# 2013 College Basketball Invitational

The 2013 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 NCAA Tournament or the NIT. The opening games were held on Tuesday, March 19. A best-of-three championship series between the final two teams was held on April 1, April 3, and April 5.

## Participants

North Dakota State and College of Charleston each had 24 wins going into this tournament, which is the most since Akron and IUPUI in 2009 (24 wins each). Texas and Purdue were teams invited despite having records under .500.
| School | Conference | Entering record | Conference record |
| Bryant | Northeast | 19–11 | 12–6 |
| College of Charleston | Southern | 24–10 | 14–4 |
| George Mason | CAA | 18–14 | 10–8 |
| Houston | C-USA | 19–12 | 7–9 |
| Lehigh | Patriot | 21–9 | 10–4 |
| North Dakota State | Summit | 24–9 | 12–4 |
| Purdue | Big Ten | 15–17 | 8–10 |
| Richmond | Atlantic 10 | 18–14 | 8–8 |
| Santa Clara | WCC | 21–11 | 9–7 |
| Texas | Big 12 | 16–17 | 7–11 |
| Tulsa | C-USA | 17–15 | 8–8 |
| Vermont | America East | 21–11 | 11–5 |
| Western Illinois | Summit | 22–8 | 13–3 |
| Western Michigan | MAC | 20–12 | 10–6 |
| Wright State | Horizon | 21–12 | 10–6 |
| Wyoming | Mountain West | 19–13 | 4–12 |

## Schedule

| Game | Date | Time* | Matchup | Television |
| First round |||||
| 1 | March 19 | 7:00 pm | George Mason at College of Charleston | AXS TV |
| 2 | March 19 | 9:00 pm | Lehigh at Wyoming | AXS TV |
| 3 | March 19 | 10:00 pm | Vermont at Santa Clara | |
| 4 | March 20 | 7:00 pm | Western Illinois at Purdue | AXS TV |
| 5 | March 20 | 7:00 pm | North Dakota State at Western Michigan | |
| 6 | March 20 | 7:00 pm | Tulsa at Wright State | |
| 7 | March 20 | 7:00 pm | Richmond at Bryant | NEC TV, OSN |
| 8 | March 20 | 9:00 pm | Texas at Houston | AXS TV |
| Quarterfinals |||||
| 9 | March 25 | 7:00 pm | Houston at George Mason | AXS TV |
| 10 | March 25 | 7:00 pm | Santa Clara at Purdue | BTN Digital |
| 11 | March 25 | 7:00 pm | Richmond at Wright State | HLN |
| 12 | March 25 | 9:00 pm | Western Michigan at Wyoming | AXS TV |
| Semifinals |||||
| 13 | March 27 | 7:00 pm | Western Michigan at George Mason | AXS TV |
| 14 | March 27 | 9:00 pm | Santa Clara at Wright State | AXS TV |
| Finals |||||
| 15 | April 1 | 10:00 pm | George Mason at Santa Clara | AXS TV |
| 16 | April 3 | 7:00 pm | Santa Clara at George Mason | AXS TV |
| 17 | April 5 | 7:00 pm | Santa Clara at George Mason | AXS TV |
| All tipoff times in Eastern Time Zone. Winning team in bold. |||||

## Bracket

| First round March 19–20 | First round March 19–20 | Quarterfinals March 25 | Quarterfinals March 25 | Semifinals (Reseeded) March 27 | Semifinals (Reseeded) March 27 | Finals (Best of three) April 1, 3, 5 | Finals (Best of three) April 1, 3, 5 | Finals (Best of three) April 1, 3, 5 | Finals (Best of three) April 1, 3, 5 | Finals (Best of three) April 1, 3, 5 | |
| North Dakota State | 71 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Western Michigan | 72* | | | | | | | | | | |
| Western Michigan | 72* | Western Michigan | 75* | | | | | | | | |
| | | Wyoming | 67 | | | | | | | | |
| Lehigh | 66 | Wyoming | 67 | | | | | | | | |
| Wyoming | 67 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Wyoming | 67 | | | Western Michigan | 52 | | | | | | |
| | | | | George Mason | 62 | | | | | | |
| Texas | 72 | | | | | George Mason | 62 | | | | | | | |
| Houston | 73 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Houston | 73 | Houston | 84 | | | | | | | | |
| | | George Mason | 88* | | | | | | | | |
| George Mason | 78 | George Mason | 88* | | | | | | | | |
| College of Charleston | 77 | | | | | | | | | | |
| College of Charleston | 77 | | | | | | George Mason | 73 | 73 | 77 | |
| | | | | | | | Santa Clara | 81 | 66 | 80 | |
| Vermont | 67 | | | | | | | | | | Santa Clara | 81 | 66 | 80 |
| Santa Clara | 77 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Santa Clara | 77 | Santa Clara | 86 | | | | | | | | |
| | | Purdue | 83 | | | | | | | | |
| Western Illinois | 67 | Purdue | 83 | | | | | | | | |
| Purdue | 81 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Purdue | 81 | | | Santa Clara | 81 | | | | | | |
| | | | | Wright State | 69 | | | | | | |
| Richmond | 76 | | | | | Wright State | 69 | | | | | | | |
| Bryant | 71 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Bryant | 71 | Richmond | 51 | | | | | | | | |
| | | Wright State | 57 | | | | | | | | |
| Tulsa | 52 | Wright State | 57 | | | | | | | | |
| Wright State | 72 | | | | | | | | | | |
Home teams listed second. * Denotes overtime period.