2014 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament explained

Type:CollegeInsider.com
Year:2014
Teams:32
Finalfourarena:CFSB Center
Finalfourcity:Murray, Kentucky
Champions:Murray State
Titlecount:1st
Runnerup:Yale
Gamecount:1st
Semifinal1:VMI
Semifinalcount:1st
Semifinal2:Pacific
Semifinalcount2:2nd
Coach:Steve Prohm
Coachcount:1st
Mop:Cameron Payne
Mopteam:Murray State

The 2014 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT) was a postseason single-elimination tournament of 32 NCAA Division I teams. The first round started March 17, 2014. The semifinals were played on April 1, with the championship game played on April 3, 2014.

32 participants who belong to "mid-major" conferences and were not invited to the 2014 NCAA Tournament, the 2014 National Invitation Tournament (NIT), or the 2014 College Basketball Invitational (CBI) made up the field.

The first three rounds were streamed online through the Collegeinsider.com platform powered by NeuLion. Free registration was required to view the games. Both semifinals and the CIT championship game, were televised on CBS Sports Network[1]

In the championship game, the Murray State Racers defeated the Yale Bulldogs 65–57 in front of a crowd of 4,467 at Murray State's CFSB Center.[2]

Participating teams

The following teams received an invitation to the 2014 CIT:

SchoolConferenceOverall
record		Conference
record
AkronMid-American21–1212–6
Alabama StateSWAC19–1212–6
Brown[3] Ivy League15–137–7
Canisius[4] MAAC21–1214–6
Chattanooga[5] Southern18–1412–4
Cleveland StateHorizon21–1112–4
Columbia[6] Ivy League19–128–6
East Carolina[7] Conference USA17–166–12
East Tennessee State[8] Atlantic Sun18–1510–8
Eastern MichiganMid-American21–1410–8
Grand Canyon[9] WAC15–1410–6
IPFW[10] Summit24–1010–4
Holy Cross[11] Patriot19–1312–6
Missouri State[12] Missouri Valley20–129–9
Murray State[13] Ohio Valley18–1113–3
Nebraska–Omaha[14] Summit16–145–9
Norfolk StateMEAC19–1411–5
North DakotaBig Sky17–1612–8
Northern Colorado[15] Big Sky18–1311–9
OhioMid-American23–1111–7
Pacific[16] West Coast15–156–12
Portland StateBig Sky17–1411–9
QuinnipiacMAAC20–1114–6
Sam Houston StateSouthland23–1013–5
San Diego[17] West Coast16–167–11
Texas A&M–Corpus ChristiSouthland17–1514–4
TowsonColonial23–1013–3
USC Upstate[18] Atlantic Sun19–1411–7
Wright StateHorizon20–1410–6
Valparaiso[19] Horizon18–159–7
VMI[20] Big South19–1211–5
Yale[21] Ivy League15–139–5

Format

The sixth annual CIT again used the former NIT model in which match-ups in each round were re-seeded based on the results of the previous round.

Schedule

GameDateTimeMatchupTelevision
First round
1March 177:00 pmHoly Cross at Brown
2March 187:00 pmVMI at Canisius
37:00 pmWright State at East Carolina
47:00 pmNorfolk State at Eastern Michigan
57:00 pmChattanooga at East Tennessee State
68:00 pmAlabama State at Sam Houston State
78:05 pmColumbia at Valparaiso
810:00 pmPortland State at San Diego
9March 197:00 pmQuinnipiac at Yale
107:00 pmTowson at USC Upstate
117:00 pmCleveland State at Ohio
127:00 pmAkron at IPFW
138:00 pmNorth Dakota at Nebraska–Omaha
148:05 pmMurray State at Missouri State
159:00 pmTexas A&M–Corpus Christi at Northern Colorado
1610:00 pmPacific at Grand Canyon
Second round
17March 217:00 pmTowson at East Tennessee State
18March 221:00 pmIPFW at VMI
192:00 pmWright State at Ohio
207:00 pmYale at Holy Cross
217:00 pmEastern Michigan at Columbia
227:00 pmSan Diego at Sam Houston State
239:00 pmTexas A&M–Corpus Christi at Pacific
24March 248:00 pmNebraska–Omaha at Murray State
Quarterfinals
25March 267:00 pmYale at Columbia
267:00 pmVMI at Ohio
2710:00 pmSan Diego at Pacific
28March 278:00 pmTowson at Murray State
Semifinals
29April 17:00 pmYale at VMICBSSN
309:00 pmPacific at Murray StateCBSSN
Championship
31April 37:00 pmYale at Murray StateCBSSN
All tipoff times in Eastern Time Zone. Winning team in bold.
Source: www.collegeinsider.com

Bracket

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

Home teams are listed second.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: CIT Semis and Championship on CBS Sports Network . CollegeInsider.com . March 7, 2014.
  2. Web site: Yale vs. Murray State - Box Score - April 3, 2014 - ESPN.
  3. Web site: Brown men's basketball accepts bid to play in CIT . March 11, 2014 .
  4. Web site: Canisius expected to host CIT game on March 18. 13 March 2014.
  5. Web site: Rivalry Renewed: Mocs and Bucs Meeting in CIT.
  6. Web site: Men's Basketball Accepts Bid to CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament . March 12, 2014 .
  7. Web site: Pirates Accept Invitation To 2014 CIT. 14 March 2014.
  8. Web site: ETSU to play in CIT . March 13, 2014.
  9. Web site: 'Lopes Accept CIT Bid . March 12, 2014.
  10. Web site: IPFW accepts bid to play in College Insider Tournament . March 12, 2014 . March 12, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140312053425/http://wane.com/sports/ipfw-accepts-bid-to-play-in-college-insider-tournament/ . March 12, 2014 . dead .
  11. Web site: Holy Cross Accepts Bid To CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament . March 12, 2014 . 2014-03-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140313001622/http://www.goholycross.com/sports/m-baskbl/2013-14/releases/20140312jddrne . 2014-03-13 . dead .
  12. Web site: Springfield News-Leader.
  13. Web site: Murray State accepts bid to CollegeInsider.com tournament . March 11, 2014 . 2014-03-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140312015451/http://www.wpsdlocal6.com/sports/Murray-State-accepts-bid-to-College-Insider--249624901.html . 2014-03-12 . dead .
  14. Web site: Omaha Invited to CollegeInsider.com Tournament . University of Nebraska-Omaha . March 11, 2014 . March 11, 2014.
  15. Web site: UNC basketball team loses to Weber State; looks ahead to CollegeInsider game GreeleyTribune.com . 2014-03-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140315201718/http://www.greeleytribune.com/sports/10620767-113/bears-game-dunn-host . 2014-03-15 . dead .
  16. Web site: Pacific men headed to CollegeInsider.com Tournament . March 13, 2014.
  17. Web site: USD basketball headed to CIT tourney . March 11, 2014.
  18. Web site: Upstate Accepts Bid to CIT; Plays at Home Wednesday. 14 March 2014.
  19. Web site: Valparaiso Accepts Bid to CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament . March 10, 2014.
  20. Web site: VMI Accepts Invitation to CollegeInsider.com Basketball Tournament . March 12, 2014.
  21. News: Cloutier. Bill. Yale, Quinnipiac men's basketball teams to meet in CIT. 14 March 2014. New Haven Register. 14 March 2014.

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