2008 College Basketball Invitational

The 2008 College Basketball Invitational (CBI) was a single-elimination tournament of 16 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I teams that did not participate in the 2008 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament or the 2008 National Invitation Tournament. The inaugural tournament began on March 18 on campus sites and ended on April 4, won by the University of Tulsa, defeating their former Missouri Valley Conference rivals Bradley University in the best-of-three final. Tulsa center Jerome Jordan was the tournament MVP. The CBI was the first newly created post-season tournament since the Collegiate Commissioners Association Tournament in 1974.

2008 College Basketball Invitational

Houston and Valparaiso at during the 2008 CBI quarterfinals.
Teams	16
Finals site	Reynolds Center Carver Arena Tulsa, Oklahoma Peoria, Illinois
Champions	Tulsa Golden Hurricane (1st title)
Runner-up	Bradley Braves (1st title game)
Semifinalists	Houston Cougars (1st semifinal) Virginia Cavaliers (1st semifinal)
Winning coach	Doug Wojcik (1st title)
MVP	Jerome Jordan (Tulsa)
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The opening round was played on March 18 and 19, 2008 with the second round being played on March 24 and the semifinals on March 26. The championship was a best-of-three series with games being played on March 31, April 2, and April 4 of that year. The bracketing was done in East, West, South and Midwest regions. Following the quarterfinals, the teams were reseeded.

Besides Tulsa and Bradley, Brown, Cincinnati, Houston, Miami (Ohio), Nevada, Old Dominion, Ohio, Richmond, Rider, Utah, UTEP, Valparaiso, Virginia and Washington also participated in the tournament. New Mexico State turned down a CBI bid for financial reasons.^[1] Alabama,^[2] Seton Hall,^[3] Texas Tech,^[4] and Wake Forest^[5] turned down invitations as well for other various reasons.

Bracket

	First round					Quarterfinals					Semifinals (Reseeded)					Finals (Best of three)
	E1	Virginia	66
	E4	Richmond	64
						E1	Virginia	80
						E2	Old Dominion	76
	E2	Old Dominion	68
	E3	Rider	65
											1	Virginia	85
											4	Bradley	96
	M1	Bradley	70
	M4	Cincinnati	67
						M1	Bradley	79
						M2	Ohio	73
	M2	Ohio	80
	M3	Brown	74
																4	Bradley	68	83	64
																2	Tulsa	73	74	70
	S1	UTEP	69
	S4	Utah	81
						S4	Utah	60
						S2	Tulsa	69
	S2	Tulsa	61
	S3	Miami (Ohio)	45
											2	Tulsa	73
											3	Houston	69
	W1	Washington	71
	W4	Valparaiso	72
						W4	Valparaiso	67
						W3	Houston	91
	W2	Nevada	79
	W3	Houston	80

References

1. "Aggies don't receive Postseason NIT bid, turn down CBI (9:28 p.m.) - Las Cruces Sun-News". Archived from the original on March 14, 2010. Retrieved March 17, 2008.
2. "Hoops season is over for Tide- al.com". Archived from the original on March 18, 2008. Retrieved September 6, 2018.
3. Story not found - NJ.com
4. Texas Tech Sports presented by The Lubbock Avalanche-Journal
5. "Price tag for playing host in inaugural CBI may hit $150,000 | HamptonRoads.com | PilotOnline.com". Archived from the original on March 31, 2008. Retrieved April 1, 2008.