2022 College Basketball Invitational

The 2022 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 tournament began on March 19 and concluded on March 23.[1] Semifinal and championship games aired on ESPN2. The tournament was won by UNC Wilmington.

2022 College Basketball Invitational
Teams16
Finals siteOcean Center
Daytona Beach, Florida
ChampionsUNC Wilmington (1st title)
Runner-upMiddle Tennessee (1st title game)
Semifinalists
Winning coachTakayo Siddle (1st title)
MVPJaylen Sims (UNC Wilmington)
Attendance5,057 (tournament)
624 (championship game)
College Basketball Invitationals
«2021 2023»

In 2021, CBI was held for the first time in Daytona Beach, Florida, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Previously, the tournament had been held on campus sites. In response to feedback received for the 2021 playing, CBI returned to the Ocean Center in 2022, which was the 14th edition of the tournament.

Participating teams

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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 Drake Missouri Valley 24–10 1st Never
2 Middle Tennessee Conference USA 23–10 1st Never
3 Ohio Mid-American 24–9 3rd 2016
4 Stephen F. Austin WAC 22–9 1st Never
5 Florida Atlantic[2] Conference USA 19–14 1st Never
6 Abilene Christian WAC 23–10 1st Never
7 UNC Greensboro SoCon 17–14 2nd 2016
8 VMI[3] SoCon 16–15 1st Never
9 UNC Wilmington Colonial 23–9 1st Never
10 Boston University[4] Patriot League 21–12 2nd 2010
11 Troy[5] Sun Belt 20–11 2nd 2009
12 Northern Colorado Big Sky 20–15 1st Never
13 UNC Asheville[6] Big South 16–14 1st Never
14 Rice[7] Conference USA 16–16 2nd 2017
15 California Baptist WAC 18–15 2nd 2019
16 Purdue Fort Wayne Horizon 21–11 1st Never

Declined invitation

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There has been speculation that the following program might have declined an invitation to play in the 2022 CBI:

Bellarmine[8]

Schedule

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Game Time Matchup Score Television Attendance Box score
First round – Saturday, March 19
1 12:00 p.m. (1) Drake vs. (16) Purdue Fort Wayne 87–65 FloHoops 367 Box
2 2:30 p.m. (4) Stephen F. Austin vs. (13) UNC Asheville 68–80 588 Box
3 5:00 p.m. (2) Middle Tennessee vs. (15) California Baptist 64–58 578 Box
4 7:30 p.m. (3) Ohio vs. (14) Rice 65–64 799 Box
First round – Sunday, March 20
5 12:00 p.m. (8) VMI vs. (9) UNC Wilmington 78–93 FloHoops 762 Box
6 2:30 p.m. (5) Florida Atlantic vs. (12) Northern Colorado 71–74 Box
7 5:00 p.m. (7) UNC Greensboro vs. (10) Boston University 68–71 Box
8 7:30 p.m. (6) Abilene Christian vs. (11) Troy 82–70 Box
Quarterfinals – Monday, March 21
9 1:00 p.m. (1) Drake vs. (9) UNC Wilmington 75–76 FloHoops 706 Box
10 3:30 p.m. (12) Northern Colorado vs. (13) UNC Asheville 87–84 Box
11 6:00 p.m. (2) Middle Tennessee vs. (10) Boston University 76–46 Box
12 8:30 p.m. (3) Ohio vs. (6) Abilene Christian 86–91 Box
Semifinals – Tuesday, March 22
13 7:00 p.m. (9) UNC Wilmington vs. (12) Northern Colorado 80–64 ESPN2 633 Box
14 9:30 p.m. (2) Middle Tennessee vs. (6) Abilene Christian 85–69 Box
Championship – Wednesday, March 23
15 5:00 p.m. (2) Middle Tennessee vs. (9) UNC Wilmington 90–96 2OT ESPN2 624 Box
Game times in Eastern Time. (#) Rankings denote tournament seed.[9]

Bracket

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First round
March 19 & 20
Quarterfinals
March 21
Semifinals
March 22
Championship
March 23
            
1 Drake 87
16 Purdue Fort Wayne 65
1 Drake 75
9 UNC Wilmington 76
8 VMI 78
9 UNC Wilmington 93
9 UNC Wilmington 80
12 Northern Colorado 64
4 Stephen F. Austin 68
13 UNC Asheville 80
13 UNC Asheville 84
12 Northern Colorado 87
5 Florida Atlantic 71
12 Northern Colorado 74
9 UNC Wilmington 96**
2 Middle Tennessee 90
2 Middle Tennessee 64
15 California Baptist 58
2 Middle Tennessee 76
10 Boston University 46
7 UNC Greensboro 68
10 Boston University 71
2 Middle Tennessee 85
6 Abilene Christian 69
3 Ohio 65
14 Rice 64
3 Ohio 86
6 Abilene Christian 91
6 Abilene Christian 82
11 Troy 70

* – Denotes overtime period

References

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  1. ^ "College Basketball Invitational Returns to Daytona Beach in 2022". College Basketball Invitational. Gazelle Group. January 26, 2022. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
  2. ^ Weinberger, Zachary (March 12, 2022). "FAU men's team accepts invitation to College Basketball Invitational". Yahoo.
  3. ^ "VMI to Participate in 2022 CBI basketball tournament". vmikeydets.com. Virginia Military Institute. March 7, 2022. Retrieved March 8, 2022.
  4. ^ "Men's Basketball Accepts Invitation to Compete in the College Basketball Invitational". goterriers.com. Boston University Athletics. March 11, 2022. Retrieved March 12, 2022.
  5. ^ "Troy hoops rolls into postseason play for first time in 5 years". WTVY.com. Gray Media Group. March 11, 2022. Retrieved March 12, 2022.
  6. ^ "Men's basketball accepts bid to 2022 College Basketball Invitational". uncabulldogs.com. University of North Carolina - Asheville Asheville. March 8, 2022. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
  7. ^ "Men's Basketball Accepts Bid to College Basketball Invitational". riceowls.com. Rice University Athletics. Retrieved March 12, 2022.
  8. ^ Saxon, Jonathan (March 13, 2022). "In Defiance of Dancing: Bellarmine Opts Out of CBI Tournament, Questionable for Postseason". Yahoo!Sports. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
  9. ^ "Schedule" (PDF). College Basketball Invitational. Gazelle Group. March 2022. Retrieved March 8, 2023.
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