2012 College Basketball Invitational
The 2012 College Basketball Invitational was a single-elimination tournament of 16 NCAA Division I teams that did not participate in the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament|2012 NCAA Tournament] or the 2012 [National Invitation Tournament]. The opening games began on Tuesday, March 13. A best-of-three championship series between the final two teams was held on March 26, March 28, and March 30. HDNet covered select games from the first and second rounds as well as the semifinals and the championship games for the fourth consecutive year. The tournament was won by 2011–12 [Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team|Pittsburgh] who defeated 2011–12 [Washington State Cougars men's basketball team|Washington State] 2–1 in the finals series.