# 2014 College Basketball Invitational

The 2014 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 18 and Wednesday, March 19. After the quarterfinals, the bracket was reseeded. A best-of-three championship series between the eventual winner Siena College and the loser Fresno State was held on March 31, April 2, and April 5 in a best of three series. Games were televised by the CBS Sports Network.

## Participants

The following teams were announced as participants on Sunday, March 16, after the NCAA Selection Show.
| Team | Conference | Overall record | Conference record |
| Fresno State | Mountain West | 17–16 | 9–9 |
| Hampton | MEAC | 18–12 | 13–3 |
| Illinois State | Missouri Valley | 16–15 | 9–9 |
| Morehead State | Ohio Valley | 20–13 | 10–6 |
| Old Dominion | Conference USA | 16–17 | 9–7 |
| Oregon State | Pac-12 | 16–15 | 8–10 |
| Penn State | Big Ten | 15–17 | 6–12 |
| Princeton | Ivy League | 20–8 | 8–6 |
| Radford | Big South | 21–10 | 10–6 |
| Stony Brook | America East | 23–10 | 13–3 |
| Siena | MAAC | 15–17 | 11–9 |
| South Dakota State | Summit League | 19–12 | 10–4 |
| Texas A&M | SEC | 17–15 | 8–10 |
| Tulane | Conference USA | 17–16 | 8–8 |
| UTEP | Conference USA | 23–10 | 12–4 |
| Wyoming | Mountain West | 18–14 | 9–9 |

### Declined invitations

The following programs declined an invitation to participate in the CBI:
* Indiana
* St. Bonaventure

## Schedule

| Game | Date | Time* | Matchup | Television |
| First round |||||
| 1 | March 18 | 7:00 pm | Stony Brook at Siena | |
| 2 | March 19 | 7:00 pm | Hampton at Penn State | |
| 3 | March 19 | 7:00 pm | South Dakota State at Old Dominion | |
| 4 | March 19 | 7:00 pm | Princeton at Tulane | |
| 5 | March 19 | 8:00 pm | Wyoming at Texas A&M | FCS Pacific |
| 6 | March 19 | 8:00 pm | Morehead State at Illinois State | |
| 7 | March 19 | 9:00 pm | Fresno State at UTEP | |
| 8 | March 19 | 10:00 pm | Radford at Oregon State | |
| Quarterfinals |||||
| 9 | March 24 | 7:00 pm | Penn State at Siena | CBSSN |
| 10 | March 24 | 7:00 pm | Radford at Old Dominion | |
| 11 | March 24 | 9:00 pm | Texas A&M at Illinois State | CBSSN |
| 12 | March 24 | 10:00 pm | Princeton at Fresno State | |
| Semifinals |||||
| 13 | March 26 | 7:00 pm | Illinois State at Siena | |
| 14 | March 26 | 10:00 pm | Old Dominion at Fresno State | |
| Finals |||||
| 15 | March 31 | 10:00 pm | Siena at Fresno State | CBSSN |
| 16 | April 2 | 7:00 pm | Fresno State at Siena | CBSSN |
| 17 | April 5 | 11:30 am | Fresno State at Siena | CBSSN |
| All tipoff times in Eastern Time Zone. Winning team in bold. |||||

## Bracket

| First round March 18–19 | First round March 18–19 | Quarterfinals March 24 | Quarterfinals March 24 | Semifinals (Reseeded) March 26 | Semifinals (Reseeded) March 26 | Finals (Best of three) March 31, April 2, 5 | Finals (Best of three) March 31, April 2, 5 | Finals (Best of three) March 31, April 2, 5 | Finals (Best of three) March 31, April 2, 5 | Finals (Best of three) March 31, April 2, 5 | |
| Wyoming | 43 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Texas A&M | 59 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Texas A&M | 59 | Texas A&M | 55 | | | | | | | | |
| | | Illinois State | 62 | | | | | | | | |
| Morehead State | 67 | Illinois State | 62 | | | | | | | | |
| Illinois State | 77 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Illinois State | 77 | | | Illinois State | 49 | | | | | | |
| | | | | Siena | 61 | | | | | | |
| Radford | 96 | | | | | Siena | 61 | | | | | | | |
| Oregon State | 92 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Oregon State | 92 | Radford | 59 | | | | | | | | |
| | | Old Dominion | 82 | | | | | | | | |
| South Dakota State | 65 | Old Dominion | 82 | | | | | | | | |
| Old Dominion | 72 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Old Dominion | 72 | | | | | | Siena | 61 | 75 | 81 | |
| | | | | | | | Fresno State | 57 | 89 | 68 | |
| Princeton | 56 | | | | | | | | | | Fresno State | 57 | 89 | 68 |
| Tulane | 55 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Tulane | 55 | Princeton | 56 | | | | | | | | |
| | | Fresno State | 72 | | | | | | | | |
| Fresno State | 61 | Fresno State | 72 | | | | | | | | |
| UTEP | 56 | | | | | | | | | | |
| UTEP | 56 | | | Old Dominion | 64 | | | | | | |
| | | | | Fresno State | 71 | | | | | | |
| Hampton | 65 | | | | | Fresno State | 71 | | | | | | | |
| Penn State | 69 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Penn State | 69 | Penn State | 52 | | | | | | | | |
| | | Siena | 54 | | | | | | | | |
| Stony Brook | 55 | Siena | 54 | | | | | | | | |
| Siena | 66 | | | | | | | | | | |
Home teams listed second. During the finals, Siena hosted games 2 and 3 at Alumni Recreation Center instead of their normal home site at Times Union Center.