2019 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament
| Season | 2018–19 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teams | 26 | ||||
| Finals site | Cam Henderson Center Huntington, West Virginia | ||||
| Champions | Marshall (1st title) | ||||
| Runner-up | Green Bay (1st title game) | ||||
| Semifinalists |
| ||||
| Winning coach | Dan D'Antoni (1st title) | ||||
| MVP | C.J. Burks (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
[edit]The following teams received an invitation to the 2019 CIT:
Note: Team records are before playing in the tournament
| Team | Conference | Overall record | Conference record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cal State Bakersfield | WAC | 16–15 | 7–9 |
| Cal State Fullerton | Big West | 16–17 | 10–6 |
| Charleston Southern | Big South | 17–15 | 9–7 |
| Cornell | Ivy League | 15–15 | 7–7 |
| Drake | Missouri Valley | 24–9 | 12–6 |
| East Tennessee State | Southern | 24–9 | 13–5 |
| Florida Atlantic | C-USA | 17–15 | 8–10 |
| FIU | C-USA | 19–13 | 10–8 |
| Grambling State[1] | SWAC | 17–16 | 10–8 |
| Green Bay | Horizon | 17–16 | 10–8 |
| Hampton | Big South | 16–17 | 9–7 |
| IUPUI | Horizon | 16–16 | 8–10 |
| Kent State | MAC | 22–10 | 11–7 |
| Louisiana–Monroe | Sun Belt | 18–15 | 9–9 |
| Marshall | C-USA | 19–14 | 11–7 |
| New Orleans[2] | Southland | 19–13 | 12–6 |
| NJIT | Atlantic Sun | 21–12 | 8–8 |
| Presbyterian | Big South | 18–15 | 9–7 |
| Quinnipiac | MAAC | 16–14 | 11–7 |
| Robert Morris | Northeast | 17–16 | 11–7 |
| Seattle | WAC | 18–14 | 6–10 |
| Southern Utah | Big Sky | 16–16 | 9–11 |
| St. Francis Brooklyn | Northeast | 17–15 | 9–9 |
| UTRGV[3] | WAC | 19–16 | 9–7 |
| Texas Southern | SWAC | 21–13 | 14–4 |
| Texas State | Sun Belt | 24–9 | 12–6 |
Seeds
[edit]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
[edit]The following programs declined an invitation to play in the CIT.
- Bowling Green[5]
- BYU[6]
- Fresno State[7]
- Hawaii[8]
- Jacksonville State[9]
- San Francisco[10]
- Texas-San Antonio[11]
Schedule
[edit]Note: Top 3 seeds will get a bye after first round
| Date | Time* | Matchup | Score | Attendance | Television |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First round | |||||
| March 18 | 7:00 pm | Quinnipiac at NJIT | 81–92 | 777 | CBS Sports Live watchcit.com |
| March 19 | 7:00 pm | Cornell at Robert Morris | 89–98OT | 622 | |
| 7:00 pm | IUPUI at Marshall (Jim Phelan Classic) |
73–78 | 3,725 | ||
| March 20 | 7:00 pm | Green Bay at East Tennessee State (Hugh Durham Classic) |
102–94 | 2,817 | |
| 8:00 pm | Texas Southern at New Orleans | 95–89OT | 612 | ||
| 8:00 pm | Grambling State at UTRGV | 73–74 | 2,071 | ||
| 10:00 pm | Presbyterian at Seattle | 73–68 | 472 | ||
| March 21 | 7:00 pm | St. Francis Brooklyn at Hampton (Coach John McLendon Classic) |
72–81 | 3,124 | |
| 7:00 pm | Florida Atlantic at Charleston Southern | 66–68 | 696 | ||
| 8:00 pm | Kent State at Louisiana–Monroe (Lou Henson Classic) |
77–87 | 5,742 | ||
| 10:00 pm | Cal State Bakersfield at Cal State Fullerton (Riley Wallace Classic) |
66–58 | 677 | ||
| March 22 | 8:30 pm | Drake at Southern Utah | 73–80OT | 2,714 | |
| March 23 | 7:00 pm | FIU at Texas State | 87–81 | 1,237 | |
| Second round | |||||
| March 24 | 1:00 pm | Presbyterian at Robert Morris[12] | 77–70 | 541 | CBS Sports Live watchcit.com |
| March 25 | 8:00 pm | Texas Southern at UTRGV[13] | 94–85 | 2,216 | |
| 8:30 pm | Cal State Bakersfield at Southern Utah | 70–67 | 3,027 | ||
| March 26 | 7:00 pm | Charleston Southern at Hampton | 67–73 | 3,523 | |
| 8:00 pm | FIU at Green Bay | 68–98 | 1,341 | ||
| Quarterfinals | |||||
| March 26 | 7:00 pm | Presbyterian at Marshall | 66–83 | 3,383 | CBS Sports Live watchcit.com |
| March 28 | 7:00 pm | Hampton at NJIT | 82–70 | 776 | |
| 8:00 pm | Texas Southern at Louisiana–Monroe | 108–1023OT | 6,004 | ||
| March 29 | 7:00 pm | Cal State Bakersfield at Green Bay | 65–80 | 1,822 | |
| Semifinals | |||||
| April 2 | 7:00 pm | Hampton at Marshall | 78–80 | 4,122 | CBS Sports Live watchcit.com |
| 9:00 pm | Texas Southern at Green Bay | 86–87OT | 2,269 | ||
| Championship | |||||
| April 4 | 7:00 pm | Green Bay at Marshall | 70–90 | 5,748 | CBS Sports Live |
| *All times are listed as Eastern Daylight Time (UTC-4). Winning team in bold. | |||||
Bracket
[edit]Bracket is for visual purposes only. The CIT does not use a set bracket.
