2014 College Basketball Invitational

The 2014 College Basketball Invitational was a single-elimination tournament of 16 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I teams that did not participate in the Division I Basketball Tournament|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.

Participants

The following teams were announced as participants on Sunday, March 16, after the NCAA Selection Show.

Team	Conference	Overall record	Conference record
2013–14 [Fresno State Bulldogs men's basketball team\|Fresno State]	Mountain West	17–16	9–9
2013–14 [Hampton Pirates men's basketball team\|Hampton]	MEAC	18–12	13–3
2013–14 [Illinois State Redbirds men's basketball team\|Illinois State]	Missouri Valley	16–15	9–9
2013–14 [Morehead State Eagles men's basketball team\|Morehead State]	Ohio Valley	20–13	10–6
2013–14 [Old Dominion Monarchs basketball team\|Old Dominion]	Conference USA	16–17	9–7
2013–14 [Oregon State Beavers men's basketball team\|Oregon State]	Pac-12	16–15	8–10
2013–14 [Penn State Nittany Lions men's basketball team\|Penn State]	Big Ten	15–17	6–12
2013–14 [Princeton Tigers men's basketball team\|Princeton]	Ivy League	20–8	8–6
2013–14 [Radford Highlanders men's basketball team\|Radford]	Big South	21–10	10–6
2013–14 [Stony Brook Seawolves men's basketball team\|Stony Brook]	America East	23–10	13–3
2013–14 [Siena Saints men's basketball team\|Siena]	MAAC	15–17	11–9
2013–14 [South Dakota State Jackrabbits men's basketball team\|South Dakota State]	Summit League	19–12	10–4
2013–14 [Texas A&M Aggies men's basketball team\|Texas A&M]	SEC	17–15	8–10
2013–14 [Tulane Green Wave men's basketball team\|Tulane]	Conference USA	17–16	8–8
UTEP Miners basketball team\|UTEP]	Conference USA	23–10	12–4
2013–14 [Wyoming Cowboys basketball team\|Wyoming]	Mountain West	18–14	9–9

The following programs declined an invitation to participate in the CBI:

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.