# 2017 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament

The 2017 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT) was a postseason single-elimination tournament of 26 NCAA Division I basketball teams. The tournament was played March 13–31, 2017.
Participants who belonged to "mid-major" conferences and who were not invited to the 2017 NCAA tournament or the National Invitation Tournament make up the field.
After all 26 teams played in the first round, the top-three highest rated teams based on the Pomeroy College Basketball Ratings regular season rating automatically advanced to the quarterfinals.
Saint Peter's beat Texas A&M–Corpus Christi 62–61 in the championship game.

## Participating teams

The following teams received an invitation to the 2017 CIT:
| Team | Conference | Overall record | Conference record |
| Albany | America East | 21–13 | 10–6 |
| Ball State | MAC | 21–12 | 11–7 |
| Cal State Fullerton | Big West | 17–14 | 10–6 |
| Campbell | Big South | 17–17 | 7–11 |
| Canisius | MAAC | 18–15 | 10–10 |
| Fairfield | MAAC | 16–14 | 11–9 |
| Fort Wayne | Summit | 19–12 | 8–8 |
| Furman | SoCon | 21–11 | 14–4 |
| Georgia State | Sun Belt | 20–12 | 12–6 |
| Houston Baptist | Southland | 17–13 | 12–6 |
| Idaho | Big Sky | 18–13 | 12–6 |
| Jacksonville | ASUN | 17–15 | 5–9 |
| Lamar | Southland | 19–14 | 10–8 |
| Liberty | Big South | 19–13 | 14–4 |
| Norfolk State | MEAC | 17–16 | 12–4 |
| Saint Francis (PA) | NEC | 16–16 | 11–7 |
| Saint Peter's | MAAC | 19–13 | 14–6 |
| Samford | SoCon | 19–15 | 8–10 |
| Stephen F. Austin | Southland | 18–14 | 12–6 |
| Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | Southland | 20–11 | 12–6 |
| Texas State | Sun Belt | 20–13 | 11–7 |
| UMBC | America East | 18–12 | 9–7 |
| UNC Asheville | Big South | 23–9 | 15–3 |
| USC Upstate | ASUN | 17–15 | 7–7 |
| UT Martin | OVC | 21–12 | 10–6 |
| Weber State | Big Sky | 19–13 | 12–6 |

## 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. After all 26 teams played in the first round, the top-three highest rated teams based on the Pomeroy College Basketball Ratings regular season rating automatically advanced to the quarterfinals.