| First round March 18–23 | Second round March 24–26 | Quarterfinals March 26–29 | Semifinals April 2 | Championship April 4 | |||||||||||||||
| Texas Southern | 95* | ||||||||||||||||||
| New Orleans | 89 | Texas Southern | 94 | ||||||||||||||||
| Grambling State | 73 | UTRGV | 85 | ||||||||||||||||
| UTRGV | 74 | Texas Southern | 108*** | ||||||||||||||||
| Kent State | 77 | Louisiana–Monroe | 102 | ||||||||||||||||
| Louisiana–Monroe | 87 | Louisiana–Monroe | |||||||||||||||||
| (bye) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Texas Southern | 86 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Cal State Bakersfield | 66 | Green Bay | 87* | ||||||||||||||||
| Cal State Fullerton | 58 | Cal State Bakersfield | 70 | ||||||||||||||||
| Drake | 73 | Southern Utah | 67 | ||||||||||||||||
| Southern Utah | 80* | Cal State Bakersfield | 65 | ||||||||||||||||
| FIU | 87 | Green Bay | 80 | ||||||||||||||||
| Texas State | 81 | FIU | 68 | ||||||||||||||||
| Green Bay | 102 | Green Bay | 98 | ||||||||||||||||
| East Tennessee State | 94 | Green Bay | 70 | ||||||||||||||||
| Florida Atlantic | 66 | Marshall | 90 | ||||||||||||||||
| Charleston Southern | 68 | Charleston Southern | 67 | ||||||||||||||||
| St. Francis (NY) | 72 | Hampton | 73 | ||||||||||||||||
| Hampton | 81 | Hampton | 82 | ||||||||||||||||
| Quinnipiac | 81 | NJIT | 70 | ||||||||||||||||
| NJIT | 92 | NJIT | |||||||||||||||||
| (bye) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Hampton | 78 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Presbyterian | 73 | Marshall | 80 | ||||||||||||||||
| Seattle | 68 | Presbyterian | 77 | ||||||||||||||||
| Cornell | 89 | Robert Morris | 70 | ||||||||||||||||
| Robert Morris | 98* | Presbyterian | 66 | ||||||||||||||||
| IUPUI | 73 | Marshall | 83 | ||||||||||||||||
| Marshall | 78 | Marshall | |||||||||||||||||
| (bye) | |||||||||||||||||||
Home teams listed second.
* Denotes overtime period.
References
[edit]- ^ Demirdjian, Chris (March 17, 2019). "Grambling Will Travel to UT-Rio Grand Valley for First Round CIT Matchup". myarklamiss.com. Retrieved March 18, 2019.
- ^ "Breaking: @PrivateersMBB to host 2019 First Round Game of @collegeinsider Wednesday at @LakefrontArena at 7 p.m." New Orleans Athletics. Twitter. Retrieved March 17, 2019.
- ^ "Message from our Head Coach: College Insider Tournament (CIT) @collegeinsider". UTRGV Athletics. Twitter. Retrieved March 17, 2019.
- ^ "Herd men moving on in CIT".
- ^ "BGSU won't accept postseason tournament invite". The Blade. March 18, 2019. Retrieved March 18, 2019.
- ^ Call, Jeff (March 18, 2019). "BYU shut out of NIT, decides to end its season". Deseret News. Retrieved March 18, 2019.
- ^ Hicks, Stephen (March 18, 2019). "Fresno State snubbed from NIT bid and declines to play in postseason". KFSN-TV. Retrieved March 18, 2019.
- ^ Tsai, Stephen (March 15, 2019). "Hawaii men's basketball won't pursue CIT postseason berth". Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Retrieved April 6, 2019.
- ^ Edwards, Mark (March 17, 2019). "JSU basketball: No NCAA, NIT bid for Gamecocks, who turned down CIT and CBI". The Anniston Star. Retrieved March 18, 2019.
- ^ Gorcey, Ryan (March 18, 2019). "USF Dons basketball snubbed from NIT, will not accept invites to CBI or CIT". The San Francisco Examiner. Retrieved March 18, 2019.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Luca, Greg (March 18, 2019). "UTSA basketball turns down postseason opportunity". San Antonio Express-News. Retrieved March 18, 2019.
- ^ "RMU To Host Presbyterian In Second Round of CIT". RMU Colonials. March 21, 2019.
- ^ "Tigers open CIT with 95-89 overtime win at New Orleans". TSU Sports. March 20, 2019.