2010 College Basketball Invitational

The 2010 College Basketball Invitational (CBI) is a single-elimination tournament of 16 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I teams that did not participate in the 2010 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament or the 2010 National Invitation Tournament. The opening round began Tuesday, March 16. A best-of-three championship series between the two teams in the final was held on March 29, March 31, and April 2. The tournament was won by VCU.^[1]

2010 College Basketball Invitational

Teams	16
Finals site	Chaifetz Arena Stuart C. Siegel Center Saint Louis, Missouri Richmond, Virginia
Champions	VCU Rams (1st title)
Runner-up	Saint Louis Billikens (1st title game)
Semifinalists	Boston University Terriers (1st semifinal) Princeton (1st semifinal)
Winning coach	Shaka Smart (1st title)
MVP	Joey Rodriguez (VCU)
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Participants

Round 1 away teams

School	Conference	Overall record	Conference record
Indiana State	Missouri Valley	17–14	9–9
Green Bay	Horizon	21–12	11–7
VCU	CAA	22–9	11–7
Charleston	Southern	21–11	14–4
Boston University	America East	19–13	11–5
Colorado State	Mountain West	16–15	7–9
IUPUI	The Summit League	24–10	15–3
Duquesne	Atlantic 10	16–15	7–9

Round 1 home teams

School	Conference	Overall record	Conference record
Saint Louis	Atlantic 10	20–11	11–5
Akron	MAC	24–10	12–4
George Washington	Atlantic 10	16–14	6–10
Eastern Kentucky	Ohio Valley	20–12	11–7
Oregon State	Pac-10	14–17	8–10
Morehead State	Ohio Valley	23–10	15–3
Hofstra	CAA	19–14	10–8
Princeton	Ivy League	20–8	11–3

Bracket

	First round March 16–17				Quarterfinals March 22				Semifinals (Reseeded) March 24				Finals (Best of three) March 29, 31, April 2
	Saint Louis	63
	Indiana State	54
					Saint Louis	68**
					Green Bay	62
	Akron	67
	Green Bay	70
									Saint Louis	69
									Princeton	59
	George Washington	73
	VCU	79
					VCU	93
					College of Charleston	86
	Eastern Kentucky	79
	College of Charleston	82
													Saint Louis	56	65	–
													VCU	68	71	–
	Oregon State	78
	Boston University	96
					Boston University	91*
					Morehead State	89
	Morehead State	74
	Colorado State	60
									Boston University	75
									VCU	88
	Hofstra	60
	IUPUI	74
					IUPUI	68
					Princeton	74**
	Princeton	65
	Duquesne	51

* Denotes overtime period.

References

1. "Rams beat Billikens to wrap up best-of-three series". ESPN. March 31, 2010. Retrieved February 4, 2024.^{[dead link‍]}