2019 College Basketball Invitational


The 2019 College Basketball Invitational was a single-elimination men's college basketball tournament consisting of 16 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I teams that did not participate in the 2019 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament or the NIT. It was held from March 19 through April 5, 2019 in various arenas. This event marked the 12th year the tournament has been held.

Participating teams

The following teams were announced as participants Sunday, March 17 after the NCAA [basketball tournament selection process#Selection Sunday|NCAA Selection Show].
TeamConferenceOverall recordConference record
BrownIvy19–117–7
Cal State NorthridgeBig West13–207–9
California BaptistWAC16–147–9
Central MichiganMAC23–1110–8
Coastal CarolinaSun Belt15–169–9
DePaulBig East15–157–11
Loyola MarymountWest Coast20–118–8
LongwoodBig South15–175–11
Grand CanyonWAC20–1310–6
HowardMEAC17–1610–6
South FloridaAmerican19–138–10
Southern MissConference USA20–1211–7
Stony BrookAmerica East24–812–4
UABConference USA20–1410–8
Utah ValleyWAC24–912–4
West VirginiaBig 1214–204–14

Declined invitations

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

Format

The 2019 CBI had 16 teams organized into four regional brackets of four teams. The four teams that advanced to the semifinals were reseeded. The finals were a best-of-three series.

Bracket

Home teams listed first.
* Denotes overtime period.