# 2019 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament

The 2019 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT) was a postseason single-elimination tournament of NCAA Division I basketball teams. The tournament began on March 18, 2019, and concluded on April 4, 2019.
This was the last CIT contested before the tournament went on a four-year hiatus. The 2020 and 2021 editions were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2022, the CIT was replaced by The Basketball Classic. The Basketball Classic was not contested in 2023, and the CIT was revived in 2024.

## Participating teams

The following teams received an invitation to the 2019 CIT: Note: Team records are before playing in the tournament
| Team | Conference | Overall record | Conference record |
| Cal State Bakersfield | WAC | 16–15 | 7–9 |
| Cal State Fullerton | Big West | 16–17 | 10–6 |
| Charleston Southern | Big South | 17–15 | 9–7 |
| Cornell | Ivy League | 15–15 | 7–7 |
| Drake | Missouri Valley | 24–9 | 12–6 |
| East Tennessee State | Southern | 24–9 | 13–5 |
| Florida Atlantic | C-USA | 17–15 | 8–10 |
| FIU | C-USA | 19–13 | 10–8 |
| Grambling State | SWAC | 17–16 | 10–8 |
| Green Bay | Horizon | 17–16 | 10–8 |
| Hampton | Big South | 16–17 | 9–7 |
| IUPUI | Horizon | 16–16 | 8–10 |
| Kent State | MAC | 22–10 | 11–7 |
| Louisiana–Monroe | Sun Belt | 18–15 | 9–9 |
| Marshall | C-USA | 19–14 | 11–7 |
| New Orleans | Southland | 19–13 | 12–6 |
| NJIT | Atlantic Sun | 21–12 | 8–8 |
| Presbyterian | Big South | 18–15 | 9–7 |
| Quinnipiac | MAAC | 16–14 | 11–7 |
| Robert Morris | Northeast | 17–16 | 11–7 |
| Seattle | WAC | 18–14 | 6–10 |
| Southern Utah | Big Sky | 16–16 | 9–11 |
| St. Francis Brooklyn | Northeast | 17–15 | 9–9 |
| UTRGV | WAC | 19–16 | 9–7 |
| Texas Southern | SWAC | 21–13 | 14–4 |
| Texas State | Sun Belt | 24–9 | 12–6 |

### Seeds

The top three seeds remaining after the first round received byes to the quarterfinals. Marshall received the number 1 seed. Louisiana-Monroe and NJIT also received byes to the quarterfinals after winning their first round matchup.

### Declined invitations

The following programs declined an invitation to play in the CIT.
* Bowling Green
* BYU
* Fresno State
* Hawaii
* Jacksonville State
* San Francisco
* Texas-San Antonio

