# 2014 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament

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 Network
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.

## Participating teams

The following teams received an invitation to the 2014 CIT:
| School | Conference | Overall record | Conference record |
| Akron | Mid-American | 21–12 | 12–6 |
| Alabama State | SWAC | 19–12 | 12–6 |
| Brown | Ivy League | 15–13 | 7–7 |
| Canisius | MAAC | 21–12 | 14–6 |
| Chattanooga | Southern | 18–14 | 12–4 |
| Cleveland State | Horizon | 21–11 | 12–4 |
| Columbia | Ivy League | 19–12 | 8–6 |
| East Carolina | Conference USA | 17–16 | 6–12 |
| East Tennessee State | Atlantic Sun | 18–15 | 10–8 |
| Eastern Michigan | Mid-American | 21–14 | 10–8 |
| Grand Canyon | WAC | 15–14 | 10–6 |
| IPFW | Summit | 24–10 | 10–4 |
| Holy Cross | Patriot | 19–13 | 12–6 |
| Missouri State | Missouri Valley | 20–12 | 9–9 |
| Murray State | Ohio Valley | 18–11 | 13–3 |
| Nebraska–Omaha | Summit | 16–14 | 5–9 |
| Norfolk State | MEAC | 19–14 | 11–5 |
| North Dakota | Big Sky | 17–16 | 12–8 |
| Northern Colorado | Big Sky | 18–13 | 11–9 |
| Ohio | Mid-American | 23–11 | 11–7 |
| Pacific | West Coast | 15–15 | 6–12 |
| Portland State | Big Sky | 17–14 | 11–9 |
| Quinnipiac | MAAC | 20–11 | 14–6 |
| Sam Houston State | Southland | 23–10 | 13–5 |
| San Diego | West Coast | 16–16 | 7–11 |
| Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | Southland | 17–15 | 14–4 |
| Towson | Colonial | 23–10 | 13–3 |
| USC Upstate | Atlantic Sun | 19–14 | 11–7 |
| Wright State | Horizon | 20–14 | 10–6 |
| Valparaiso | Horizon | 18–15 | 9–7 |
| VMI | Big South | 19–12 | 11–5 |
| Yale | Ivy League | 15–13 | 9–5 |

