2023 College Basketball Invitational Explained

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	data-sort-type="number"	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	91–75OT	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	70–72OT			[14]
8	7:30 p.m.	(6) Stetson vs. (11) Milwaukee	83–87OT			[15]
Quarterfinals – Monday, March 20
9	12:00 p.m.	(1) Indiana State vs. (8) Eastern Kentucky	88–89OT	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	108–1062OT	ESPN2	962	[20]
14	9:30 p.m.	(10) Radford vs. (3) Charlotte	56–63			[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

*Denotes overtime period

External links

• College Basketball Invitational official website

Notes and References

1. Web site: CBI Returns to Daytona Beach and ESPN2 . College Basketball Invitational . January 27, 2023 . Gazelle Group . 8 March 2023.
2. Web site: Colonels Accept Bid To 2023 College Basketball Invitational . 2023-03-10 . Eastern Kentucky University Athletics.
3. Web site: Radford Men’s Basketball Accepts Bid To 2023 College Basketball Invitational . 2023-03-10 . Radford University Athletics.
4. Web site: Panthers Fall Short In Bid For Championship Appearance . Zills . Chris . Milwaukee Athletics . Indianapolis, Indiana . March 6, 2023 . March 9, 2023 . The program has accepted an invitation to the College Basketball Invitational..
5. Web site: Men's Basketball Accepts Bid to the College Basketball Invitational . Rice Owls . March 11, 2023.
6. Web site: Western Carolina Men's Basketball Team Accepts CBI bid. Hooker . Daniel . Western Carolina University . Cullowhee, North Carolina . March 9, 2023 . March 10, 2023.
7. Web site: USI men’s basketball accepts bid to compete in CBI tournament . Sher . Tamar . Eberly . Keaton . 14News.com . Evansville, Indiana . March 8, 2023 . March 9, 2023.
8. Web site: Indiana State Sycamores 67–62 South Carolina Upstate Spartans. ESPN. March 18, 2023. November 6, 2023.
9. Web site: Southern Utah Thunderbirds 72–50 North Alabama Lions. ESPN. March 18, 2023. November 6, 2023.
10. Web site: San José State Spartans 77–52 Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles. ESPN. March 18, 2023. November 6, 2023.
11. Web site: Charlotte 49ers 65–56 Western Carolina Catamounts. ESPN. March 18, 2023. November 6, 2023.
12. Web site: Cleveland State Vikings 75–91 Eastern Kentucky Colonels. ESPN. March 19, 2023. November 6, 2023.
13. Web site: Duquesne Dukes 78–84 Rice Owls. ESPN. March 19, 2023. November 6, 2023.
14. Web site: Tarleton State Texans 70–72 Radford Highlanders. ESPN. March 19, 2023. November 6, 2023.
15. Web site: Stetson Hatters 83–87 Milwaukee Panthers. ESPN. March 19, 2023. November 6, 2023.
16. Web site: Indiana State Sycamores 88–89 Eastern Kentucky Colonels. ESPN. March 20, 2023. November 6, 2023.
17. Web site: Southern Utah Thunderbirds 81–79 Rice Owls. ESPN. March 20, 2023. November 6, 2023.
18. Web site: San José State Spartans 57–67 Radford Highlanders. ESPN. March 20, 2023. November 6, 2023.
19. Web site: Charlotte 49ers 76–65 Milwaukee Panthers. ESPN. March 20, 2023. November 6, 2023.
20. Web site: Southern Utah Thunderbirds 106–108 Eastern Kentucky Colonels. ESPN. March 21, 2023. November 6, 2023.
21. Web site: Charlotte 49ers 63–56 Radford Highlanders. ESPN. March 21, 2023. November 6, 2023.
22. Web site: Charlotte 49ers 71–68 Eastern Kentucky Colonels. ESPN. March 22, 2023. November 6, 2023.
23. Web site: Schedule . College Basketball Invitational . Gazelle Group . March 2023 . 8 March 2023.