| Type: | CBI |
| Year: | 2014 |
| Teams: | 16 |
| Finalfourarena: | Save Mart Center Alumni Recreation Center |
| Finalfourcity: | Fresno, California Albany, New York |
| Champions: | Siena Saints |
| Titlecount: | 1st |
| Runnerup: | Fresno State Bulldogs |
| Gamecount: | 1st |
| Semifinal1: | Old Dominion Monarchs |
| Semifinalcount: | 1st |
| Semifinal2: | Illinois State Redbirds |
| Semifinalcount2: | 1st |
| Coach: | Jimmy Patsos |
| Coachcount: | 1st |
| Mop: | Brett Bisping |
| Mopteam: | Siena |
The 2014 College Basketball Invitational (CBI) was a single-elimination tournament of 16 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I teams that did not participate in the NCAA Tournament or the NIT. The opening games were held on Tuesday, March 18 and Wednesday, March 19. After the quarterfinals, the bracket was reseeded. A best-of-three championship series between the eventual winner Siena College and the loser Fresno State was held on March 31, April 2, and April 5 in a best of three series. Games were televised by the CBS Sports Network.[1]
The following teams were announced as participants on Sunday, March 16, after the NCAA Selection Show.
| Team | Conference | Overall record | Conference record | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fresno State | Mountain West | 17–16 | 9–9 | |
| Hampton | MEAC | 18–12 | 13–3 | |
| Illinois State | Missouri Valley | 16–15 | 9–9 | |
| Morehead State | Ohio Valley | 20–13 | 10–6 | |
| Old Dominion | Conference USA | 16–17 | 9–7 | |
| Oregon State | Pac-12 | 16–15 | 8–10 | |
| Penn State | Big Ten | 15–17 | 6–12 | |
| Princeton | Ivy League | 20–8 | 8–6 | |
| Radford | Big South | 21–10 | 10–6 | |
| Stony Brook | America East | 23–10 | 13–3 | |
| Siena | MAAC | 15–17 | 11–9 | |
| South Dakota State | Summit League | 19–12 | 10–4 | |
| Texas A&M | SEC | 17–15 | 8–10 | |
| Tulane | Conference USA | 17–16 | 8–8 | |
| UTEP | Conference USA | 23–10 | 12–4 | |
| Wyoming | Mountain West | 18–14 | 9–9 |
The following programs declined an invitation to participate in the CBI:
| Game | Date | Time* | Matchup | Television | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First round | ||||||
| 1 | March 18 | 7:00 pm | Stony Brook at Siena | |||
| 2 | March 19 | 7:00 pm | Hampton at Penn State | |||
| 3 | 7:00 pm | South Dakota State at Old Dominion | ||||
| 4 | 7:00 pm | Princeton at Tulane | ||||
| 5 | 8:00 pm | Wyoming at Texas A&M | FCS Pacific | |||
| 6 | 8:00 pm | Morehead State at Illinois State | ||||
| 7 | 9:00 pm | Fresno State at UTEP | ||||
| 8 | 10:00 pm | Radford at Oregon State | ||||
| Quarterfinals | ||||||
| 9 | March 24 | 7:00 pm | Penn State at Siena | CBSSN | ||
| 10 | 7:00 pm | Radford at Old Dominion | ||||
| 11 | 9:00 pm | Texas A&M at Illinois State | CBSSN | |||
| 12 | 10:00 pm | Princeton at Fresno State | ||||
| Semifinals | ||||||
| 13 | March 26 | 7:00 pm | Illinois State at Siena | |||
| 14 | 10:00 pm | Old Dominion at Fresno State | ||||
| Finals | ||||||
| 15 | March 31 | 10:00 pm | Siena at Fresno State | CBSSN | ||
| 16 | April 2 | 7:00 pm | Fresno State at Siena | CBSSN | ||
| 17 | April 5 | 11:30 am | Fresno State at Siena | CBSSN | ||
| All tipoff times in Eastern Time Zone. Winning team in bold. | ||||||
Home teams listed second.
During the finals, Siena hosted games 2 and 3 at Alumni Recreation Center instead of their normal home site at Times Union Center.[5]