2015 College Basketball Invitational
The 2015 College Basketball Invitational was a single-elimination tournament of 16 NCAA Division I teams that did not participate in the NCAA Tournament or the NIT. The opening games and the quarterfinals were held in mid-March on the home courts of participating teams. After the quarterfinals, the bracket were reseeded. A best-of-three championship series between the two finalist teams was held, with Loyola-Chicago winning the title with a two-game sweep. One change from this year's CBI Tournament was the use of a 30-second shot clock.Participants
The following teams were announced as participants Sunday, March 15 after the NCAA Selection Show.
Team | Conference | Overall record | Conference record |
Colorado | Pac-12 | 15–17 | 7–11 |
Delaware State | MEAC | 18–17 | 9–7 |
Eastern Michigan | MAC | 21–13 | 8–10 |
Gardner–Webb | Big South | 20–14 | 10–8 |
Hofstra | CAA | 20–13 | 10–8 |
Louisiana–Monroe | Sun Belt | 21–12 | 15–7 |
Loyola-Chicago | MVC | 19–13 | 8–10 |
Mercer | SoCon | 18–15 | 12–6 |
Oral Roberts | Summit | 18–14 | 10–6 |
Pepperdine | WCC | 18–13 | 10–8 |
Radford | Big South | 21–11 | 12–6 |
Rider | MAAC | 21–11 | 15–5 |
Seattle | WAC | 16–15 | 7–7 |
Stony Brook | America East | 23–11 | 12–4 |
UC Santa Barbara | Big West | 19–13 | 11–5 |
Vermont | America East | 18–13 | 12–4 |
The following programs declined to participate in the 2015 CBI:
Source:Bracket
Home teams listed second.
In the Finals, Loyola-Chicago hosted game 1, Louisiana–Monroe hosted game 2.