6, 2023.
^ "San José State Spartans 77–52 Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles". ESPN. March 18, 2023. Retrieved November 6, 2023.
^ "Charlotte 49ers 65–56 Western Carolina Catamounts". ESPN. March 18, 2023. Retrieved November 6, 2023.
^ "Cleveland State Vikings 75–91 Eastern Kentucky Colonels". ESPN. March 19, 2023. Retrieved November 6, 2023.
^ "Duquesne Dukes 78–84 Rice Owls". ESPN. March 19, 2023. Retrieved November 6, 2023.
^ "Tarleton State Texans 70–72 Radford Highlanders". ESPN. March 19, 2023. Retrieved November 6, 2023.
^ "Stetson Hatters 83–87 Milwaukee Panthers". ESPN. March 19, 2023. Retrieved November 6, 2023.
^ "Indiana State Sycamores 88–89 Eastern Kentucky Colonels". ESPN. March 20, 2023. Retrieved November 6, 2023.
^ "Southern Utah Thunderbirds 81–79 Rice Owls". ESPN. March 20, 2023. Retrieved November 6, 2023.
^ "San José State Spartans 57–67 Radford Highlanders". ESPN. March 20, 2023. Retrieved November 6, 2023.
^ "Charlotte 49ers 76–65 Milwaukee Panthers". ESPN. March 20, 2023. Retrieved November 6, 2023.
^ "Southern Utah Thunderbirds 106–108 Eastern Kentucky Colonels". ESPN. March 21, 2023. Retrieved November 6, 2023.
^ "Charlotte 49ers 63–56 Radford Highlanders". ESPN. March 21, 2023. Retrieved November 6, 2023.
^ "Charlotte 49ers 71–68 Eastern Kentucky Colonels". ESPN. March 22, 2023. Retrieved November 6, 2023.
^ "Schedule". College Basketball Invitational. Gazelle Group. March 2023. Retrieved March 8, 2023.

External links

College Basketball Invitational official website

[1] "CBI Returns to Daytona Beach and ESPN2". College Basketball Invitational. Gazelle Group. January 27, 2023. Retrieved March 8, 2023.

[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.

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