# 2018 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament

The 2018 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT) was a postseason single-elimination tournament of NCAA Division I basketball teams. The tournament began on March 12, 2018, and concluded on March 30, 2018.
The field was composed of participants who belong to "mid-major" conferences and who were not invited to the NCAA tournament, the National Invitation Tournament, or the College Basketball Invitational.

## Participating teams

The following teams received an invitation to the 2018 CIT:
| Team | Conference | Overall record | Conference record |
| Abilene Christian | Southland | 16–15 | 8–10 |
| Austin Peay | OVC | 18–14 | 12–6 |
| Central Michigan | MAC | 19–14 | 7–11 |
| Drake | MVC | 16–16 | 10–8 |
| Eastern Michigan | MAC | 21–12 | 11–7 |
| Fort Wayne | Summit | 18–14 | 7–7 |
| Hartford | America East | 19–13 | 11–5 |
| Lamar | Southland | 19–13 | 11–7 |
| Liberty | Big South | 20–14 | 9–9 |
| Louisiana–Monroe | Sun Belt | 16–15 | 9–9 |
| Niagara | MAAC | 19–13 | 12–6 |
| North Carolina A&T | MEAC | 20–14 | 11–5 |
| Northern Colorado | Big Sky | 22–12 | 11–7 |
| Portland State | Big Sky | 20–13 | 9–9 |
| Saint Francis (PA) | NEC | 18–12 | 12–6 |
| Sam Houston State | Southland | 19–14 | 12–6 |
| San Diego | WCC | 18–13 | 9–9 |
| UIC | Horizon | 17–15 | 12–6 |
| UTSA | C-USA | 19–14 | 11–7 |
| Wofford | Southern | 21–12 | 11–7 |

## Format

The CIT uses the old NIT model in which there is no set bracket. Future round opponents are determined by the results of the previous round.

### Postseason classics

In 2016, the CIT introduced the Coach John McLendon Classic as the first "Classic" game to ever be played during a postseason tournament. For 2017, the CIT introduced three more "Classic" games, for a total of four, all to be played in the first round. In 2018, a fifth "Classic" was added.
Coach John McLendon Classic Hugh Durham Classic Lou Henson Classic Riley Wallace Classic Jim Phelan Classic
The winners of each Classic received a trophy and advanced to the second round or to the quarterfinals if they received a second round bye.

## Schedule

* Wofford, Northern Colorado, Portland State, and Sam Houston State received first round byes.
* Liberty, UTSA, Austin Peay, and UIC received second round byes.
| Date | Time* | Matchup | Score | Attendance | Television |
| First round ||||||
| March 12 | 12:00 pm | Central Michigan at Fort Wayne (Hugh Durham Classic) | 94–89 | 1,234 | CBSSN |
| March 12 | 2:00 pm | Abilene Christian at Drake (Lou Henson Classic) | 73–80 $^{OT}$ | 3,565 | CBSSN |
| March 12 | 6:00 pm | North Carolina A&T at Liberty (Jim Phelan Classic) | 52–65 | 486 | CBSSN |
| March 12 | 10:00 pm | Hartford at San Diego (Riley Wallace Classic) | 72–88 | 893 | CBSSN |
| March 14 | 7:00 pm | Niagara at Eastern Michigan | 65–83 | 1,138 | CBS Sports Live watchcit.com |
| March 14 | 8:00 pm | Saint Francis (PA) at UIC | 61–84 | 1,137 | CBS Sports Live watchcit.com |
| March 14 | 8:00 pm | Lamar at UTSA | 69–76 | 1,012 | CBS Sports Live watchcit.com |
| March 15 | 8:00 pm | Louisiana–Monroe at Austin Peay (Coach John McLendon Classic) | 66–80 | 1,228 | CBS Sports Live watchcit.com |
| Second round ||||||
| March 16 | 7:00 pm | Central Michigan at Wofford | 98–94 | 1,448 | CBS Sports Live watchcit.com |
| March 17 | 10:00 pm | Portland State at San Diego | 64–67 | 1,019 | CBS Sports Live watchcit.com |
| March 18 | 5:00 pm | Drake at Northern Colorado | 72–81 | 1,074 | CBS Sports Live watchcit.com |
| March 19 | 7:30 pm | Eastern Michigan at Sam Houston State | 62–69 | 322 | CBS Sports Live watchcit.com |
| Quarterfinals ||||||
| March 21 | 8:00 pm | UIC at Austin Peay | 83–81 | 1,121 | CBS Sports Live watchcit.com |
| March 21 | 10:00 pm | Northern Colorado at San Diego | 86–75 | 1,053 | CBS Sports Live watchcit.com |
| March 22 | 8:00 pm | Sam Houston State at UTSA | 76–69 | 1,352 | CBS Sports Live watchcit.com |
| March 24 | 2:00 pm | Central Michigan at Liberty | 71–84 | 476 | CBS Sports Live watchcit.com |
| Semifinals ||||||
| March 28 | 7:00 pm | UIC at Liberty | 67–51 | 2,248 | CBSSN |
| March 28 | 9:00 pm | Sam Houston State at Northern Colorado | 80–99 | 2,019 | CBSSN |
| Championship ||||||
| March 30 | 7:00 pm | UIC at Northern Colorado | 71–76 | 3,198 | CBSSN |
| *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 12–15 | First round March 12–15 | Second round March 16–19 | Second round March 16–19 | Quarterfinals March 21–24 | Quarterfinals March 21–24 | Semifinals March 28 | Semifinals March 28 | Championship March 30 | Championship March 30 |
| Saint Francis (PA) | 61 | | | | | | | | |
| UIC | 84 | Bye | | | | | | | |
| | | UIC | | | | | | | |
| | | | | UIC | 83 | | | | |
| Louisiana–Monroe | 66 | | | Austin Peay | 81 | | | | |
| Austin Peay | 88 | Bye | | | | | | | |
| | | Austin Peay | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | UIC | 67 | | |
| Central Michigan | 94 | | | | | Liberty | 51 | | |
| Fort Wayne | 89 | Central Michigan | 98 | | | | | | |
| | | Wofford | 94 | | | | | | |
| | | | | Central Michigan | 71 | | | | |
| North Carolina A&T | 52 | | | Liberty | 84 | | | | |
| Liberty | 65 | Bye | | | | | | | |
| | | Liberty | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | UIC | 71 |
| Niagara | 65 | | | | | | | Northern Colorado | 76 |
| Eastern Michigan | 83 | Eastern Michigan | 62 | | | | | | |
| | | Sam Houston State | 69 | | | | | | |
| | | | | Sam Houston State | 76 | | | | |
| Lamar | 69 | | | UTSA | 69 | | | | |
| UTSA | 76 | Bye | | | | | | | |
| | | UTSA | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Sam Houston State | 80 | | |
| Abilene Christian | 73 | | | | | Northern Colorado | 99 | | |
| Drake | 80* | Drake | 72 | | | | | | |
| | | Northern Colorado | 81 | | | | | | |
| | | | | Northern Colorado | 86 | | | | |
| Hartford | 72 | | | San Diego | 75 | | | | |
| San Diego | 88 | Portland State | 64 | | | | | | |
| | | San Diego | 67 | | | | | | |
Home teams listed second. * Denotes overtime period.