2014 College Basketball Invitational


The 2014 College Basketball Invitational was a single-elimination tournament of 16 National Collegiate Athletic Association 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.
TeamConferenceOverall recordConference record
Fresno StateMountain West17–169–9
HamptonMEAC18–1213–3
Illinois StateMissouri Valley16–159–9
Morehead StateOhio Valley20–1310–6
Old DominionConference USA16–179–7
Oregon StatePac-1216–158–10
Penn StateBig Ten15–176–12
PrincetonIvy League20–88–6
RadfordBig South21–1010–6
Stony BrookAmerica East23–1013–3
SienaMAAC15–1711–9
South Dakota StateSummit League19–1210–4
Texas A&MSEC17–158–10
TulaneConference USA17–168–8
UTEPConference USA23–1012–4
WyomingMountain West18–149–9

Declined invitations

The following programs declined an invitation to participate in the CBI:

Bracket

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.