# South Padre Island Invitational

The South Padre Island Invitational was an annual NCAA Men's Basketball early season tournament. The tournament would feature a field of eight teams. The preliminary rounds were held at campus sites, with the third and final rounds held at the South Padre Island Convention Centre. The tournament was usually held over Thanksgiving weekend.

## Brackets

* – Denotes overtime period

### 2012

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| November 23 (CBSSN) | November 23 (CBSSN) | November 23 (CBSSN) | | | |
| UAB | UAB | 65 | | | |
| UAB | UAB | 65 | November 24 (CBSSN) | November 24 (CBSSN) | November 24 (CBSSN) |
| Illinois State | Illinois State | 77 | November 24 (CBSSN) | November 24 (CBSSN) | November 24 (CBSSN) |
| Illinois State | Illinois State | 77 | Illinois State | Illinois State | 69 |
| November 23 (CBSSN) | November 23 (CBSSN) | November 23 (CBSSN) | Illinois State | Illinois State | 69 |
| November 23 (CBSSN) | November 23 (CBSSN) | November 23 (CBSSN) | Northwestern | Northwestern | 72 |
| Northwestern | Northwestern | 55 | Northwestern | Northwestern | 72 |
| TCU | TCU | 31 | | | |
| TCU | TCU | 31 | Third place | Third place | Third place |
| | | | November 23 (CBSSN) | November 23 (CBSSN) | November 23 (CBSSN) |
| | | | UAB | UAB | 73 |
| | | | TCU | TCU | 76 |
| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| November 23 | November 23 | November 23 | | | |
| Delaware State | Delaware State | 62 | | | |
| Delaware State | Delaware State | 62 | November 24 | November 24 | November 24 |
| Fairleigh Dickinson | Fairleigh Dickinson | 63 | November 24 | November 24 | November 24 |
| Fairleigh Dickinson | Fairleigh Dickinson | 63 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Fairleigh Dickinson | 84 |
| November 23 | November 23 | November 23 | Fairleigh Dickinson | Fairleigh Dickinson | 84 |
| November 23 | November 23 | November 23 | Prairie View A&M | Prairie View A&M | 70 |
| Prairie View A&M | Prairie View A&M | 42 | Prairie View A&M | Prairie View A&M | 70 |
| Navy | Navy | 40 | | | |
| Navy | Navy | 40 | Third place | Third place | Third place |
| | | | November 23 | November 23 | November 23 |
| | | | Delaware State | Delaware State | 53 |
| | | | Navy | Navy | 63 |

### 2011

| Third Round November 25 | Third Round November 25 |
| Iowa State | 64 |
| Providence | 54 |
| Third Round November 25 | Third Round November 25 |
| Northern Iowa | 64 |
| Rice | 60 |
| Championship Round November 26 | Championship Round November 26 |
| Iowa State | 90 |
| Rice | 63 |
| Championship Round November 26 | Championship Round November 26 |
| Northern Iowa | 79 |
| Providence | 62 |
| Semifinals November 25 | Semifinals November 25 | Semifinals November 25 | Championship Game November 26 | Championship Game November 26 | Championship Game November 26 |
| Florida A&M | Florida A&M | 61 | | | |
| Southern | Southern | 64 | | | |
| Southern | Southern | 64 | Southern | Southern | 57 |
| | | | Northern Colorado | Northern Colorado | 77 |
| Northern Colorado | Northern Colorado | 74 | Northern Colorado | Northern Colorado | 77 |
| Western Carolina | Western Carolina | 57 | 3rd Place Game | 3rd Place Game | 3rd Place Game |
| | | | Florida A&M | Florida A&M | 48 |
| | | | Western Carolina | Western Carolina | 62 |

