2014 College Basketball Invitational

2014 College Basketball Invitational
Teams	16
Finals site	Save Mart Center; Alumni Recreation Center; Fresno, California; Albany, New York
Champions	Siena Saints (1st title)
Runner-up	Fresno State Bulldogs (1st title game)
Semifinalists	Old Dominion Monarchs (1st semifinal); Illinois State Redbirds (1st semifinal);
Winning coach	Jimmy Patsos (1st title)
MVP	Brett Bisping (Siena)
College Basketball Invitationals
«2013	2015»

The 2014 College Basketball Invitational (CBI) was a single-elimination tournament of 16 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I teams that did not participate in the NCAA Tournament or the NIT. The opening games were held on Tuesday, March 18 and Wednesday, March 19. After the quarterfinals, the bracket was reseeded. A best-of-three championship series between the eventual winner Siena College and the loser Fresno State was held on March 31, April 2, and April 5 in a best of three series. Games were televised by the CBS Sports Network.^[1]

Participants

The following teams were announced as participants on Sunday, March 16, after the NCAA Selection Show.

Team	Conference	Overall record	Conference record
Fresno State	Mountain West	17–16	9–9
Hampton	MEAC	18–12	13–3
Illinois State	Missouri Valley	16–15	9–9
Morehead State	Ohio Valley	20–13	10–6
Old Dominion	Conference USA	16–17	9–7
Oregon State	Pac-12	16–15	8–10
Penn State	Big Ten	15–17	6–12
Princeton	Ivy League	20–8	8–6
Radford	Big South	21–10	10–6
Stony Brook	America East	23–10	13–3
Siena	MAAC	15–17	11–9
South Dakota State	Summit League	19–12	10–4
Texas A&M	SEC	17–15	8–10
Tulane	Conference USA	17–16	8–8
UTEP	Conference USA	23–10	12–4
Wyoming	Mountain West	18–14	9–9

The following programs declined an invitation to participate in the CBI:

Game	Date	Time*	Matchup	Television
First round
1	March 18	7:00 pm	Stony Brook at Siena
2	March 19	7:00 pm	Hampton at Penn State
3		7:00 pm	South Dakota State at Old Dominion
4		7:00 pm	Princeton at Tulane
5		8:00 pm	Wyoming at Texas A&M	FCS Pacific
6		8:00 pm	Morehead State at Illinois State
7		9:00 pm	Fresno State at UTEP
8		10:00 pm	Radford at Oregon State
Quarterfinals
9	March 24	7:00 pm	Penn State at Siena	CBSSN
10		7:00 pm	Radford at Old Dominion
11		9:00 pm	Texas A&M at Illinois State	CBSSN
12		10:00 pm	Princeton at Fresno State
Semifinals
13	March 26	7:00 pm	Illinois State at Siena
14	March 26	10:00 pm	Old Dominion at Fresno State
Finals
15	March 31	10:00 pm	Siena at Fresno State	CBSSN
16	April 2	7:00 pm	Fresno State at Siena	CBSSN
17	April 5	11:30 am	Fresno State at Siena	CBSSN
All tipoff times in Eastern Time Zone. Winning team in bold.

First round March 18–19			Quarterfinals March 24			Semifinals (Reseeded) March 26			Finals (Best of three) March 31, April 2, 5

	Wyoming	43

	Texas A&M	59
				Texas A&M	55

				Illinois State	62
	Morehead State	67

	Illinois State	77
							Illinois State	49

							Siena	61
	Radford	96

	Oregon State	92
				Radford	59

				Old Dominion	82
	South Dakota State	65

	Old Dominion	72
										Siena	61	75	81

										Fresno State	57	89	68
	Princeton	56

	Tulane	55
				Princeton	56

				Fresno State	72
	Fresno State	61

	UTEP	56
							Old Dominion	64

							Fresno State	71
	Hampton	65

	Penn State	69
				Penn State	52

				Siena	54
	Stony Brook	55

	Siena	66

Home teams listed second.
During the finals, Siena hosted games 2 and 3 at Alumni Recreation Center instead of their normal home site at Times Union Center.^[5]

^ "2014 CBI Schedule" (PDF). gazellegroup.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 3, 2014.
^ Osterman, Zach (March 16, 2014). "Hoosiers miss NIT, decide to end season". The Indianapolis Star. Gannett Company. Retrieved March 12, 2018.
^ No agreement with CBI and no tournament for Bonnies. Olean Times Herald. Retrieved March 17, 2014.
^ Butler, J. P. (March 16, 2015). No tournament for Bonnies. Olean Times Herald. Retrieved March 16, 2015.
^ Amato, Laura (March 27, 2014). "Siena, Fresno State to play CBI final at ARC". The Saratogian.