## Schedule

Note: Top 3 seeds will get a bye after first round
| Date | Time* | Matchup | Score | Attendance | Television |
| First round ||||||
| March 18 | 7:00 pm | Quinnipiac at NJIT | 81–92 | 777 | CBS Sports Live watchcit.com |
| March 19 | 7:00 pm | Cornell at Robert Morris | 89–98$^{OT}$ | 622 | CBS Sports Live watchcit.com |
| March 19 | 7:00 pm | IUPUI at Marshall (Jim Phelan Classic) | 73–78 | 3,725 | CBS Sports Live watchcit.com |
| March 20 | 7:00 pm | Green Bay at East Tennessee State (Hugh Durham Classic) | 102–94 | 2,817 | CBS Sports Live watchcit.com |
| March 20 | 8:00 pm | Texas Southern at New Orleans | 95–89$^{OT}$ | 612 | CBS Sports Live watchcit.com |
| March 20 | 8:00 pm | Grambling State at UTRGV | 73–74 | 2,071 | CBS Sports Live watchcit.com |
| March 20 | 10:00 pm | Presbyterian at Seattle | 73–68 | 472 | CBS Sports Live watchcit.com |
| March 21 | 7:00 pm | St. Francis Brooklyn at Hampton (Coach John McLendon Classic) | 72–81 | 3,124 | CBS Sports Live watchcit.com |
| March 21 | 7:00 pm | Florida Atlantic at Charleston Southern | 66–68 | 696 | CBS Sports Live watchcit.com |
| March 21 | 8:00 pm | Kent State at Louisiana–Monroe (Lou Henson Classic) | 77–87 | 5,742 | CBS Sports Live watchcit.com |
| March 21 | 10:00 pm | Cal State Bakersfield at Cal State Fullerton (Riley Wallace Classic) | 66–58 | 677 | CBS Sports Live watchcit.com |
| March 22 | 8:30 pm | Drake at Southern Utah | 73–80$^{OT}$ | 2,714 | CBS Sports Live watchcit.com |
| March 23 | 7:00 pm | FIU at Texas State | 87–81 | 1,237 | CBS Sports Live watchcit.com |
| Second round ||||||
| March 24 | 1:00 pm | Presbyterian at Robert Morris | 77–70 | 541 | CBS Sports Live watchcit.com |
| March 25 | 8:00 pm | Texas Southern at UTRGV | 94–85 | 2,216 | CBS Sports Live watchcit.com |
| March 25 | 8:30 pm | Cal State Bakersfield at Southern Utah | 70–67 | 3,027 | CBS Sports Live watchcit.com |
| March 26 | 7:00 pm | Charleston Southern at Hampton | 67–73 | 3,523 | CBS Sports Live watchcit.com |
| March 26 | 8:00 pm | FIU at Green Bay | 68–98 | 1,341 | CBS Sports Live watchcit.com |
| Quarterfinals ||||||
| March 26 | 7:00 pm | Presbyterian at Marshall | 66–83 | 3,383 | CBS Sports Live watchcit.com |
| March 28 | 7:00 pm | Hampton at NJIT | 82–70 | 776 | CBS Sports Live watchcit.com |
| March 28 | 8:00 pm | Texas Southern at Louisiana–Monroe | 108–102$^{3OT}$ | 6,004 | CBS Sports Live watchcit.com |
| March 29 | 7:00 pm | Cal State Bakersfield at Green Bay | 65–80 | 1,822 | CBS Sports Live watchcit.com |
| Semifinals ||||||
| April 2 | 7:00 pm | Hampton at Marshall | 78–80 | 4,122 | CBS Sports Live watchcit.com |
| April 2 | 9:00 pm | Texas Southern at Green Bay | 86–87$^{OT}$ | 2,269 | CBS Sports Live watchcit.com |
| Championship ||||||
| April 4 | 7:00 pm | Green Bay at Marshall | 70–90 | 5,748 | CBS Sports Live |
| *All times are listed as Eastern Daylight Time (UTC-4). Winning team in bold. ||||||

## Bracket

Bracket is for visual purposes only. The CIT does not use a set bracket.
| First round March 18–23 | First round March 18–23 | Second round March 24–26 | Second round March 24–26 | Quarterfinals March 26–29 | Quarterfinals March 26–29 | Semifinals April 2 | Semifinals April 2 | Championship April 4 | Championship April 4 |
| Texas Southern | 95* | | | | | | | | |
| New Orleans | 89 | Texas Southern | 94 | | | | | | |
| Grambling State | 73 | UTRGV | 85 | | | | | | |
| UTRGV | 74 | | | Texas Southern | 108*** | | | | |
| Kent State | 77 | | | Louisiana–Monroe | 102 | | | | |
| Louisiana–Monroe | 87 | Louisiana–Monroe | | | | | | | |
| | | (bye) | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Texas Southern | 86 | | |
| Cal State Bakersfield | 66 | | | | | Green Bay | 87* | | |
| Cal State Fullerton | 58 | Cal State Bakersfield | 70 | | | | | | |
| Drake | 73 | Southern Utah | 67 | | | | | | |
| Southern Utah | 80* | | | Cal State Bakersfield | 65 | | | | |
| FIU | 87 | | | Green Bay | 80 | | | | |
| Texas State | 81 | FIU | 68 | | | | | | |
| Green Bay | 102 | Green Bay | 98 | | | | | | |
| East Tennessee State | 94 | | | | | | | Green Bay | 70 |
| Florida Atlantic | 66 | | | | | | | Marshall | 90 |
| Charleston Southern | 68 | Charleston Southern | 67 | | | | | | |
| St. Francis (NY) | 72 | Hampton | 73 | | | | | | |
| Hampton | 81 | | | Hampton | 82 | | | | |
| Quinnipiac | 81 | | | NJIT | 70 | | | | |
| NJIT | 92 | NJIT | | | | | | | |
| | | (bye) | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Hampton | 78 | | |
| Presbyterian | 73 | | | | | Marshall | 80 | | |
| Seattle | 68 | Presbyterian | 77 | | | | | | |
| Cornell | 89 | Robert Morris | 70 | | | | | | |
| Robert Morris | 98* | | | Presbyterian | 66 | | | | |
| IUPUI | 73 | | | Marshall | 83 | | | | |
| Marshall | 78 | Marshall | | | | | | | |
| | | (bye) | | | | | | | |
Home teams listed second. * Denotes overtime period.