### 2010

| Semifinals November 26 FCS Central | Semifinals November 26 FCS Central | Semifinals November 26 FCS Central | Championship Game November 27 FCS | Championship Game November 27 FCS | Championship Game November 27 FCS |
| BYU | BYU | 77 | | | |
| South Florida | South Florida | 75 | | | |
| South Florida | South Florida | 75 | BYU | BYU | 74 |
| | | | Saint Mary's | Saint Mary's | 73 |
| Texas Tech | Texas Tech | 68 | Saint Mary's | Saint Mary's | 73 |
| Saint Mary's | Saint Mary's | 88 | 3rd Place Game | 3rd Place Game | 3rd Place Game |
| | | | South Florida | South Florida | 64 |
| | | | Texas Tech | Texas Tech | 61 |
| Semifinals November 26 | Semifinals November 26 | Semifinals November 26 | Championship Game November 27 | Championship Game November 27 | Championship Game November 27 |
| Georgia Southern | Georgia Southern | 59 | | | |
| Chicago State | Chicago State | 64 | | | |
| Chicago State | Chicago State | 64 | Chicago State | Chicago State | 65 |
| | | | Liberty | Liberty | 67 |
| Liberty | Liberty | 64 | Liberty | Liberty | 67 |
| Mississippi Valley State | Mississippi Valley State | 58 | 3rd Place Game | 3rd Place Game | 3rd Place Game |
| | | | Georgia Southern | Georgia Southern | 64 |
| | | | Mississippi Valley State | Mississippi Valley State | 75 |

### 2009

| Semifinals November 27 | Semifinals November 27 | Semifinals November 27 | Championship Game November 28 | Championship Game November 28 | Championship Game November 28 |
| Missouri | Missouri | 66 | | | |
| Old Dominion | Old Dominion | 61 | | | |
| Old Dominion | Old Dominion | 61 | Missouri | Missouri | 52 |
| | | | Richmond | Richmond | 59 |
| Mississippi State | Mississippi State | 62 | Richmond | Richmond | 59 |
| Richmond | Richmond | 63 | 3rd Place Game | 3rd Place Game | 3rd Place Game |
| | | | Old Dominion | Old Dominion | 55 |
| | | | Mississippi State | Mississippi State | 69 |
| Semifinals November 27 | Semifinals November 27 | Semifinals November 27 | Championship Game November 28 | Championship Game November 28 | Championship Game November 28 |
| Chattanooga | Chattanooga | 60 | | | |
| Texas–Pan American | Texas–Pan American | 51 | | | |
| Texas–Pan American | Texas–Pan American | 51 | | Texas–Pan American | 64 |
| | | | | Bethune–Cookman | 67 |
| Bethune–Cookman | Bethune–Cookman | 66 | | Bethune–Cookman | 67 |
| Longwood | Longwood | 62 | 3rd Place Game | 3rd Place Game | 3rd Place Game |
| | | | | Chattanooga | 74 |
| | | | | Longwood | 70 |

### 2008

* November 28–29: South Padre Island Convention Centre
| Semifinals November 28 Fox College Sports | Semifinals November 28 Fox College Sports | Semifinals November 28 Fox College Sports | Championship Game November 29 Fox College Sports | Championship Game November 29 Fox College Sports | Championship Game November 29 Fox College Sports |
| Illinois | Illinois | 69 | | | |
| Kent State | Kent State | 63 | | | |
| Kent State | Kent State | 63 | Illinois | Illinois | 48 |
| | | | Tulsa | Tulsa | 44 |
| Texas A&M | Texas A&M | 56 | Tulsa | Tulsa | 44 |
| Tulsa | Tulsa | 67 | 3rd Place Game | 3rd Place Game | 3rd Place Game |
| | | | Kent State | Kent State | 71 |
| | | | Texas A&M | Texas A&M | 77 |
| Losers Bracket November 28 | Losers Bracket November 28 | Championship Game November 29 | Championship Game November 29 | Championship Game November 29 |
| Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | 73 | | | |
| Jackson State | 63 | | | |
| Jackson State | 63 | | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | 97 |
| | | | UNC Wilmington | 64 |
| UNC Wilmington | 79 | | UNC Wilmington | 64 |
| North Carolina Central | 64 | 3rd Place Game | 3rd Place Game | 3rd Place Game |
| | | Jackson State | Jackson State | 69 |
| | | North Carolina Central | North Carolina Central | 49 |

