2013 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament explained

Type:	CollegeInsider.com
Year:	2013
Teams:	32
Finalfourarena:	Dee Events Center
Finalfourcity:	Ogden, Utah
Champions:	East Carolina
Titlecount:	1st
Runnerup:	Weber State
Gamecount:	1st
Semifinal1:	Evansville
Semifinalcount:	1st
Semifinal2:	Northern Iowa
Semifinalcount2:	1st
Coach:	Jeff Lebo
Coachcount:	1st
Mop:	Maurice Kemp
Mopteam:	East Carolina

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	Metro Atlantic Athletic	18–14	12–6
Savannah State	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	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.Home teams are listed second.
* Denotes overtime period.

Notes and References

1. Web site: CBS Sports Network Becomes Newest TV Broadcast Partner of the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT) . collegeinsider.com . 15 November 2012.
2. Web site: Terriers Earn CIT Bid and First Round Matchup at Loyola Maryland . Goterriers.com . March 14, 2013 . April 2, 2013.
3. Web site: Back in the Postseason . Bradleybraves.com . March 13, 2013 . April 2, 2013.
4. Web site: Canisius accepts invitation to CIT postseason tournament . 13 March 2013 . Pickin' Splinters . April 2, 2013.
5. Web site: Pirates Accept Bid To 2013 CIT . Ecupirates.com . March 17, 2013 . April 2, 2013.
6. Web site: Elon University - Elon Accepts Invitation to CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament . Elonphoenix.com . March 16, 2013 . April 2, 2013.
7. Web site: William S. . Paxton . Fairfield men accept CIT bid - On Campus . Blog.ctnews.com . March 13, 2013 . April 2, 2013.
8. Web site: Gardner-Webb Accepts Bid To Participate In CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament . Gardner-Webb Sports . April 2, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130605202649/http://www.gwusports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=46209&SPID=4168&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=10300&ATCLID=206779461 . 2013-06-05 . dead .
9. http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/article/20130313/GPG020110/130313056/UWGB-accepts-bid-CollegeInsider-com-tournament?nclick_check=1 Green Bay Press Gazette
10. Web site: Hartford Hawks Athletics - Men's Hoops to Host Rider in CIT on Tuesday in First-Ever Division I Postseason Bid . Hartfordhawks.com . 2004-12-30 . April 2, 2013.
11. http://www.kentstatesports.com/sports/mbkb/2012-13/releases/KSU-Fairfield-CITopener Kent State Sports
12. Web site: Men's Basketball To Host College Insider Tournament Game . Loyolagreyhounds.com . March 13, 2013 . April 2, 2013.
13. Web site: Oakland Travels to Youngstown State for CIT Postseason Tournament . Ougrizzlies.com . April 2, 2013.
14. Web site: ORU Accepts CIT Bid; Travels to UT Arlington . ORUGoldenEagles.com . March 17, 2013 . April 2, 2013.
15. Web site: Men's Basketball Earns Bid Into CIT . Tulanegreenwave.com . March 15, 2013 . April 2, 2013.
16. Web site: Tigers accept CIT Bid . OVC Ball . March 13, 2013 . April 2, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140306033523/http://ovcball.net/2013/03/report-tigers-accept-cit-bid/ . March 6, 2014 . dead . mdy-all .
17. Web site: MBB: UTA-Oral Roberts in CIT at College Park Center . Utamavs.com . April 2, 2013.
18. Web site: Pacific holds off UC Irvine to win Big West, 64-55 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140306043519/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2013/basketball/ncaa/wires/03/17/2010.ap.bkc.bwest.uc.irvine.1064/ . dead . March 6, 2014 . CNN/SI . April 2, 2013.
19. Web site: UIC Accepts Invitation to CIT . Horizon League . March 12, 2013 . April 2, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140306025440/http://www.horizonleague.org/blog/uic-accepts-invitation-to-cit.html . March 6, 2014 . dead . mdy-all .
20. Web site: YSU Men Accept CIT Bid . WKBN . April 2, 2013 .