2014 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament

August 2023 CollegeInsider.com 2014 32 CFSB Center Murray, Kentucky Murray State 1st Yale 1st VMI 1st Pacific 2nd Steve Prohm 1st Cameron Payne Murray State The 2014 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT) was a postseason single-elimination tournament of 32 NCAA Division I teams. The first round started March 17, 2014. The semifinals were played on April 1, with the championship game played on April 3, 2014. 32 participants who belong to "mid-major" conferences and were not invited to the 2014 NCAA Tournament, the 2014 National Invitation Tournament (NIT), or the 2014 College Basketball Invitational (CBI) made up the field. The first three rounds were streamed online through the Collegeinsider.com platform powered by NeuLion. Free registration was required to view the games. Both semifinals and the CIT championship game, were televised on CBS Sports NetworkCIT Semis and Championship on CBS Sports Network http://www.collegeinsider.com/page/30/2014-CIT-CBS-Sports-Network#tabs4 CollegeInsider.com March 7, 2014 March 8, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140308003717/http://www.collegeinsider.com/page/30/2014-CIT-CBS-Sports-Network#tabs4 dead In the championship game, the Murray State Racers defeated the Yale Bulldogs 65–57 in front of a crowd of 4,467 at Murray State's CFSB Center.https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/boxscore?gameId=400550684 Yale vs. Murray State - Box Score - April 3, 2014 - ESPN Participating teams The following teams received an invitation to the 2014 CIT: SchoolConferenceOverallrecordConferencerecordAkronMid-American21–1212–6Alabama StateSWAC19–1212–6Brownhttp://www.providencejournal.com/sports/content/20140311-brown-mens-basketball-accepts-bid-to-play-in-cit.ece Brown men's basketball accepts bid to play in CIT March 11, 2014 Ivy League15–137–7Canisiushttp://itsalwaysgameseven.com/2014/03/13/5341/ Canisius expected to host CIT game on March 18 13 March 2014MAAC21–1214–6Chattanoogahttp://www.gomocs.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_LANG=C&ATCLID=209433265&DB_OEM_ID=17700 Rivalry Renewed: Mocs and Bucs Meeting in CITSouthern18–1412–4Cleveland StateHorizon21–1112–4Columbiahttp://www.gocolumbialions.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=43668&SPID=3886&DB_LANG=C&ATCLID=209432734&DB_OEM_ID=9600 Men's Basketball Accepts Bid to CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament March 12, 2014 Ivy League19–128–6East CarolinaPirates Accept Invitation To 2014 CIT http://www.ecupirates.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/031414aaa.html 14 March 2014Conference USA17–166–12East Tennessee Statehttp://www.johnsoncitypress.com/article/115442/etsu-to-get-postseason-basketball-bid ETSU to play in CIT March 13, 2014Atlantic Sun18–1510–8Eastern MichiganMid-American21–1410–8Grand Canyonhttp://www.gculopes.com/news/2014/3/12/MBB_0312145754.aspx 'Lopes Accept CIT Bid March 12, 2014WAC15–1410–6IPFWhttp://www.wane.com/sports/ipfw-accepts-bid-to-play-in-college-insider-tournament IPFW accepts bid to play in College Insider Tournament March 12, 2014 March 12, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140312053425/http://wane.com/sports/ipfw-accepts-bid-to-play-in-college-insider-tournament/ March 12, 2014 dead Summit24–1010–4Holy Crosshttp://www.goholycross.com/sports/m-baskbl/2013-14/releases/20140312jddrne Holy Cross Accepts Bid To CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament March 12, 2014 2014-03-12 https://web.archive.org/web/20140313001622/http://www.goholycross.com/sports/m-baskbl/2013-14/releases/20140312jddrne 2014-03-13 dead Patriot19–1312–6Missouri Statehttp://blogs.news-leader.com/msu/2014/03/12/bears-get-cit-home-game-with-murray-state/ Springfield News-LeaderMissouri Valley20–129–9Murray Statehttp://www.wpsdlocal6.com/sports/Murray-State-accepts-bid-to-College-Insider--249624901.html Murray State accepts bid to CollegeInsider.com tournament March 11, 2014 2014-03-11 https://web.archive.org/web/20140312015451/http://www.wpsdlocal6.com/sports/Murray-State-accepts-bid-to-College-Insider--249624901.html 2014-03-12 dead Ohio Valley18–1113–3Nebraska–Omahahttp://www.omavs.