2014 CIS Men's Basketball Championship

Canadian university basketball championship thumbnail|Ravens and Gee-Gees tipping off for the final game The 2014 CIS Men's Final 8 Basketball Tournament was held March 7–9, 2014 in Ottawa, Ontario.http://www.scotiabankplace.com/en/default.asp?scotiabankplace=56&objId=1465 Scotiabank Place :: 2013 CIS FINAL 8 Men's Basketball Championship Tournament 2012-03-13 dead https://archive.today/20120910182758/http://www.scotiabankplace.com/en/default.asp?scotiabankplace=56&objId=1465 2012-09-10 http://goravens.carleton.ca/mens-basketball-news/2013-cis-final-8-special-presale/ 2013 CIS Final 8 special presale! Go Ravens 2012-03-13 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120310050031/http://goravens.carleton.ca/mens-basketball-news/2013-cis-final-8-special-presale/ 2012-03-10 Host and defending champion Carleton Ravens won the final against the Ottawa Gee-Gees. It was the second of two consecutive CIS Championships to be held at Canadian Tire Centre after the tournament was held in Halifax in 2011 and 2012. This was the fifth time Carleton University has hosted the tournament with the Carleton Ravens guaranteed a spot in the tournament as the host team.http://english.cis-sic.ca/championships/mbkb/2011-12/files/Basketball_M_11_12.pdf Archived copy 2012-03-13 2012-02-09 https://web.archive.org/web/20120209225013/http://english.cis-sic.ca/championships/mbkb/2011-12/files/Basketball_M_11_12.pdf dead Participating teams http://english.cis-sic.ca/championships/mbkb/2014/files/participating_teams 2014 CIS Men's Basketball Final 8 Participating Teams - CIS English 2014-03-01 2014-03-07 https://web.archive.org/web/20140307021826/http://english.cis-sic.ca/championships/mbkb/2014/files/participating_teams dead Seed Team Qualified1 Ottawa Gee-Gees Ontario University Champion2 Carleton Ravens Host (OUA Runner-Up)3 Alberta Golden Bears Canada West Champion4 Victoria Vikes Canada West Finalist5 McGill Redmen Quebec University Champion6 Saint Mary's Huskies Atlantic University Champion7 McMaster Marauders Ontario University 3rd place8 Saskatchewan Huskies Canada West Bronze Medalists Defending champion Carleton Ravens won their division OUA East undefeated (22–0) but lost the Conference final one week before the tournament to the Ottawa Gee-Gees. The Gee-Gees came second in the OUA East Division, losing only both regular season games to the Ravens (20–2), before claiming victory of the Wilson Cup in Toronto. The Golden Bears won the Prairie Division with 20-2 wins and the Canada West Championship. Victoria Vikes won the Pacific Division (19–3) and came second in the Canada West Championship. McGill's Redmen won the regular season (14–2) and the Quebec University Championship against the Bishop's Gaiters. SMU came second in the regular season with 14-6 wins but secured their spot in the Final 8 with their win in the AUS final against St. Francis' X-Men. McMaster came 1st in the OUA West division (18–4). As their conference's 3rd, the Marauders advanced to the Final 8 because the host Ravens came 2nd in the same conference. Saskatchewan came 2nd in the Prairie Division (15–7) and won the bronze medal in the Canada West Championship against the UFV Cascades. Championship Bracket First Round: March 7 Semi-Finals: March 8 Final: March 9 1 Ottawa Gee-Gees 94 8 Saskatchewan Huskies 73 4 Victoria Vikes 63 5 McGill Redmen 54 2 Carleton Ravens 82 7 McMaster Marauders 64 3 Alberta Golden Bears 72 6 Saint Mary's Huskies 62 1 Ottawa Gee-Gees 78 4 Victoria Vikes 70 2 Carleton Ravens 79 3 Alberta Golden Bears 55 1 Ottawa Gee-Gees 67 2 Carleton Ravens 79 References 2014 Category:2013–14 in Canadian basketball Basketball Championship, men Category:Basketball competitions in Ottawa Category:2014 in Ottawa Category:2014 in sports in Ontario Category:March 2014 sports events in Canada Category:Carleton Ravens basketball