### Postseason classics

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

## Schedule

| Date | Time* | Matchup | Score | Attendance | Television |
| First round ||||||
| March 13 | 7:05 pm | Norfolk State at Liberty (Coach John McLendon Classic) | 64–73 | 574 | Facebook Live |
| March 14 | 7:00 pm | Saint Francis (PA) at Jacksonville (Hugh Durham Classic) | 78–76 | 734 | Facebook Live |
| March 14 | 7:30 pm | Houston Baptist at Campbell | 79–98 | 1,735 | Facebook Live |
| March 14 | 7:30 pm | Canisus at Samford | 74–78 | 614 | Facebook Live |
| March 15 | 7:00 pm | Ball State at Fort Wayne (Lou Henson Classic) | 80–88 | 1,479 | Facebook Live |
| March 15 | 7:00 pm | Fairfield at UMBC | 83–88 | 688 | Facebook Live |
| March 15 | 8:00 pm | Georgia State at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | 64–80 | 897 | Facebook Live |
| March 15 | 11:00 pm | Stephen F. Austin at Idaho | 50–73 | 1,109 | Facebook Live |
| March 16 | 7:00 pm | Saint Peter's at Albany | 59–55 | 641 | Facebook Live |
| March 16 | 7:00 pm | Furman at USC Upstate | 79–57 | 662 | Facebook Live |
| March 16 | 8:00 pm | UNC Asheville at UT Martin | 75–89 | 504 | Facebook Live |
| March 16 | 8:30 pm | Lamar at Texas State | 60–70 | 1,255 | Facebook Live |
| March 16 | 10:00 pm | Weber State at Cal State Fullerton (Riley Wallace Classic) | 80–76 | 1,293 | Facebook Live |
| Second round ||||||
| March 18 | 2:00 pm | Saint Francis (PA) at UMBC | 79–87 | 904 | Facebook Live |
| March 20 | 7:00 pm | Samford at Liberty | 58–66 | 1,388 | Facebook Live |
| March 20 | 7:00 pm | UT Martin at Campbell | 56–73 | 2,031 | Facebook Live |
| March 20 | 8:00 pm | Weber State at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | 73–82 | 1,116 | Facebook Live |
| March 22 | 8:00 pm | Idaho at Texas State | 55–64 | 3,086 | Facebook Live |
| Quarterfinals ||||||
| March 25 | 2:00 pm | Furman at Campbell | 79–64 | 1,920 | Facebook Live |
| March 25 | 5:00 pm | Saint Peter's at Texas State | 49–44 | 2,907 | Facebook Live |
| March 26 | 2:00 pm | Liberty at UMBC | 68–80 | 869 | Facebook Live |
| March 26 | 3:00 pm | Fort Wayne at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | 62–78 | 1,151 | Facebook Live |
| Semifinals ||||||
| March 29 | 7:00 pm | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi at UMBC | 79–61 | 1,388 | CBSSN |
| March 29 | 9:00 pm | Furman at Saint Peter's | 51–77 | | CBSSN |
| Championship ||||||
| March 31 | 9:00 pm | Saint Peter's at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | 62–61 | 1,200 | 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 have a set bracket.
| First round March 13–16 | First round March 13–16 | Second round March 18–22 | Second round March 18–22 | Quarterfinals March 25–26 | Quarterfinals March 25–26 | Semifinals March 29 | Semifinals March 29 | Championship March 31 | Championship March 31 |
| Furman | 79 | | | | | | | | |
| USC Upstate | 57 | Furman | | | | | | | |
| | | Bye | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Furman | 79 | | | | |
| UNC Asheville | 75 | | | Campbell | 64 | | | | |
| UT Martin | 89 | UT Martin | 56 | | | | | | |
| Houston Baptist | 79 | Campbell | 73 | | | | | | |
| Campbell | 98 | | | | | Furman | 51 | | |
| Saint Peter's | 59 | | | | | Saint Peter's | 77 | | |
| Albany | 55 | Saint Peter's | | | | | | | |
| | | Bye | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Saint Peter's | 49 | | | | |
| Stephen F. Austin | 50 | | | Texas State | 44 | | | | |
| Idaho | 73 | Idaho | 55 | | | | | | |
| Lamar | 60 | Texas State | 64 | | | | | | |
| Texas State | 70 | | | | | | | Saint Peter's | 62 |
| Ball State | 80 | | | | | | | TX A&M–CC | 61 |
| Fort Wayne | 88 | Fort Wayne | | | | | | | |
| | | Bye | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Fort Wayne | 62 | | | | |
| Weber State | 80 | | | TX A&M–CC | 78 | | | | |
| Cal State Fullerton | 76 | Weber State | 73 | | | | | | |
| Georgia State | 64 | TX A&M–CC | 82 | | | | | | |
| TX A&M–CC | 80 | | | | | TX A&M–CC | 79 | | |
| Canisus | 74 | | | | | UMBC | 61 | | |
| Samford | 78 | Samford | 58 | | | | | | |
| Norfolk State | 64 | Liberty | 66 | | | | | | |
| Liberty | 73 | | | Liberty | 68 | | | | |
| Saint Francis (PA) | 78 | | | UMBC | 80 | | | | |
| Jacksonville | 76 | Saint Francis (PA) | 79 | | | | | | |
| Fairfield | 83 | UMBC | 87 | | | | | | |
| UMBC | 88 | | | | | | | | |
Home teams listed second.