Single-elimination tournament of NCAA Division I basketball teams
The 2018 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT ) was a postseason single-elimination tournament of NCAA Division I basketball teams . The tournament began on March 12, 2018, and concluded on March 30, 2018.[ 1]
The field was composed of participants who belong to "mid-major " conferences and who were not invited to the NCAA tournament , the National Invitation Tournament , or the College Basketball Invitational .
Participating teams
The following teams received an invitation to the 2018 CIT:
The CIT uses the old NIT model in which there is no set bracket. Future round opponents are determined by the results of the previous round.
Postseason classics
In 2016 , the CIT introduced the Coach John McLendon Classic as the first "Classic" game to ever be played during a postseason tournament. For 2017, the CIT introduced three more "Classic" games, for a total of four, all to be played in the first round. In 2018, a fifth "Classic" was added.
Coach John McLendon Classic Hugh Durham Classic Lou Henson Classic Riley Wallace Classic Jim Phelan Classic
The winners of each Classic received a trophy and advanced to the second round or to the quarterfinals if they received a second round bye.
Schedule
Wofford, Northern Colorado, Portland State, and Sam Houston State received first round byes.
Liberty, UTSA, Austin Peay, and UIC received second round byes.
Date
Time*
Matchup
Score
Attendance
Television
First round
March 12
12:00 pm
Central Michigan at Fort Wayne(Hugh Durham Classic)
94–89
1,234
CBSSN
2:00 pm
Abilene Christian at Drake (Lou Henson Classic)
73–80 OT
3,565
6:00 pm
North Carolina A&T at Liberty (Jim Phelan Classic)
52–65
486
10:00 pm
Hartford at San Diego (Riley Wallace Classic)
72–88
893
March 14
7:00 pm
Niagara at Eastern Michigan
65–83
1,138
CBS Sports Live
8:00 pm
Saint Francis (PA) at UIC
61–84
1,137
8:00 pm
Lamar at UTSA
69–76
1,012
March 15
8:00 pm
Louisiana–Monroe at Austin Peay (Coach John McLendon Classic)
66–80
1,228
Second round
March 16
7:00 pm
Central Michigan at Wofford
98–94
1,448
CBS Sports Live
March 17
10:00 pm
Portland State at San Diego
64–67
1,019
March 18
5:00 pm
Drake at Northern Colorado
72–81
1,074
March 19
7:30 pm
Eastern Michigan at Sam Houston State
62–69
322
Quarterfinals
March 21
8:00 pm
UIC at Austin Peay
83–81
1,121
CBS Sports Live
10:00 pm
Northern Colorado at San Diego
86–75
1,053
March 22
8:00 pm
Sam Houston State at UTSA
76–69
1,352
March 24
2:00 pm
Central Michigan at Liberty
71–84
476
Semifinals
March 28
7:00 pm
UIC at Liberty
67–51
2,248
CBSSN
9:00 pm
Sam Houston State at Northern Colorado
80–99
2,019
Championship
March 30
7:00 pm
UIC at Northern Colorado
71–76
3,198
CBSSN
*All times are listed as Eastern Daylight Time (UTC-4 ) . Winning team in bold .
Bracket
Bracket is for visual purposes only. The CIT does not use a set bracket.
First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship Saint Francis (PA)
61
UIC
84
Bye
UIC
UIC
83
Louisiana–Monroe
66
Austin Peay
81
Austin Peay
88
Bye
Austin Peay
UIC
67
Central Michigan
94
Liberty
51
Fort Wayne
89
Central Michigan
98
Wofford
94
Central Michigan
71
North Carolina A&T
52
Liberty
84
Liberty
65
Bye
Liberty
UIC
71
Niagara
65
Northern Colorado
76
Eastern Michigan
83
Eastern Michigan
62
Sam Houston State
69
Sam Houston State
76
Lamar
69
UTSA
69
UTSA
76
Bye
UTSA
Sam Houston State
80
Abilene Christian
73
Northern Colorado
99
Drake
80 *
Drake
72
Northern Colorado
81
Northern Colorado
86
Hartford
72
San Diego
75
San Diego
88
Portland State
64
San Diego
67
Home teams listed second.
References
^ "2018 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament Schedule" . CollegeInsider.com . Archived from the original on March 7, 2018. Retrieved March 6, 2018 .^ "Wildcats to make Division I postseason debut in CIT" . Abilene Christian University. March 7, 2018. Archived from the original on March 8, 2018. Retrieved March 7, 2018 .^ "Govs accept CIT bid, will host opening-round game March 15" . Austin Peay State University. March 6, 2018. Archived from the original on March 7, 2018. Retrieved March 7, 2018 .^ Petzold, Evan (March 9, 2018). "Men's basketball to play in College Insider Tournament" . Central Michigan Life. Archived from the original on March 10, 2018. Retrieved March 10, 2018 . ^ "Not done yet! We've accepted an invitation to compete in the CIT!" . Drake Basketball. March 12, 2018.^ "Men's Hoops To Host CMU In CIT Game On Monday On CBS Sports Network" . Fort Wayne Mastodons. March 9, 2018. Archived from the original on March 10, 2018. Retrieved March 10, 2018 .^ "Liberty Accepts CIT Invitation, Hosts First Round" . Liberty Flames. March 7, 2018. Archived from the original on March 8, 2018. Retrieved March 7, 2018 .^ "Back To The Postseason! Niagara To Play In 10th Annual CIT" . Niagara University. March 8, 2018. Archived from the original on March 9, 2018. Retrieved March 8, 2018 .^ "Aggie Men Lose In Semis, Earn Postseason Bid" . North Carolina A&T Aggies. March 9, 2018. Archived from the original on March 11, 2018. Retrieved March 11, 2018 .^ "Excited to announce we have been accepted into the CIT! It's our third postseason appearance in the last four years. We will update you as soon as we find out our" . Saint Francis U MBB. March 10, 2018.^ "Toreros to host Hartford in CIT 1st round game on Monday" . University of San Diego. March 10, 2018. Archived from the original on March 11, 2018. Retrieved March 11, 2018 .
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