2019 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament explained

Type:CollegeInsider.com
Year:2019
Teams:26
Finalfourarena:Cam Henderson Center
Finalfourcity:Huntington, West Virginia
Champions:Marshall
Titlecount:1st
Runnerup:Green Bay
Gamecount:1st
Semifinal1:Hampton
Semifinalcount:1st
Semifinal2:Texas Southern
Semifinalcount2:1st
Coach:Dan D'Antoni
Coachcount:1st
Mop:C.J. Burks
Mopteam:Marshall
Attendance:60,058

The 2019 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT) was a postseason single-elimination tournament of NCAA Division I basketball teams. The tournament began on March 18, 2019, and concluded on April 4, 2019.

This was the last CIT contested before the tournament went on a four-year hiatus. The 2020 and 2021 editions were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2022, the CIT was replaced by The Basketball Classic. The Basketball Classic was not contested in 2023, and the CIT was revived in 2024.

Participating teams

The following teams received an invitation to the 2019 CIT:
Note: Team records are before playing in the tournament

TeamConferencedata-sort-type="number"Overall recorddata-sort-type="number"Conference record
Cal State BakersfieldWAC16–157–9
Cal State FullertonBig West16–1710–6
Charleston SouthernBig South17–159–7
CornellIvy League15–157–7
DrakeMissouri Valley24–912–6
East Tennessee StateSouthern24–913–5
Florida AtlanticC-USA17–158–10
FIUC-USA19–1310–8
Grambling State[1] SWAC17–1610–8
Green BayHorizon17–1610–8
HamptonBig South16–179–7
IUPUIHorizon16–168–10
Kent StateMAC22–1011–7
Louisiana–MonroeSun Belt18–159–9
MarshallC-USA19–1411–7
New Orleans[2] Southland19–1312–6
NJITAtlantic Sun21–128–8
PresbyterianBig South18–159–7
QuinnipiacMAAC16–1411–7
Robert MorrisNortheast17–1611–7
SeattleWAC18–146–10
Southern UtahBig Sky16–169–11
St. Francis BrooklynNortheast17–159–9
UTRGV[3] WAC19–169–7
Texas SouthernSWAC21–1314–4
Texas StateSun Belt24–912–6

Seeds

The top three seeds remaining after the first round received byes to the quarterfinals.Marshall received the number 1 seed.[4] Louisiana-Monroe and NJIT also received byes to the quarterfinals after winning their first round matchup.

Declined invitations

The following programs declined an invitation to play in the CIT.

Schedule

Note: Top 3 seeds will get a bye after first round

DateTime*MatchupScoreAttendanceTelevision
First round
March 187:00 pmQuinnipiac at NJIT81–92777CBS Sports Live
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March 197:00 pmCornell at Robert Morris89–98OT622
7:00 pmIUPUI at Marshall
(Jim Phelan Classic)		73–783,725
March 207:00 pmGreen Bay at East Tennessee State
(Hugh Durham Classic)		102–942,817
8:00 pmTexas Southern at New Orleans95–89OT612
8:00 pmGrambling State at UTRGV73–742,071
10:00 pmPresbyterian at Seattle73–68472
March 217:00 pmSt. Francis Brooklyn at Hampton
(Coach John McLendon Classic)		72–813,124
7:00 pmFlorida Atlantic at Charleston Southern66–68696
8:00 pmKent State at Louisiana–Monroe
(Lou Henson Classic)		77–875,742
10:00 pmCal State Bakersfield at Cal State Fullerton
(Riley Wallace Classic)		66–58677
March 228:30 pmDrake at Southern Utah73–80OT2,714
March 237:00 pmFIU at Texas State87–811,237
Second round
March 241:00 pmPresbyterian at Robert Morris[12] 77–70541CBS Sports Live
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March 258:00 pmTexas Southern at UTRGV[13] 94–852,216
8:30 pmCal State Bakersfield at Southern Utah70–673,027
March 267:00 pmCharleston Southern at Hampton67–733,523
8:00 pmFIU at Green Bay68–981,341
Quarterfinals
March 267:00 pmPresbyterian at Marshall66–833,383CBS Sports Live
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March 287:00 pmHampton at NJIT82–70776
8:00 pmTexas Southern at Louisiana–Monroe108–1023OT6,004
March 297:00 pmCal State Bakersfield at Green Bay65–801,822
Semifinals
April 27:00 pmHampton at Marshall78–804,122CBS Sports Live
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9:00 pmTexas Southern at Green Bay86–87OT2,269
Championship
April 47:00 pmGreen Bay at Marshall70–905,748CBS Sports Live

Bracket

Bracket is for visual purposes only. The CIT does not use a set bracket.Home teams listed second.
* Denotes overtime period.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Demirdjian . Chris . Grambling Will Travel to UT-Rio Grand Valley for First Round CIT Matchup . myarklamiss.com . March 18, 2019 . March 17, 2019.
  2. Web site: Breaking: @PrivateersMBB to host 2019 First Round Game of @collegeinsider Wednesday at @LakefrontArena at 7 p.m. . New Orleans Athletics . Twitter . March 17, 2019.
  3. Web site: Message from our Head Coach: College Insider Tournament (CIT) @collegeinsider . UTRGV Athletics . Twitter . March 17, 2019.
  4. Web site: Herd men moving on in CIT.
  5. News: BGSU won't accept postseason tournament invite . . March 18, 2019 . March 18, 2019.
  6. News: Call . Jeff . BYU shut out of NIT, decides to end its season . . March 18, 2019 . March 18, 2019.
  7. News: Hicks . Stephen . Fresno State snubbed from NIT bid and declines to play in postseason . . March 18, 2019 . March 18, 2019.
  8. News: Tsai. Stephen. Hawaii men’s basketball won’t pursue CIT postseason berth. Honolulu Star-Advertiser. April 6, 2019. March 15, 2019.
  9. News: Edwards . Mark . JSU basketball: No NCAA, NIT bid for Gamecocks, who turned down CIT and CBI . . March 18, 2019 . March 17, 2019.
  10. News: Gorcey . Ryan . USF Dons basketball snubbed from NIT, will not accept invites to CBI or CIT . . March 18, 2019 . March 18, 2019 .
  11. News: Luca . Greg . UTSA basketball turns down postseason opportunity . . March 18, 2019 . March 18, 2019.
  12. News: RMU To Host Presbyterian In Second Round of CIT . RMU Colonials . March 21, 2019.
  13. News: Tigers open CIT with 95-89 overtime win at New Orleans . TSU Sports. March 20, 2019.

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