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=795091&SPID=135128&DB_LANG=C&ATCLID=209430958&DB_OEM_ID=31400 Omaha Invited to CollegeInsider.com Tournament University of Nebraska-Omaha March 11, 2014 March 11, 2014Summit16–145–9Norfolk StateMEAC19–1411–5North DakotaBig Sky17–1612–8Northern Coloradohttp://www.greeleytribune.com/sports/10620767-113/bears-game-dunn-host UNC basketball team loses to Weber State; looks ahead to CollegeInsider game GreeleyTribune.com 2014-03-15 https://web.archive.org/web/20140315201718/http://www.greeleytribune.com/sports/10620767-113/bears-game-dunn-host 2014-03-15 dead Big Sky18–1311–9OhioMid-American23–1111–7Pacifichttp://www.recordnet.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20140312/A_NEWS/140319926 Pacific men headed to CollegeInsider.com Tournament March 13, 2014West Coast15–156–12Portland StateBig Sky17–1411–9QuinnipiacMAAC20–1114–6Sam Houston StateSouthland23–1013–5San Diegohttp://www.utsandiego.com/news/2014/mar/11/usd-basketball-cit-grier USD basketball headed to CIT tourney March 11, 2014West Coast16–167–11Texas A&M–Corpus ChristiSouthland17–1514–4TowsonColonial23–1013–3USC UpstateUpstate Accepts Bid to CIT; Plays at Home Wednesday http://upstatespartans.com/sports/m-baskbl/2013-14/releases/20140314gk5jxe 14 March 2014Atlantic Sun19–1411–7Wright StateHorizon20–1410–6Valparaisohttp://valpoathletics.com/mbasketball/news/2013-14/13502/valparaiso-accepts-bid-to-collegeinsidercom-postseason-tournament Valparaiso Accepts Bid to CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament March 10, 2014Horizon18–159–7VMIhttp://www.vmikeydets.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_LANG=C&ATCLID=209432498&DB_OEM_ID=9800 VMI Accepts Invitation to CollegeInsider.com Basketball Tournament March 12, 2014Big South19–1211–5YaleCloutier Bill Yale, Quinnipiac men's basketball teams to meet in CIT http://www.nhregister.com/sports/20140314/yale-quinnipiac-mens-basketball-teams-to-meet-in-cit 14 March 2014 New Haven Register 14 March 2014Ivy League15–139–5 Format The sixth annual CIT again used the former NIT model in which match-ups in each round were re-seeded based on the results of the previous round. Schedule Game Date Time Matchup Television First round 1March 17 7:00 pmHoly Cross at Brown 2 March 18 7:00 pmVMI at Canisius 3 7:00 pmWright State at East Carolina 4 7:00 pmNorfolk State at Eastern Michigan 5 7:00 pmChattanooga at East Tennessee State 6 8:00 pmAlabama State at Sam Houston State 7 8:05 pmColumbia at Valparaiso 8 10:00 pmPortland State at San Diego 9 March 19 7:00 pmQuinnipiac at Yale 10 7:00 pmTowson at USC Upstate 11 7:00 pmCleveland State at Ohio 12 7:00 pmAkron at IPFW 13 8:00 pmNorth Dakota at Nebraska–Omaha 14 8:05 pmMurray State at Missouri State 15 9:00 pmTexas A&M–Corpus Christi at Northern Colorado 16 10:00 pmPacific at Grand Canyon Second round 17 March 21 7:00 pmTowson at East Tennessee State 18 March 22 1:00 pmIPFW at VMI 19 2:00 pmWright State at Ohio 20 7:00 pm Yale at Holy Cross 21 7:00 pmEastern Michigan at Columbia 22 7:00 pmSan Diego at Sam Houston State 23 9:00 pmTexas A&M–Corpus Christi at Pacific 24 March 24 8:00 pmNebraska–Omaha at Murray State Quarterfinals 25 March 26 7:00 pm Yale at Columbia 26 7:00 pm VMI at Ohio 27 10:00 pm San Diego at Pacific 28 March 27 8:00 pmTowson at Murray State Semifinals 29April 1 7:00 pmYale at VMICBSSN 30 9:00 pmPacific at Murray StateCBSSN Championship 31April 3 7:00 pmYale at Murray StateCBSSN All tipoff times in Eastern Time Zone. Winning team in bold. Source: www.collegeinsider.com Bracket Bracket is for visual purposes only. The CIT does not have a set bracket. First roundMarch 17–19 Second roundMarch 21–24 QuarterfinalsMarch 26–27 SemifinalsApril 1 ChampionshipApril 3 115px Quinnipiac 68 Yale 69 Holy Cross 68 Brown 65 Norfolk State 54 Eastern Michigan 58 Columbia 58 Valparaiso 56 Akron 91 IPFW 97 VMI 111 Canisius 100 Wright State 73 East Carolina 59 Cleveland State 62 Ohio 64 Portland State 65 San Diego 87 Alabama State 49 Sam Houston State 71 Texas A&M–CC 82 Northern Colorado 71 Pacific 69 Grand Canyon 67 Towson 63 USC Upstate 60 Chattanooga 66 East Tennessee State 79 North Dakota 75 Nebraska–Omaha 91 Murray State 66 Missouri State 63 Yale 71 Holy Cross 66 Eastern Michigan 56 Columbia 69 IPFW 95 VMI 106 Wright State 54 Ohio 56 San Diego 77 Sam Houston State 72 Texas A&M–CC 60 Pacific 89 Towson 83 East Tennessee State 77 Nebraska–Omaha 62 Murray State 86 Yale 72 Columbia 69 VMI 92 Ohio 90 San Diego 60 Pacific 75 Towson 73 Murray State 85 Yale 75 VMI 62 Pacific 75 Murray State 98 Yale 57 Murray State 65 Home teams are listed second. References External links CIT 2014 Guide CollegeInsider.com Category:CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament