2013 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament

2013 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament
Teams32
Finals siteDee Events Center
Ogden, Utah
ChampionsEast Carolina (1st title)
Runner-upWeber State (1st title game)
Semifinalists
Winning coachJeff Lebo (1st title)
MVPMaurice Kemp (East Carolina)
CIT tournaments
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The 2013 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT) was a postseason single-elimination tournament of 32 NCAA Division I teams. Games took place throughout March 2013. The semifinals were played on March 30, with the championship game played on April 2, 2013.

31 participants who were not invited to the 2013 NCAA tournament, the 2013 National Invitation Tournament, or the 2013 College Basketball Invitational made up the field, as well as the winner of the Great West conference tournament, Chicago State.

All games, except for the championship game, were streamed online through the CollegeInsider.com Game of the Week platform powered by NeuLion at watchcollegeinsider.com. Free registration was required to view the games. The championship game was broadcast by new partner CBS Sports Network.[1]

The tournament was won by East Carolina, who defeated Weber State in the championship game.

Participating teams

The following teams received an invitation to the 2013 CIT. The Great West Conference tournament champion, Chicago State, received an automatic bid.

School Conference Overall
record 		Conference
record
Air Force Mountain West 17–13 8–8
Boston University[2] America East 17–12 11–7
Bradley[3] Missouri Valley 16–16 7–11
Cal Poly Big West 18–13 12–6
Canisius[4] Metro Atlantic Athletic 18–13 11–7
Chicago State Great West 11–21 3–5
East Carolina[5] Conference USA 18–12 9–7
Eastern Kentucky Ohio Valley 24–9 12–4
Elon[6] Southern 21–11 13–5
Evansville Missouri Valley 18–14 10–4
Fairfield[7] Metro Atlantic Athletic 19–15 9–9
Gardner–Webb[8] Big South 21–12 11–5
Green Bay[9] Horizon League 18–15 10–6
Hartford[10] America East 17–13 10–6
Hawaiʻi Big West 17–14 10–8
High Point Big South 17–13 12–4
Kent State[11] Mid-American 20–13 9–7
Loyola (MD)[12] Metro Atlantic Athletic 21–11 12–6
North Dakota Big Sky 16–16 12–8
Northern Iowa Missouri Valley 21–11 12–6
Oakland[13] Summit 18–14 11–7
Oral Roberts[14] Southland 18–14 13–5
Rider[citation needed] Metro Atlantic Athletic 18–14 12–6
Savannah State[5] Mid-Eastern Athletic 19–14 11–5
South Alabama[15] Sun Belt 17–12 14–6
Tennessee State[16] Ohio Valley 18–14 11–5
Texas–Arlington[17] Western Athletic 19–13 11–7
Tulane[15] Conference USA 19–14 6–10
UC Irvine[18] Big West 20–15 11–7
UIC[19] Horizon League 17–15 7–9
Weber State Big Sky 26–6 18–2
Youngstown State[20] Horizon League 17–15 7–9

Format

The fifth annual CIT will once again use the old NIT model, in which matchups in future rounds will be determined by the results of the previous round.

Bracket

Bracket is for visual purposes only. The CIT does not have a set bracket.

First round
March 19–20 		Second round
March 23–25 		Quarterfinals
March 26–27 		Semifinals
March 30 		Championship
April 2
               
Eastern Kentucky 69
Gardner–Webb 62
Eastern Kentucky 72
Evansville 86
Tennessee State 72
Evansville 84
Evansville 84
Canisius 83
Elon 53
Canisius 69
Canisius 84*
Youngstown State 82
Oakland 87
Youngstown State 99
Evansville 58
East Carolina 81
Fairfield 71
Kent State 73
Kent State 59
Loyola (MD) 73
Boston University 63
Loyola (MD) 70
Loyola (MD) 58
East Carolina 70
Rider 63
Hartford 54
Rider 54
East Carolina 75
Savannah State 65
East Carolina 66
East Carolina 77
Weber State 74
High Point 71
UC Irvine 80
UC Irvine 62
Oral Roberts 76
Oral Roberts 87
UT–Arlington 76
Oral Roberts 74
Weber State 83
Air Force 69
Hawaiʻi 65
Air Force 57
Weber State 78
Cal Poly 43
Weber State 85
Weber State 59
Northern Iowa 56
South Alabama 73
Tulane 84
Tulane 72
Bradley 77
Green Bay 69
Bradley 75
Bradley 77
Northern Iowa 90
Chicago State 69
UIC 80
UIC 51
Northern Iowa 63
North Dakota 66
Northern Iowa 77

Home teams are listed second.
* Denotes overtime period.

References

  1. ^ "CBS Sports Network Becomes Newest TV Broadcast Partner of the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT)". collegeinsider.com. Retrieved November 15, 2012.
  2. ^ "Terriers Earn CIT Bid and First Round Matchup at Loyola Maryland". Goterriers.com. March 14, 2013. Retrieved April 2, 2013.
  3. ^ "Back in the Postseason". Bradleybraves.com. March 13, 2013. Retrieved April 2, 2013.
  4. ^ "Canisius accepts invitation to CIT postseason tournament". Pickin' Splinters. March 13, 2013. Retrieved April 2, 2013.
  5. ^ a b "Pirates Accept Bid To 2013 CIT". Ecupirates.com. March 17, 2013. Retrieved April 2, 2013.
  6. ^ "Elon University - Elon Accepts Invitation to CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament". Elonphoenix.com. March 16, 2013. Retrieved April 2, 2013.
  7. ^ Paxton, William S. (March 13, 2013). "Fairfield men accept CIT bid - On Campus". Blog.ctnews.com. Retrieved April 2, 2013.
  8. ^ "Gardner-Webb Accepts Bid To Participate In CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament". Gardner-Webb Sports. Archived from the original on June 5, 2013. Retrieved April 2, 2013.
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  14. ^ "ORU Accepts CIT Bid; Travels to UT Arlington". ORUGoldenEagles.com. March 17, 2013. Retrieved April 2, 2013.
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  18. ^ "Pacific holds off UC Irvine to win Big West, 64-55". CNN/SI. Archived from the original on March 6, 2014. Retrieved April 2, 2013.
  19. ^ "UIC Accepts Invitation to CIT". Horizon League. March 12, 2013. Archived from the original on March 6, 2014. Retrieved April 2, 2013.
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