# 2019 College Basketball Invitational

The 2019 College Basketball Invitational (CBI) was a single-elimination men's college basketball tournament consisting of 16 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I teams that did not participate in the 2019 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament or the NIT. It was held from March 19 through April 5, 2019 in various arenas. This event marked the 12th year the tournament has been held.

## Participating teams

The following teams were announced as participants Sunday, March 17 after the NCAA Selection Show.
| Team | Conference | Overall record | Conference record |
| Brown | Ivy | 19–11 | 7–7 |
| Cal State Northridge | Big West | 13–20 | 7–9 |
| California Baptist | WAC | 16–14 | 7–9 |
| Central Michigan | MAC | 23–11 | 10–8 |
| Coastal Carolina | Sun Belt | 15–16 | 9–9 |
| DePaul | Big East | 15–15 | 7–11 |
| Loyola Marymount | West Coast | 20–11 | 8–8 |
| Longwood | Big South | 15–17 | 5–11 |
| Grand Canyon | WAC | 20–13 | 10–6 |
| Howard | MEAC | 17–16 | 10–6 |
| South Florida | American | 19–13 | 8–10 |
| Southern Miss | Conference USA | 20–12 | 11–7 |
| Stony Brook | America East | 24–8 | 12–4 |
| UAB | Conference USA | 20–14 | 10–8 |
| Utah Valley | WAC | 24–9 | 12–4 |
| West Virginia | Big 12 | 14–20 | 4–14 |

### Declined invitations

The following programs declined an invitation to play in the CBI.
* Bowling Green
* BYU
* Fresno State
* Jacksonville State
* Omaha
* San Francisco
* UTSA

## Format

The 2019 CBI had 16 teams organized into four regional brackets of four teams. The four teams that advanced to the semifinals were reseeded. The finals were a best-of-three series.

## Schedule

| Date | Time* | Matchup | Television | Score | Attendance |
| First round ||||||
| March 19 | 9:00 pm | Cal State Northridge at Utah Valley | WAC DN | 84–92 | 375 |
| March 20 | 7:00 pm | Grand Canyon at West Virginia | Frontier | 63–77 | 5,313 |
| March 20 | 7:00 pm | Howard at Coastal Carolina | ESPN+ | 72–81 | 779 |
| March 20 | 7:00 pm | Stony Brook at South Florida | Bullvision | 79–82$^{OT}$ | 1,705 |
| March 20 | 7:00 pm | Southern Miss at Longwood | ESPN+ | 68–90 | 1,372 |
| March 20 | 7:00 pm | UAB at Brown | ESPN+ | 78–83 | 683 |
| March 20 | 8:00 pm | Central Michigan at DePaul | | 86–100 | 1,173 |
| March 20 | 10:00 pm | Loyola Marymount at California Baptist | WAC DN | 56–55 | 2,346 |
| Quarterfinals ||||||
| March 25 | 7:00 pm | Coastal Carolina at West Virginia | | 109–91 | 6,775 |
| March 25 | 7:00 pm | Utah Valley at South Florida | Bullvision | 57–66 | 1,679 |
| March 25 | 8:00 pm | Longwood at DePaul | NBCSN Chicago+ | 89–97 | 1,040 |
| March 25 | 10:00 pm | Brown at Loyola Marymount | TheW.tv | 63–81 | 657 |
| Semifinals ||||||
| March 27 | 8:00 pm | Coastal Carolina at DePaul | | 87–92 | 939 |
| March 28 | 7:00 pm | Loyola Marymount at South Florida | | 47–56 | 1,658 |
| Finals ||||||
| April 1 | 7:00 pm | DePaul at South Florida | ESPNU | 61–63 | 2,375 |
| April 3 | 8:00 pm | South Florida at DePaul | ESPNU | 96–100$^{OT}$ | 1,704 |
| April 5 | 7:00 pm | South Florida at DePaul | ESPNU | 77–65 | 1,876 |
| *All times are listed as Eastern Daylight Time (UTC-4). Winning team in bold. ||||||

## Bracket

| First round March 19–20 | First round March 19–20 | Quarterfinals March 25 | Quarterfinals March 25 | Semifinals (Reseeded) March 27–28 | Semifinals (Reseeded) March 27–28 | 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 | |
| DePaul | 100 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Central Michigan | 86 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Central Michigan | 86 | DePaul | 97 | | | | | | | | |
| | | Longwood | 89 | | | | | | | | |
| Longwood | 90 | Longwood | 89 | | | | | | | | |
| Southern Miss | 68 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Southern Miss | 68 | | | DePaul | 92 | | | | | | |
| | | | | Coastal Carolina | 87 | | | | | | |
| West Virginia | 77 | | | | | Coastal Carolina | 87 | | | | | | | |
| Grand Canyon | 63 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Grand Canyon | 63 | West Virginia | 91 | | | | | | | | |
| | | Coastal Carolina | 109 | | | | | | | | |
| Coastal Carolina | 81 | Coastal Carolina | 109 | | | | | | | | |
| Howard | 72 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Howard | 72 | | | | | | DePaul | 61 | 100* | 65 | |
| | | | | | | | South Florida | 63 | 96 | 77 | |
| South Florida | 82* | | | | | | | | | | South Florida | 63 | 96 | 77 |
| Stony Brook | 79 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Stony Brook | 79 | South Florida | 66 | | | | | | | | |
| | | Utah Valley | 57 | | | | | | | | |
| Utah Valley | 92 | Utah Valley | 57 | | | | | | | | |
| Cal State Northridge | 84 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Cal State Northridge | 84 | | | South Florida | 56 | | | | | | |
| | | | | Loyola Marymount | 47 | | | | | | |
| California Baptist | 55 | | | | | Loyola Marymount | 47 | | | | | | | |
| Loyola Marymount | 56 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Loyola Marymount | 56 | Loyola Marymount | 81 | | | | | | | | |
| | | Brown | 63 | | | | | | | | |
| Brown | 83 | Brown | 63 | | | | | | | | |
| UAB | 78 | | | | | | | | | | |
Home teams listed first. * Denotes overtime period.