2022 College Basketball Invitational

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2022 College Basketball Invitational
Season2021–22
Teams16
Finals siteOcean Center
Daytona Beach, Florida
ChampionsUNC Wilmington (1st title)
Runner-upMiddle Tennessee (1st title game)
Semifinalists
Winning coachTakayo Siddle (1st title)
College Basketball Invitationals
«2021 »

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.

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[]

The following teams accepted invitations to compete in the 2022 College Basketball Invitational:

Team Conference Appearance Last bid
Abilene Christian WAC 1st Never
Boston University[2] Patriot League 2nd 2010
California Baptist WAC 2nd 2019
Drake Missouri Valley 1st Never
Florida Atlantic[3] Conference USA 1st Never
Middle Tennessee Conference USA 1st Never
Northern Colorado Big Sky 1st Never
UNC Asheville[4] Big South 1st Never
UNC Greensboro SoCon 2nd 2016
UNC Wilmington Colonial 1st Never
Ohio Mid-American 3rd 2016
Purdue Fort Wayne Horizon 1st Never
Rice[5] Conference USA 2nd 2017
Stephen F. Austin WAC 1st Never
Troy[6] Sun Belt 2nd 2009
VMI[7] SoCon 1st Never

Declined invitations[]

The following programs declined an invitation to play in the 2022 CBI:

Seeds[]

Teams in the CBI were seeded 1–16.
Note: Team records are before playing in the tournament

Seed Team Conference Record
1 Drake Missouri Valley 24–10
2 Middle Tennessee Conference USA 23–10
3 Ohio Mid-American 24–9
4 Stephen F. Austin Western Athletic 22–9
5 Florida Atlantic Conference USA 19–14
6 Abilene Christian Western Athletic 23–10
7 UNC Greensboro Southern 17–14
8 VMI Southern 16–15
9 UNC Wilmington Colonial Athletic Association 23–9
10 Boston University Patriot League 21–12
11 Troy Sun Belt 20–11
12 Northern Colorado Big Sky 20–15
13 UNC Asheville Big South 16–14
14 Rice Conference USA 16–16
15 California Baptist Western Athletic 18–15
16 Purdue Fort Wayne Horizon League 21–11

Schedule[]

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 dagger Box
6 2:30 p.m. (5) Florida Atlantic vs. (12) Northern Colorado 71–74 dagger Box
7 5:00 p.m. (7) UNC Greensboro vs. (10) Boston University 68–71 dagger Box
8 7:30 p.m. (6) Abilene Christian vs. (11) Troy 82–70 762 Box
Quarterfinals – Monday, March 21
9 1:00 p.m. (1) Drake vs. (9) UNC Wilmington 75–76 FloHoops dagger Box
10 3:30 p.m. (12) Northern Colorado vs. (13) UNC Asheville 87–84 dagger Box
11 6:00 p.m. (2) Middle Tennessee vs. (10) Boston University 76–46 dagger Box
12 8:30 p.m. (3) Ohio vs. (6) Abilene Christian 86–91 706 Box
Semifinals – Tuesday, March 22
13 7:00 p.m. (9) UNC Wilmington vs. (12) Northern Colorado 80–64 ESPN2 dagger Box
14 9:30 p.m. (2) Middle Tennessee vs. (6) Abilene Christian 85–69 633 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]

dagger Attendance not reported in box score

Bracket[]

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

References[]

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  2. ^ "Men's Basketball Accepts Invitation to Compete in the College Basketball Invitational". goterriers.com. Boston University Athletics. March 11, 2022. Retrieved March 12, 2022.
  3. ^ Weinberger, Zachary (March 12, 2022). "FAU men's team accepts invitation to College Basketball Invitational". Yahoo.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "Men's Basketball Accepts Bid to College Basketball Invitational". riceowls.com. Rice University Athletics. Retrieved March 12, 2022.
  6. ^ "Troy hoops rolls into postseason play for first time in 5 years". WTVY.com. Gray Media Group. March 11, 2022. Retrieved March 12, 2022.
  7. ^ "VMI to Participate in 2022 CBI Basketball Tournament". vmikeydets.com. Virginia Military Institute. March 7, 2022. Retrieved March 8, 2022.
  8. ^ Saxon, Jonathan (March 13, 2022). "In Defiance of Dancing: Bellarmine Opts Out of CBI Tournament, Questionable for Postseason". Yahoo!Sports. Louisville Courier-Journal. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
  9. ^ "Schedule". College Basketball Invitational. Gazelle Group. March 2022. Retrieved March 20, 2022.

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