### 2007
#### Preliminary round

Preliminary round games played at on-campus sites
| November 10 | November 10 |
| Vanderbilt | 81 |
| Austin Peay | 67 |
| November 10 | November 10 |
| Valparaiso | 90 |
| Grace | 59 |
| November 18 | November 18 |
| Bradley | 98 |
| Maryland Eastern Shore | 71 |
| November 18 | November 18 |
| Iowa | 62 |
| Florida Gulf Coast | 49 |
| November 20 | November 20 |
| Iowa | 65 |
| Maryland Eastern Shore | 48 |
| November 20 | November 20 |
| Utah State | 90 |
| Austin Peay | 59 |
| November 20 | November 20 |
| Vanderbilt | 87 |
| Valparaiso | 78 |
| November 20 | November 20 |
| Bradley | 82 |
| Florida Gulf Coast | 74 |

##### Championship Round

* November 23–24: South Padre Island Convention Centre
| Semifinals November 23 | Semifinals November 23 | Semifinals November 23 | Championship Game November 24 | Championship Game November 24 | Championship Game November 24 |
| Iowa | Iowa | 56 | | | |
| Bradley | Bradley | 67 | | | |
| Bradley | Bradley | 67 | Bradley | Bradley | 86 |
| | | | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt | 95 |
| Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt | 77 | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt | 95 |
| Utah State | Utah State | 56 | 3rd Place Game | 3rd Place Game | 3rd Place Game |
| | | | Iowa | Iowa | 62 |
| | | | Utah State | Utah State | 75 |
| Semifinals November 23 | Semifinals November 23 | Semifinals November 23 | Championship Game November 24 | Championship Game November 24 | Championship Game November 24 |
| Austin Peay | Austin Peay | 67 | | | |
| Florida Gulf Coast | Florida Gulf Coast | 57 | | | |
| Florida Gulf Coast | Florida Gulf Coast | 57 | Austin Peay | Austin Peay | 47 |
| | | | Valparaiso | Valparaiso | 61 |
| Valparaiso | Valparaiso | 66 | Valparaiso | Valparaiso | 61 |
| Maryland Eastern Shore | Maryland Eastern Shore | 55 | 3rd Place Game | 3rd Place Game | 3rd Place Game |
| | | | Florida Gulf Coast | Florida Gulf Coast | 71 |
| | | | Maryland Eastern Shore | Maryland Eastern Shore | 58 |

### 2006

| Semifinals November 24 | Semifinals November 24 | Championship Game November 25 | Championship Game November 25 | Championship Game November 25 |
| Auburn | 65 | | | |
| Oklahoma State | 66 | | | |
| Oklahoma State | 66 | | Oklahoma State | 73* |
| | | | Missouri State | 70 |
| Missouri State | 66 | | Missouri State | 70 |
| Wisconsin | 64 | 3rd Place Game | 3rd Place Game | 3rd Place Game |
| | | | Auburn | 63 |
| | | | Wisconsin | 77 |
| Semifinals November 24 | Semifinals November 24 | Championship Game November 25 | Championship Game November 25 | Championship Game November 25 |
| Sam Houston State | 72 | | | |
| East Tennessee State | 61 | | | |
| East Tennessee State | 61 | | Sam Houston State | 62 |
| | | | Delaware State | 55 |
| Delaware State | 65 | | Delaware State | 55 |
| Southern | 63 | 3rd Place Game November 25 | 3rd Place Game November 25 | 3rd Place Game November 25 |
| | | | Southern | 52 |
| | | | East Tennessee State | 66 |

### 2005

| First Round November 18 | First Round November 18 |
| Illinois | 77 |
| Rutgers | 57 |