## 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 |||||
| 1 | March 17 | 7:00 pm | Holy Cross at Brown | |
| 2 | March 18 | 7:00 pm | VMI at Canisius | |
| 3 | March 18 | 7:00 pm | Wright State at East Carolina | |
| 4 | March 18 | 7:00 pm | Norfolk State at Eastern Michigan | |
| 5 | March 18 | 7:00 pm | Chattanooga at East Tennessee State | |
| 6 | March 18 | 8:00 pm | Alabama State at Sam Houston State | |
| 7 | March 18 | 8:05 pm | Columbia at Valparaiso | |
| 8 | March 18 | 10:00 pm | Portland State at San Diego | |
| 9 | March 19 | 7:00 pm | Quinnipiac at Yale | |
| 10 | March 19 | 7:00 pm | Towson at USC Upstate | |
| 11 | March 19 | 7:00 pm | Cleveland State at Ohio | |
| 12 | March 19 | 7:00 pm | Akron at IPFW | |
| 13 | March 19 | 8:00 pm | North Dakota at Nebraska–Omaha | |
| 14 | March 19 | 8:05 pm | Murray State at Missouri State | |
| 15 | March 19 | 9:00 pm | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi at Northern Colorado | |
| 16 | March 19 | 10:00 pm | Pacific at Grand Canyon | |
| Second round |||||
| 17 | March 21 | 7:00 pm | Towson at East Tennessee State | |
| 18 | March 22 | 1:00 pm | IPFW at VMI | |
| 19 | March 22 | 2:00 pm | Wright State at Ohio | |
| 20 | March 22 | 7:00 pm | Yale at Holy Cross | |
| 21 | March 22 | 7:00 pm | Eastern Michigan at Columbia | |
| 22 | March 22 | 7:00 pm | San Diego at Sam Houston State | |
| 23 | March 22 | 9:00 pm | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi at Pacific | |
| 24 | March 24 | 8:00 pm | Nebraska–Omaha at Murray State | |
| Quarterfinals |||||
| 25 | March 26 | 7:00 pm | Yale at Columbia | |
| 26 | March 26 | 7:00 pm | VMI at Ohio | |
| 27 | March 26 | 10:00 pm | San Diego at Pacific | |
| 28 | March 27 | 8:00 pm | Towson at Murray State | |
| Semifinals |||||
| 29 | April 1 | 7:00 pm | Yale at VMI | CBSSN |
| 30 | April 1 | 9:00 pm | Pacific at Murray State | CBSSN |
| Championship |||||
| 31 | April 3 | 7:00 pm | Yale at Murray State | CBSSN |
| 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 round March 17–19 | First round March 17–19 | First round March 17–19 | Second round March 21–24 | Second round March 21–24 | Second round March 21–24 | Quarterfinals March 26–27 | Quarterfinals March 26–27 | Quarterfinals March 26–27 | | Semifinals April 1 | Semifinals April 1 | Semifinals April 1 | | Championship April 3 | Championship April 3 | Championship April 3 |
| Quinnipiac | Quinnipiac | 68 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Yale | Yale | 69 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Yale | Yale | 69 | Yale | Yale | 71 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Holy Cross | Holy Cross | 66 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Holy Cross | Holy Cross | 68 | Holy Cross | Holy Cross | 66 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Brown | Brown | 65 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Brown | Brown | 65 | | | | Yale | Yale | 72 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Columbia | Columbia | 69 | | | | | | | | |
| Norfolk State | Norfolk State | 54 | | | | | | | Columbia | Columbia | 69 | | | | | | | | |
| Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan | 58 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan | 58 | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan | 56 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Columbia | Columbia | 69 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Columbia | Columbia | 58 | Columbia | Columbia | 69 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Valparaiso | Valparaiso | 56 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Valparaiso | Valparaiso | 56 | | | | | | | | Yale | Yale | 75 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | VMI | VMI | 62 | | | | |
| Akron | Akron | 91 | | | | | | | | | | | VMI | VMI | 62 | | | | |
| IPFW | IPFW | 97 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| IPFW | IPFW | 97 | IPFW | IPFW | 95 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | VMI | VMI | 106 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| VMI | VMI | 111 | VMI | VMI | 106 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Canisius | Canisius | 100 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Canisius | Canisius | 100 | | | | VMI | VMI | 92 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Ohio | Ohio | 90 | | | | | | | | |
| Wright State | Wright State | 73 | | | | | | | Ohio | Ohio | 90 | | | | | | | | |
| East Carolina | East Carolina | 59 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| East Carolina | East Carolina | 59 | Wright State | Wright State | 54 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Ohio | Ohio | 56 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Cleveland State | Cleveland State | 62 | Ohio | Ohio | 56 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ohio | Ohio | 64 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ohio | Ohio | 64 | | | | | | | | | | | | Yale | Yale | 57 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Murray State | Murray State | 65 |
| Portland State | Portland State | 65 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Murray State | Murray State | 65 |
| San Diego | San Diego | 87 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| San Diego | San Diego | 87 | San Diego | San Diego | 77 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State | 72 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Alabama State | Alabama State | 49 | Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State | 72 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State | 71 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Sam Houston State | Sam Houston State | 71 | | | | San Diego | San Diego | 60 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Pacific | Pacific | 75 | | | | | | | | |
| Texas A&M–CC | Texas A&M–CC | 82 | | | | | | | Pacific | Pacific | 75 | | | | | | | | |
| Northern Colorado | Northern Colorado | 71 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Northern Colorado | Northern Colorado | 71 | Texas A&M–CC | Texas A&M–CC | 60 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Pacific | Pacific | 89 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Pacific | Pacific | 69 | Pacific | Pacific | 89 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Grand Canyon | Grand Canyon | 67 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Grand Canyon | Grand Canyon | 67 | | | | | | | | Pacific | Pacific | 75 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | Murray State | Murray State | 98 | | | | |
| Towson | Towson | 63 | | | | | | | | | | | Murray State | Murray State | 98 | | | | |
| USC Upstate | USC Upstate | 60 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| USC Upstate | USC Upstate | 60 | Towson | Towson | 83 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State | 77 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Chattanooga | Chattanooga | 66 | East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State | 77 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State | 79 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| East Tennessee State | East Tennessee State | 79 | | | | Towson | Towson | 73 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Murray State | Murray State | 85 | | | | | | | | |
| North Dakota | North Dakota | 75 | | | | | | | Murray State | Murray State | 85 | | | | | | | | |
| Nebraska–Omaha | Nebraska–Omaha | 91 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Nebraska–Omaha | Nebraska–Omaha | 91 | Nebraska–Omaha | Nebraska–Omaha | 62 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Murray State | Murray State | 86 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Murray State | Murray State | 66 | Murray State | Murray State | 86 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Missouri State | Missouri State | 63 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Home teams are listed second.