2018 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament


The 2018 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament was a postseason single-elimination tournament of NCAA Division I basketball teams. The tournament began on March 12, 2018, and concluded on March 30, 2018.
The field was composed of participants who belong to "mid-major" conferences and who were not invited to the NCAA Tournament, the National Invitation Tournament, or the College Basketball Invitational.

Participating teams

The following teams received an invitation to the 2018 CIT:
TeamConferenceOverall recordConference record
Abilene ChristianSouthland16–158–10
Austin PeayOVC18–1412–6
Central MichiganMAC19–147–11
DrakeMVC16–1610–8
Eastern MichiganMAC21–1211–7
Fort WayneSummit18–147–7
HartfordAmerica East19–1311–5
LamarSouthland19–1311–7
LibertyBig South20–149–9
Louisiana–MonroeSun Belt16–159–9
NiagaraMAAC19–1312–6
North Carolina A&TMEAC20–1411–5
Northern ColoradoBig Sky22–1211–7
Portland StateBig Sky20–139–9
Saint Francis NEC18–1212–6
Sam Houston StateSouthland19–1412–6
San DiegoWCC18–139–9
UICHorizon17–1512–6
UTSAC-USA19–1411–7
WoffordSouthern21–1211–7

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.

Postseason classics

In 2016, the CIT introduced the Coach John McLendon Classic as the first "Classic" game to ever be played during a postseason tournament. For 2017, the CIT introduced three more "Classic" games, for a total of four, all to be played in the first round. In 2018, a fifth "Classic" was added.
Coach John McLendon Classic
Hugh Durham Classic
Lou Henson Classic
Riley Wallace Classic
Jim Phelan Classic
The winners of each Classic received a trophy and advanced to the second round or to the quarterfinals if they received a second round bye.

Schedule

Bracket is for visual purposes only. The CIT does not use a set bracket.
* Denotes overtime period.
Home teams listed second.